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Randy Weston

Born: Apr 6, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, African Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Creative, World Fusion, Highlife

Biography: Placing Randy Weston into narrow bop-derived categories only tells part of the story of this restless musician. Starting with the gospel of bop according to Thelonious Monk, Weston has gradually absorbed the letter and spirit of African and Caribbean rhythms and tunes, welding everything together into ...Read full biography

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The Spirits Of Our Ancestors

Released: 1991

Label: Verve Records

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Pianist Randy Weston and arranger Melba Liston had a musical reunion on this special double-CD, their first joint project since 1973's Tanjah. Liston's charts for the pianist's ten originals perfectly ...Read full review

Zep Tepi, The Randy Weston African Rhythms Trio

Released: 2006

Label: Random Chance

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Randy Weston revisits a number of his earlier works with his African Rhythms Trio, though this session is no mere rehashing of old favorites. With bassist Alex Blake and African hand percussionist Neil ...Read full review

More Randy Weston albums: Main Albums (45), Compilations (9), DVD/Video (1)

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