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Randy Weston discography

This is a discography of Randy Weston albums and albums by other musicians that feature Randy Weston


Randy Weston: leader and co-leader discography: albums

Cole Porter in a Modern Mood, Randy Weston, 1954, Riverside RLP 2508

Tracks : Get Out of Town, I Get a Kick Out of You, I Love You, In the Still of the Night, Just One of Those Things, Night and Day, What Is This Thing Called Love?, I've Got You Under My Skin

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill

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The Randy Weston Trio, The Randy Weston Trio, 1955, Riverside RLP 2515

Tracks : Zulu, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, If You Could See Me Now, Sweet Sue, Just You

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Art Blakey

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Get Happy With, The Randy Weston Trio, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-203

Tracks : Get Happy, Fire Down There, Where Are You?, Under Blunder, Dark Eyes, Summertime, Bass Knows, C-Jam Blues, A Ballad, Twelfth Street Rag

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Wilbert Hogan

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With These Hands..., Randy Weston Trio plus Cecil Payne, 1956, Riverside RLP 12-214

Tracks : The Man I Love, Serenade In Blue, I Can't Get Started With You, This Can't Be Love, These Foolish Things, Lifetime, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Little Niles

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Wilbert Hogan

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Trio And Solo, Randy Weston, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-227

Tracks : Sweet Sue, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, Zulu, Little Girl Blue, We'll Be Together Again, Softness, Lover, If You Could See Me Now

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Art Blakey

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Jazz A La Bohemia, Randy Weston Trio With Cecil Payne, 1957, Riverside RLP 12-232

Tracks : Theme: Solemn Meditation, Just A Riff, You Go To My Head, Once In A While, Hold 'Em Joe, It's All Right With Me, Chessman's Delight, Theme: Solemn Meditation

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Al Dreares

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The Modern Art of Jazz by, Randy Weston, 1957, Dawn DLP-1116

Tracks : Loose Wig, Run Joe, A Theme For Teddy, In A Little Spanish Town, Don't Blame Me, J & K Blues, You Needn't, How High The Moon

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Wilbert Hogan, Willie Jones

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Little Niles, Randy Weston, 1958, United Artists

Tracks : Earth Birth, Little Susan, Nice Ice, Little Niles, Pam's Waltz, Babe's Blues, Let's Climb A Hill

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Idrees Sulieman (on Babe's Blues), Melba Liston, Johnny Griffin, George Joyner, Charlie Persip

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New Faces at Newport, Randy Weston/Lem Winchester, 1958, MetroJazz E-1005

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Piano á la Mode, The Randy Weston Trio, 1957, Riverside RLP 2515

Tracks : Earth Birth, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Saucer Eyes, I Got Rhythm, Gingerbread, Cocktails for Two, Honeysuckle Rose, FE-Double-U-Blues

Musicians : Randy Weston, Peck Morrison, Connie Kay

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Destry Rides Again, Randy Weston, 1959, United Artists

Tracks : We're Ladies, I Know Your Kind, Rose Lovejoy of Paradise Alley, Anyone Would Love You, Once Knew a Fella, Every Once in a While, Fair Warning, Are You Ready Gyp Watson?, That Ring on the Finger, Once Knew a Fella, I Say Hello

Musicians : Randy Weston, Slide Hampton, Bennie Green, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, Peck Morrison, Elvin Jones, Willie Rodriguez

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Live at the Five Spot, Randy Weston, 1960, United Artists

Tracks : High Fly, Beef Blues Stew, Where, Spot Five Blues, Star Crossed Lovers, Lisa Lovely

Musicians : Randy Weston, Kenny Dorham, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Little, Roy Haynes, Clifford Jarvis

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Zulu, Randy Weston with Art Blakey, 1960, Jazzland JLP 4

Tracks : Sweet Sue, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, Zulu, Little Girl Blue, We'll Be Together Again, Softness, Lover, If You Could See Me Now

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill, Art Blakey

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Uhuru Afrika: Afro-Percussion, Randy Weston (music), Langston Hughes (lyrics), 1960, Roulette R 65001

