Randy Weston Catalog
1954 (age 28)
Randy Weston - Zulu Milestone M-47045 1977
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass.
NYC, April 27, 1954
| What Is This Thing Called Love | |
| In The Still Of The Night |
** same as Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands..., Riverside RLP 12-214 in 1956 + Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo, RLP 12-227 in 1957 + 2 bonus tracks.
Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio Milestone MCD-47085-2 2000
same session.
NYC, April 27, 1954
| I Love You | |
| Night And Day | |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | |
| Get Out Of Town | |
| Just One Of Those Things | |
| I've Got You Under My Skin |
** same as Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo, Riverside RLP 12-227 in 1957 + 8 bonus tracks.
1955
Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo Riverside RLP 12-227 1957
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1955
| Sweet Sue | |
| Pam's Waltz | |
| Solemn Meditation | |
| Again | |
| Zulu | |
| If You Could See Me Now |
Randy Weston, piano.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 10, 1956
| Little Girl Blue | |
| We'll Be Together Again | |
| Softness | |
| Lover |
** also released on Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Zulu, Jazzland JLP 4 in 1960.
** part of Randy Weston - Zulu, Milestone M-47045 in 1977. and of Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio, Milestone MCD-47085-2 in 2000.
Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio Riverside RLP 12-203 1956
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 29 and 31, 1955
| Get Happy | |
| Fire Down There | |
| Where Are You? | |
| Under Blunder | |
| Dark Eyes | |
| Summertime | |
| Bass Knows | |
| C-Jam Blues | |
| A Ballad | |
| Twelfth Street Rag |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1870-2 in 1995.
1956 (age 30)
Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands... Riverside RLP 12-214 1956
Cecil Payne, baritone sax #1,3,5-8; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 14 and 21, 1956
| 1. | The Man I Love |
| 2. | Serenade In Blue |
| 3. | I Can't Get Started With You |
| 4. | This Can't Be Love |
| 5. | These Foolish Things |
| 6. | Lifetime |
| 7. | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me |
| 8. | Little Niles |
** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1883-2 in 1996.
** part of Randy Weston - Zulu, Milestone M-47045 in 1977.
Randy Weston Trio And Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia Riverside RLP 12-232 1957
Cecil Payne, baritone sax #1,2,4,5,7,8; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Al Dreares, drums.
Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 14, 1956
| 1. | Theme: Solemn Meditation |
| 2. | Just A Riff |
| 3. | You Go To My Head |
| 4. | Once In A While |
| 5. | Hold 'Em Joe |
| 6. | It's All Right With Me |
| 7. | Chessman's Delight |
| 8. | Theme: Solemn Meditation |
** also released on Greenwich Village Jazz, Jazzland JLP 13 in 1960. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1747 in 1990, OJCCD-1747-2 in 1990.
Randy Weston - The Modern Art Of Jazz Dawn DLP 1116 1957
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
NYC, November 21, 1956
| Run Joe | |
| In A Little Spanish Town | |
| J & K Blues | |
| You Needn't |
Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
NYC, November 22, 1956
| Loose Wig | |
| A Theme For Teddy | |
| Don't Blame Me | |
| How High The Moon |
Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival Harmony HL 7196
same session.
NYC, November 22, 1956
| Stormy Weather |
1957
Randy Weston - Piano A-La-Mode Jubilee JLP 1060 1959
Randy Weston, piano; John A. "Peck" Morrison, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, spring 1957
| Earth Birth | |
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | |
| Saucer Eyes | |
| I Got Rhythm | |
| Gingerbread | |
| Cocktails For Two | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | |
| Fe-Double-U Blues |
1958
Randy Weston, Patrolman Lem Winchester - New Faces At Newport Metrojazz E1005 1958
Randy Weston, piano; George Joyner, bass; G.T. Hogan, drums; Allan Morrison, announcer.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 5, 1958
| Announcement By Allan Morrison | |
| 58-XY-931ST | Hi-Fly |
| 58-XY-932ST | Excerpt From Bantu Suite |
| 58-XY-933ST | Beef Blues Stew |
| 58-XY-930ST | Machine Blues |
Randy Weston's Music - Little Niles United Artists UAL 4011 1959
Ray Copeland, trumpet #1-5,7; Idrees Sulieman, trumpet #6; Melba Liston, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; George Joyner, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, October, 1958
| 1. | Earth Birth |
| 2. | Little Susan |
| 3. | Nice Ice |
| 4. | Little Niles |
| 5. | Pam's Waltz |
| 6. | Babe's Blues |
| 7. | Let's Climb A Hill |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5011 in 1959.
** part of Little Niles, Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 in 1976.
1959
The Randy Weston Trio + Four Trombones - Destry Rides Again United Artists UAL 4045 1959
Bennie Green, Slide Hampton, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, trombone; Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas.
NYC, May, 1959
| 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 (repeat track) | |
| I Say Hello |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5045 in 1959.
Randy Weston - Live At The Fivespot United Artists UAL 4066 1960
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-3,5,6; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Clifford Jarvis, drums #6; Brock Peters, vocal #3.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, October 26, 1959
| 1. | High Fly |
| 2. | Beef Blues Stew |
| 3. | Where |
| 4. | Star Crossed Lovers |
| 5. | Spot Five Blues |
| 6. | Lisa Lovely |
** also released on United Artists UAS 5066 in 1960.
** part of Little Niles, Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 in 1976.
1960
Randy Weston - Uhuru Afrika Roulette R-65001 1961
Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, clarinet; Jerome Richardson, baritone sax, piccolo; Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Ron Carter, George Duvivier, bass; G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip, Max Roach, drums; Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, percussion; Martha Flowers, soprano vocal; Brock Peters, baritone vocal; Tuntemeke Sanga, narrator.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November, 1960
| Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza Part 1 | |
| 1st Movement: Uhuru Kwanza Part 2 | |
| 2nd Movement: African Lady | |
| 3rd Movement: Bantu | |
| 4th Movement: Kucheza Blues |
** also released on Roulette SR-65001 in 1961.
1963
Randy Weston - Music From The New African Nations Featuring The Highlife Colpix CP 456 1963
Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Aaron Bell, tuba; Budd Johnson, soprano, tenor sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Frankie Dunlop, drums, percussion; Archie Lee, congas, percussion; George Young, percussion.
Webster Hall, NYC, April, 1963
| Caban Bamboo Highlife | |
| Niger Mambo | |
| Zulu | |
| In Memory Of | |
| Congolese Children | |
| Blues To Africa | |
| Mystery Of Love |
** also released on Colpix SCP 456 in 1963.
1964
Randy Weston - Randy! Bakton BR 1001
Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger #1-6; Booker Ervin, tenor sax #1-6; Randy Weston, piano, celeste; Vishnu Wood, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums; Big Black, conga drums, vocal #4-6; Sir Harold Murray, percussion #4-6.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1964
| 1. 23815 | Berkshire Blues |
| 2. 23816 | Portrait Of Vivian |
| 3. 23817 | Willie's Tune |
| 4. 23818 | Niger Mambo |
| 5. 23819 | African Cookbook |
| 6. 23820 | Congolese Children's Song |
| 7. 23821 | Blues For Five Reasons |
** also released on Bakton BRS 1001. and on African Cookbook, Atlantic SD 1609 in 1971.
1965
Randy Weston - Berkshire Blues Freedom (E) FLP 41026 1977
Randy Weston, piano.
NYC, August 18, 1965
| Berkshire Blues | |
| Lagos | |
| Sweet Meat | |
| Ifran |
Randy Weston, piano; Vishnu Bill Wood, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
NYC, October 14, 1965
| Three Blind Mice | |
| Perdido | |
| Purple Gazelle |
** also released on Arista Freedom AL 1026; Black Lion (G) BLCD 760205 in 1995.
1972 (age 46)
Randy Weston - Blue Moses CTI CTI 6016 1972
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, trombone; Wayne Andre, trombone, baritone horn; Paul Faulise, bass trombone; James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson, French horn; Hubert Laws, flute, alto, bass flute, electric flute; Romeo Penque, oboe, English horn, clarinet, flute, alto, bass flute, piccolo; George Marge, English horn, clarinet, flute, alto, bass flute; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano, electric piano; David Horowitz, Moog; Ron Carter, bass; Bill Wood, bass #3; Bill Cobham, drums; Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston, percussion; Madame Meddah, vocal; Don Sebesky, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March and April, 1972
| 1. | Ifrane |
| 2. | Ganawa (Blue Moses) |
| 3. | Night In Medina |
| 4. | Marrakesh Blues |
1974
Randy Weston - Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival - Carnival Freedom (E) FLP 40148 1974
Billy Harper, tenor sax, flute; Randy Weston, piano; William Allen, bass; Don Moye, drums; Steve Berrios, congas, percussion.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1974
| Carnival | |
| Introduction | |
| Tribute To Duke Ellington | |
| Introduction | |
| Mystery Of Love |
** also released on Live At Montreux '74 - Carnival, Freedom (E) FLP 41004 in 1974; Arista Freedom AL 1004.
Randy Weston - Blues To Africa Freedom (E) FLP 40153 1974
Randy Weston, piano.
The Aula Ramibuhl, Zurich, Switzerland, August 14, 1974
| African Village / Bedfort Stuyvesant | |
| Tangier Bay | |
| Blues To Africa | |
| Kasbah Kids | |
| Uhuru Kwanza | |
| The Call | |
| Kucheza Blues | |
| Sahel |
** also released on Freedom (E) FLP 41014 in 1975; Arista Freedom AL 1014.
1975
Randy Weston - Nuit Africaine Enja (G) 2086
Randy Weston, piano.
Studio Palm, Paris, France, September 21, 1975
| Yubadee | |
| Little Niles | |
| Blues To Senegal | |
| African Nite | |
| Con Alma | |
| C.W. Blues | |
| Jejouka |
** also released on Enja (G) CD 2086-2.
1991 (age 65)
Randy Weston - The Spirits Of Our Ancestors Antilles 314 511 896-2 1992
Randy Weston, piano.
BMG Studios, NYC, May 20, 21 and 22, 1991
| African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1 |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| The Healers |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Cookbook |
Yassir Chadly, genbri, karkabas, handclaps, vocal; Jamil Nasser, bass; Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| La Elaha-Ella Allah / Morad Allah |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| The Call |
add Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2 |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| The Seventh Queen |
Pharoah Sanders, gaita; Randy Weston, piano; Yassir Chadly, genbri, karkabas, handclaps, vocal; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| Blue Moses |
Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Sunrise |
Randy Weston, piano.
| A Prayer For Us All |
** also released on Verve (F) 511 857-2.