Tracks : Uhuru Kwansa, African Lady, Bantu, Kucheza Blues

Musicians : Randy Weston, Clark Terry, Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Julius Watkins, Gigi Gryce, Yusef Lateef, Sahib Shihab, Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Cecil Payne, Les Spann, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Max Roach, Charlie Persip, Wilbert G. T. Hoggan, Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, Martha Flowers, Brock Peters, Tuntemeke Sanga

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Greenwich Village Jazz, Randy Weston/Cecil Payne, 1960, Jazzland JLP 13

Tracks : Theme: Solemn Meditation, Just A Riff, You Go To My Head, Once In A While, Hold 'Em Joe, It's All Right With Me, Chessman's Delight, Theme: Solemn Meditation

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Al Dreares

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Music From The New African Nations Featuring The Highlife, Randy Weston, 1963, Colpix

Tracks : Caban Bamboo Highlife, Niger Mambo, Zulu, In Memory of, Congolese Children, Blues to Africa, Mystery of Love

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Aaron Bell, Quentin Jackson, Julius Watkins, Booker Ervin, Budd Johnson, Peck Morrison, Charlie Persip, Frankie Dunlop, Archie Lee, George Young

The title of this album is often given as just Highlife..

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Randy, Randy Weston, 1964, Bakton

Tracks : Berkshire Blues, Portrait Of Vivian, Willie's Tune, Niger Mambo, African Cookbook, Congolese Children, Blues For Five Reasons

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Booker Ervin, Vishnu Bill Wood, Lenny McBrowne, Harold Murray, Big Black

Full title may be Randy: Bap!! Beep Boo-Bee Bap Beep-M-Boo Bee Bap! Subsequently released in 1972 on Atlantic as African Cookbook.

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African Cookbook, Randy Weston's African Rhythms, 1969, Comet

Tracks : African Cookbook, A Night in Medina, Jajouka, Marrakech Blues, Con Alma, Afro Black

Musicians : Randy Weston, Henry Texier, Art Taylor, Azzedin Niles Weston, Reebop Kwaku Baah

Recorded in Paris in 1969.

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Niles Littlebig, Randy Weston's African Rhythms, 1969, Polydor (France)

Tracks : Little Niles, Niger Mambo, C.W. Blues, Pam's Waltz, Hi-Fly, Penny Packer Blues, Waltz for Sweet Cakes, Out of the Past

Musicians : Randy Weston, Henry Texier, Art Taylor, Azzedin Niles Weston, Reebop Kwaku Baah

Recorded in Paris in 1969.

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African Cookbook, Randy Weston, 1972, Atlantic 1609

Tracks : Berkshire Blues, Portrait Of Vivian, Willie's Tune, Niger Mambo, African Cookbook, Congolese Children, Blues For Five Reasons

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Booker Ervin, Vishnu Bill Wood, Lenny McBrowne, Harold Murray, Big Black

Originally released in 1964 on Bakton with the title Randy.

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Blue Moses, Randy Weston, 1972, CTI 6016

Tracks : Ifrane, Ganawa (Blue Moses), Night In Medina, Marrakesh Blues

Musicians : Randy Weston, Freddie Hubbard, Alan Rubin, John Frosk, Marvin Stamm, Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Grover Washington, Jr., Romeo Penque, George Marge, Hubert Laws, Brooks Tillotson, James Buffington, David Horowitz, Ron Carter, Bill Cobham, Madame Meddah

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Tanjah, Randy Weston, 1973, Polydor

Tracks : Hi-Fly, In Memory Of, Sweet Meat, Jamaica East, Tanjah, The Last Day, Little Niles

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ernie Royal, Ray Copeland, Jon Faddis, Al Grey, Jack Jeffers, Norris Turney, Taiwo Yusve Divall, Budd Johnson, Billy Harper, Danny Bank, Julius Watkins, Ron Carter, Rudy Collins, Azzedin Weston, Candido Camero, Omar Clay, Earl Williams, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Delores Ivory Davis

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Informal Solo Piano, Randy Weston, 1974, Hi-Fly

Tracks : Night In Tunisia, Willie's Tune, African Lady, Blues for Senegal, How High the Moon, Kasbah Kids, Hi-Fly, Where, Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me, Three Blind Mice

Musicians : Randy Weston

Informal live recording.

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Carnival: Live At Montreux 1974, Randy Weston, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1004

Tracks : Carnival, Introduction, Tribute To Duke Ellington, Introduction, Mystery Of Love

Musicians : Randy Weston, Billy Harper, William Allen, Don Moye, Steve Berrios

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Blues, Randy Weston, 1974, Trip

Tracks : Blues For Strayhorn, Sad Day Blues, Afro Blues

Musicians : Randy Weston, Bill Woods, Lenny McBrowne, Frank Haynes (track 1), Ray Copeland (track 3), Big Black (track 3)

Recorded in the mid-1960s

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Blues to Africa, Randy Weston, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1014

Tracks : African Village / Bedfort Stuyvesant, Tangier Bay, Blues To Africa, Kasbah Kids, Uhuru Kwanza, The Call, Kucheza Blues, Sahel

Musicians : Randy Weston

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African Nite, Randy Weston, 1975, Owl

Tracks : Little Niles, Blues To Senegal, African Nite, Samba Bassa, Jejouka, Portrait Of Miriam Makeba, Con Alma, C.W. Blues, Yu Badee

Musicians : Randy Weston

Recorded in Paris in 1975. This album has been released a number of times with a few cover variations. Some of these tracks were released on Nuit Africaine on Enja in 1976.

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African Rhythms, Randy Weston, 1975, Chant Du Monde

Tracks : Lifetime, Le Cygne du lac d'Annecy, Pretty Strange, Solemn Meditation, Take Me Back Home Baby Blues, Portrait of Frank Edwards Weston, Ruby My Dear, Night in Mbari, Sound Colors, Seminoz

Musicians : Randy Weston

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Berkshire Blues, Randy Weston, 1976, Arista Freedom AL 1026

Tracks : Three Blind Mice, Perdido, Purple Gazelle, Berkshire Blues, Lagos, Sweet Meat, Ifran

Musicians : Randy Weston, Vishnu Bill Wood, Lennie McBrowne

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Nuit Africaine, Randy Weston, 1976, Enja 2086

Tracks : Yubadee, Little Niles, Blues To Senegal, African Nite, Con Alma, C.W. Blues, Jejouka

Musicians : Randy Weston

Recorded in Paris and originally released on Owl in France in 1975.

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Echoes of an Era: Bantu, Randy Weston, 1976, Roulette RE-130

Tracks : LP 1: Introduction, Uhuru Kwansa, African Lady, Bantu, Kucheza Blues / LP 2: Earth Birth, Nobody Knows the Trouble I Have Seen, Saucer Eyes, I Got Rhythm, Gingerbread, Cocktails for Two, Honeysuckle Rose, Fe-Double-U Blues

Musicians : LP 1: Randy Weston, Clark Terry, Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, Julius Watkins, Gigi Gryce, Yusef Lateef, Sahib Shihab, Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Cecil Payne, Les Spann, Kenny Burrell, George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Max Roach, Charlie Persip, Wilbert G. T. Hoggan, Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, Martha Flowers, Brock Peters, Tuntemeke Sanga / LP 2: Randy Weston, Peck Morrison, Connie Kay

Recordings from 1957 and 1960. Released in Europe as Uhuru Africa.

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Randy Weston, Randy Weston, 1977, Pausa

Tracks : Portrait Of Tuntemeke, Buena Cosecha, Out Of The Past, Monk Steps, Ode To Om-Kel-Thoum, Three Pyramids And The Sphinx, Sister Gladys

Musicians : Randy Weston

Recorded in Italy in early 1976 and probably first released in Italy as Randy Weston Meets Himself.

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Perspective, Randy Weston / Vishnu Wood Duo, 1977, Denon

Tracks : Blues to Be There, Body and Soul, Hi-Fly, Khadesha, African Cookbook

Musicians : Randy Weston, Vishnu Bill Wood

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Wildflowers 3: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions, Various Artists, 1977, Douglas

Tracks : Portrait Of Frank Edward Weston (Randy Weston), Clarity (Michael Jackson), Black Robert (Dave Burrell), Blue Phase (Abdullah), Short Short (Andrew Cyrille & Maono)

All tracks recorded in May 1976 in New York.

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Rhythm-Sounds: Piano, Randy Weston, 1978?, Cora

Tracks : Niger Mambo, Portrait of Vivian, Willie's Tune, Hi-Fly, The Man I Love

Musicians : Randy Weston

Notes : Recorded in Italy in 1978.

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The Healers: African Piano, Randy Weston, 1980, Cora

Tracks : The Healers, Blues Antillais, Blue Moses, Nite In M'Bari, A Prayer For Us All, Nite In Medina

Musicians : Randy Weston

Notes : Recorded in Guadaloupe.

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Blue, Randy Weston, 1984, 1750 Arch S-1802

Tracks : Penny Packer Blues, Earth Birth, The Last Day, Lagos, Blue in Tunisia, Mystery of Love, Ellington Tusk

Musicians : Randy Weston

The music on this album was subsequently included on the 2002 double CD Ancient Future / Blue (Mutable Music 17508-2).

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That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute To Thelonious Monk, Various Artists, 1984, A&M

Tracks : Thelonious (Bruce Fowler), Little Rootie Tootie (NRBQ & The Whole Wheat Horns), Reflections (Donald Fagen & Steve Khan), Blue Monk (Dr. John), Misterioso (The Carla Bley Band with Johnny Griffin), Pannonica (Barry Harris), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are (Was (Not Was)), Brilliant Corners (Mark Bingham), Ask Me Now (Steve Lacy & Charlie Rouse), Monk's Mood (Sharon Freeman), Four in One (Todd Rundgren & Gary Windo), Functional (Randy Weston), Evidence (Steve Lacy & Elvin Jones), Shuffle Boil (John Zorn), In Walked Bud (Terry Adams & Friends), Criss Cross (Shockabilly), Jackie-ing (Mark Bingham), Round Midnight (Joe Jackson), Friday the Thirteenth (Bobby McFerrin & Bob Dorough), Work (Chris Spedding & Peter Frampton), Gallop's Gallop (Steve Lacy), Bye-Ya (Steve Slagle, Dr. John, Steve Swallow & Ed Blackwell), Bemsha Swing (Steve Lacy & Gil Evans)

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The Healers, David Murray and Randy Weston, 1988?, Black Saint 0118

Tracks : Clever Beggar, The Healers, Mbizo, Blue Moses

Musicians : David Murray, Randy Weston

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Portraits Of Thelonious Monk: Well You Needn't, Randy Weston, 1989, Verve

Tracks : Well You Needn't, Misterioso, Ruby My Dear, I Mean You, Functional, Off Minor / Thelonious

Musicians : Randy Weston, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad

Recorded in France in June 1989.

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Portraits Of Duke Ellington: Caravan, Randy Weston, 1990, Verve

Tracks : Caravan, Heaven, Sepia Panorama, Limbo Jazz, C Jam Blues, Chromatic Love Affair

Musicians : Randy Weston, Jamil Nasser, Eric Asante, Idris Muhammad (track 1)

Recorded in France in June 1989.

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Self Portraits: The Last Day, Randy Weston, 1990, Verve

Tracks : Portrait Of Frank Edward Weston, Berkshire Blues, African Night, Night In Medina, Ganawa In Paris, The Last Day

Musicians : Randy Weston, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad, Eric Asante

Recorded in France in June 1989.

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The Spirits Of Our Ancestors, Randy Weston, 1992, Verve

Tracks : African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1, The Healers, African Cookbook, La Elaha-Ella Allah/Morad Allah, The Call, African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2, The Seventh Queen, Blue Moses, African Sunrise, A Prayer For Us All

Musicians : Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, Benny Powell, Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad, Azzedin Weston, Big Black, Yassir Chadly

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African Sunrise: Selections From The Spirits Of Our Ancestors, Randy Weston, 1992, Antilles

Tracks : African Cookbook, The Call, African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2, The Seventh Queen, African Sunrise

Musicians : Randy Weston, Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, Benny Powell, Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad, Azzedin Weston, Big Black, Yassir Chadly

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Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening, Randy Weston, 1992, Verve / Gitanes

Tracks : In the Cool of the Evening, Portrait of Billie Holiday, Two Different Ways to Play the Blues, Portrait of Dizzy: A Night in Tunisia/Woody 'n' You/Con Alma/Tin Tin Deo, Lisa Lovely, Uli Shrine, Blues for Elma Lewis, Ballad for T., Valse Triste Valse, Where?, Let's Climb a Hill, The Jitterbug Waltz, Blues for Five Reasons, Lotus Blossom

Musicians : Randy Weston

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Volcano Blues, Randy Weston / Melba Liston, 1993, Antilles

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Monterey '66, Randy Weston Sextet, 1994, Verve

Tracks : Introduction, The Call, Afro-Black, Little Niles, Portrait Of Vivian, Berkshire Blues, Blues For Strayhorn, African Cookbook

Musicians : Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Booker Ervin, Cecil Payne, Bill Wood, Lenny McBrowne, Big Black

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Saga, Randy Weston African Rhythms, 1995, Verve / Polygram

Tracks : The Beauty Of It All, Loose Wig, Tangier Bay, F.E.W. Blues, Uncle Neemo, Lagos, A Night In Mbari, Saucer Eyes, The Three Pyramids And The Sphynx, Casbah Kids, Jahjuka, The Gathering

Musicians : Randy Weston, Benny Powell, Talib Kibwe, Billy Harper, Alex Blake, Billy Higgins, Neil Clarke

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Earth Birth, Randy Weston, 1997, Verve / Gitanes

Tracks : Earth Birth, Pam's Waltz, Little Niles, Babe's, Where, Hi-Fly, Portrait of Billie Holiday, Berkshire Blues, Portrait of Vivian

Musicians : Randy Weston, Christian McBride, Billy Higgins, Montreal Symphony Orchestra (string section)

Arrangements by Melba Liston.

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Khepera, Randy Weston, 1998, Verve

Tracks : Creation, Anu Anu, The Shrine, The Shang, Prayer Blues, Boran Xam Xam, Portrait Of Cheikh Anta Diop, Niger Mambo, Mystery Of Love

Musicians : Randy Weston, Benny Powell, Pharoah Sanders, Talib Kibwe, Alex Blake, Victor Lewis, Chief Bey, Min Xiao-Fen, Neil Clark

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Spirit! The Power Of Music, Randy Weston African Rhythms Quintet And The Gnawa Master Musicians Of Morocco, 2000, Sunnyside / Verve-Gitanes

Tracks : Receiving The Spirit: Origin / Receiving The Spirit Part I / Receiving The Spirit Part II, Introduction To Hag'Houge And Strings Bass, Chalabati, Who Know Them?, El Wali Sidi Mimoun, Lalla Mira, Lalla Mira (Part II)

Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke, Talib Kibwe, Benny Powell / M’Barek Ben Othman, Ahmed Ben Othman, Ahmed Saassaa, Abdellah el-Gourd, Abdenebi Oubella, Mostafa Oubella

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Ancient Future / Blue, Randy Weston, 2002, Mutable Music 17508-2

Tracks : CD 1 (Ancient Future): Ancient Future, Roots of the Nile, Kom Ombo, Bambara, Portrait of Oum Keltoum, Ballad for T, Isis, Blues for CB, PCN, It Don't Mean a Thing, Body and Soul, Double Duke Pt. 1, Out of the Past, Double Duke Pt. 2, Come Sunday, Sketch of Melba / CD 2 (BLUE): Penny Packer Blues, Earth Birth, The Last Day, Lagos, Blue in Tunisia, Mystery of Love, Ellington Tusk

Musicians : Randy Weston

Notes : The music on CD 2 was recorded on March 1983 and originally released on the LP Blue on 1750 Arch Records in 1983. The music on CD 1 was recorded in June 2001 and is released here for the first time.

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Live In St Lucia, Randy Weston, 2003, Image Entertainment

Tracks : African Cookbook, The Shrine, African Sunrise, Little Niles / The Three Pyramids & The Spinx, Blue Moses

Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke, Talib Kibwe, Benny Powell

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Live In St Lucia (DVD), Randy Weston, 2003, Image Entertainment

Tracks : African Cookbook, The Shrine, African Sunrise, Little Niles / The Three Pyramids & The Spinx, Blue Moses

Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke, Talib Kibwe, Benny Powell

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Zep Tepi, Randy Weston And His AFrican Rhythms Trio, 2003, Random Chance

Tracks : Blue Moses, African Sunrise, Berkshire Blues, Route of the Nile, Ballad for T, Portrait of Frank Edward Weston, Hi-Fly, Tamashii, The Healers, Love the Mystery Of

Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke

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The Story Teller: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Randy Weston And His African Rhythms Sextet, 2010, Motéma

Tracks : Chano Pozo, African Sunrise, The African Cookbook Suite, Tehuti, Jus' Blues, The Bridge, The Shrine, Loose Wig, Wig Loose, Hi Fly, Fly Hi, Love, The Mystery Of

Musicians : Randy Weston, Alex Blake, Neil Clarke, Talib Kibwe, Benny Powell, Lewis Nash

Notes : Recorded live on December 12, 2009.

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The Roots of the Blues, Randy Weston / Billy Harper, 2013, Sunnyside

Tracks : Carnival, Blues To Senegal, Berkshire Blues, Body And Soul, Congolese Children Song, If One Could Only See, Blues To Africa, How High The Moon, Cleanhead Blues, Timbuktu, Roots Of The Nile, Take The A Train, The Healers, African Lady

Musicians : Randy Weston, Billy Harper

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The African Nubian Suite, Randy Weston, 2017, African Rhythms

Tracks : Nubia, Tehuti, The Call, Ardi, Sidi Bilal, Spirit of Touba, Shang Dynasty, Children song Domou linguere Diarra Modiene, Blues for Tricky Sam, Cleanhead Blues, Nanapa Panama Blues, The Woman, Poetry with Randy Weston, The African Family, Battle of the Saxophones, Soundiata

Musicians include : Randy Weston, Wayne Chandler, Ayodele Maakheru, Cecil Bridgewater, Candido, Howard Johnson, Lhoussine Bouhamidy, Salieu Suso, T.K. Blue, Min Xiao-Fen, Martin Kwaku Obeng, Robert Trowers, Billy Harper, Alex Blake, Jayne Cortez, Lewis Nash, Tanpani Demda Cissoko

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Sound: Solo Piano, Randy Weston, 2018, African Rhythms

Tracks : CD 1: The Call, Softness, Kucheza Blues, Childrens Icicle Song, African Lady, Pretty Strange, Willies Tune, Nite in Medina, Sister Gladys, Yesterdays, Beef Blues Stew, Blues Blues, Tanjah, Solemn Meditation, Love the Mystery of Love / CD 2: Ancient Blues, Old Blues, Portrait of Vivian, Portrait of Billie Holliday, Calypso, Little Susan, Marrakech Blues/Royal Lady, Loose Wig, In Memory Of, How High is the Moon/Get Happy, Sound Colors & Rhythms, Chessman Delight, Portrait of the Hawk, Tea for Two, Tangier Bay, Royal Duke, All the Things You Are, Darn That Dream, Perdido, Nobody Knows The Trouble I Have Seen, The Black Church, Conversation, Chromatic Love Affair, Fire Down There

Musicians : Randy Weston

Recorded at Montreux in July 2001.

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Randy Weston: leader and co-leader discography: single artist compilations

Little Niles, Randy Weston, 1977, Blue Note BN-LA 598-G2

Tracks : Little Niles, Pam's Waltz, Let's Climb A Hill, Earth Birth, Nice Ice, Little Susan, Babe's Blues, I Know Your Kind, Every Once In A While, Once Knew A Fella, I Say Hello, High Fly, Beef Blues Stew, Where, Star Crossed Lovers, Spot Five Blues, Lisa Lovely

Musicians : Randy Weston, Idrees Sulieman, Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland, Benny Green, Frank Rehak, Melba Liston, Slide Hampton, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Griffin, George Joyner, Peck Morrison, Wilbur Little, Charlie Persip, Clifford Jarvis, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes

Recordings previously released on the late 1950s albums Little Niles, Destry Rides Again and Live At The Five Spot. This double LP release was part of the Blue Note Reissue Series.

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Zulu, Randy Weston, 1977, Milestone 47045

Tracks : LP 1: What Is This Thing Called Love, In The Still Of The Night, Little Girl Blue, We'll Be Together Again, Softness, Lover, Zulu, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, If You Could See Me Now, Sweet Sue / LP 2: The Man I Love, Serenade In Blue, I Can't Get Started With You, This Can't Be Love, These Foolish Things, Lifetime, Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, Little Niles

Musicians : Randy Weston, Cecil Payne (LP 2), Sam Gill (LP 1), Ahmed Abdul-Malik (LP 2), Art Blakey (LP 1 tracks 7 to 12), Wilbert Hogan (LP 2)

Notes : Recordings from 1955 and 1956 originally released on: Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1954), The Randy Weston Trio (1955) and With These Hands (1956).

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Uhuru Afrika / Highlife: Randy Weston, 1990, Roulette / Capitol

Notes : A single CD release that combine the albums Uhuru Afrika: Afro-Percussion (1960) and Music From The New African Nations Featuring The Highlife (1963).

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Solo, Duo & Trio, Randy Weston, 2000, Milestone 47085

Tracks : Sweet Sue, Just You, Pam's Waltz, Solemn Meditation, Again, Zulu, Little Girl Blue, We'll Be Together Again, Softness, Lover, If You Could See Me Now, What Is This Thing Called Love, I Love You, Night And Day, I Get A Kick Out Of You, In The Still Of The Night, Get Out Of Town, Just One Of Those Things, I've Got You Under My Skin

Musicians : Randy Weston, Sam Gill (tracks 1 to 5 & 11 to 18), Art Blakey (tracks 1 to 5)

Notes : Tracks originally released on Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1954), Randy Weston Trio (1955) and Trio And Solo (1957).

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Mosaic Select 4: Randy Weston, 2003, Mosaic MS-004

Notes : Material from five albums released between 1958 and 1963 on Jubilee, Roulette, Colpix and United Artists; Piano ŕ la Mode, Uhuru Afrika, Highlife, Little Niles, and Live at the Five Spot, plus an unreleased session recorded for Roulette.

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From 52nd Street To Africa, Cecil Payne, 2007, Fresh Sounds

Tracks : Announcement By Allan Morrison, Hi-Fly, Excerpt From Bantu Suite, Beef Blues Stew, Introduction By Allan Morrison, Machine Blues, Blues For Strayhorn, Sad Beauty Blues, Afro Black

Musicians : Tracks 1 to 6: Randy Weston, George Joyner, G.T. Hoogan / Tracks 7 to 9: Randy Weston, Ray Copeland, Frank Haynes, Bill Wood, Lennie McBrowne, Big Black

Notes : A single CD combination that combines the Randy Weston tracks New Faces At Newport (1959) with the Randy Weston album Blues (1974).

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Little Niles / Piano A-La-Mode, Randy Weston, 2009, Jazz Beat

Notes : A single CD set that brings together the albums Little Niles (1958) and Piano A-La-Mode (1957).

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Destry Rides Again / Little Niles, Randy Weston, 2010, Fresh Sounds

Notes : A single CD set that brings together the albums Destry Rides Again (1959) and Little Niles (1958).

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With These Hands / The Modern Art Of Jazz / Jazz A La Bohemia, Cecil Payne, 2012, Fresh Sounds

Notes : A 2 CD set that brings together the three albums: With These Hands (1956), The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957), and Jazz A La Bohemia (1956). All three feature Cecil Payne with Randy Weston.

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Four Classic Albums, Randy Weston, 2015, Avid

Notes : A 2 CD set that brings together the albums: Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1955), Trio And Solo (1957), Get Happy With (1956), and Jazz A La Bohemia (1957).

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Four Classic Albums Plus, Vol 2, Randy Weston, 2015, Avid

Notes : A 2 CD set that brings together the albums: The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957), Piano A La Mode (1957), Little Niles (1958), Live At The Five Spot (1960), Destry Rides Again (1959).

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Three Classic Albums Plus, Cecil Payne, 2015, Avid

Notes : A 2 CD set that brings together the three Cecil Payne albums: Patterns Of Jazz (1957), Performing Charlie Parker Music (1961), and The Connection (1962), plus a Randy Weston album that features Cecil Payne, With These Hands (1956).

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Six Classic Albums, Randy Weston, 2016, Real Gone

Notes : A 3 CD set that brings together the albums: Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1955), Get Happy With (1956), With These Hands (1956), Jazz A La Bohemia (1957), Trio And Solo (1957), and The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957).

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The Complete Recordings 1955-1957, Randy Weston, 2016, Enlightenment

Notes : A 3 CD set that brings together the albums: Cole Porter In A Modern Mood (1955), Get Happy With (1956), With These Hands (1956), Jazz A La Bohemia (1957), Trio And Solo (1957), and The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957).

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The Complete Recordings 1958-1960, Randy Weston, 2016, Enlightenment

Notes : A 3 CD set that brings together the albums: Piano A La Mode (1959), Little Niles (1959), Destry Rides Again (1959), Live At The Five Spot (1959), and Uhuru Afrika (1960), plus the Randy Weston tracks from New Faces At Newport (1958).

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Six Classic Albums, Cecil Payne, 2016, Real Gone

Notes : A 4 CD set that brings together the six albums: Patterns Of Jazz (1957), Performing Charlie Parker Music (1961), The Connection (1962), With These Hands (1956), The Modern Art Of Jazz (1957), and Jazz A La Bohemia (1956). The last three of these are Randy Weston albums that feature Cecil Payne.

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The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note, David Murray, Volume 3, 2016, Black Saint/Soul Note

Notes : This 6 CD box that combines the albums: Interboogieology, Live At Sweet Basil Volume 1, Children, Live At Sweet Basil Volume 2, Southern Bells and The Healers.

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Randy Weston: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Duet In Detroit, Roy Brooks, 1993, Enja 7067

Tracks : Introduction, Zulu, Waltz For Sweetcakes, Elegy For Eddie Jefferson, Jeffuso, Introduction, Forever Mingus, Healing Force, Samba Del Sol, Duet In Detroit

Musicians : Roy Brooks, Woody Shaw (tracks 4 & 5), Randy Weston (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Don Pullen (tracks 6, 7 & 8), Geri Allen (tracks 9 & 10)

Duets recorded in 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1989.

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The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco, 1994, Verve / Gitanes

Tracks : La Voix Errrante: Sorie / Folinho Rejale / Ahayana / Bokarli Ana, Sound Playing: Bermaryo / Fanyro / Merkadi / Yobady / Ya La La / Gongoba / Tembara / Kenerjak Ya Rebi, Chalabati

Musicians : Abdellah El Gourd, Abdelouahid Berrady, Ahmed Boussou, Ali El Mansoum, Boubker Gania, Mahmoud Gania, Mohamed El Ghorfi, Mohamed Zourhba, Molay Abdelaziz, Randy Weston (possibly only on Chalabati)

Recorded in the ballroom of the La Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh on September 17, 1992.

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Introducing Talibe Kibwe, Talibe Kibwe, 1996, Evidence

Tracks : Is That So?, Joy Spring, Heaven Scent, Hot House, The Lady In White, Hi Fly, Kim, Blues From Jali, Portrait of Lois Marie, Star Eyes

Musicians : Talib Kibwe, Aaron Graves, Lonnie Plaxico, Cecil Brooks III, Benny Powell (tracks 3 & 10), James Weidman (track 7), Randy Weston (track 6)

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Another Blue, T.K. Blue, 1999, Arkadia Jazz

Tracks : Chant for Peace Eternal, This is for Albert, Evening Prayer, Hallucinations, Another Blue, You Go to My Head, It’s Really All About Love, Night In Tunisia, Crossings, Pileau, Solar

Musicians : T.K. Blue, James Weidman, Santi DeBriano, Cecil Brooks III, Guillermo Franco, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Michael Cochrane, Calvin Hill, Greg Bufford, Tony Branker, Bob Ferrel, Lenny Argese / special guests: Eddie Henderson, Randy Weston

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Thank You, Duke! Our Tribute To Duke Ellington, Various Artists, 1999, Arkadia Jazz

Tracks : Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Benny Golson), In a Sentimental Mood (Billy Taylor), Day Dream (T.K. Blue), Sophisticated Lady (Joanne Brackeen), Isfahan (Eric Reed), In a Sentimental Mood (Harold Land), Chromatic Love Affair (T.K. Blue), Mood Indigo (Benny Golson), Come Sunday (Joanne Brackeen), Feeling of Jazz (Joris Teepe)

Notes : The T.K. Blue track Chromatic Love Affair is a duet with Randy Weston.

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Last updated June 2022