Randy Weston - Solo, Duo & Trio In A Modern Mood (2-Disc Set)

Sources: CD 1, tracks #11-8 from the Riverside album “Cole Porter in a Modern Mood” (RLP 2508 10-inch); Tracks #9-14 from the Riverside album “The Randy Weston Trio” (RLP 2515 10-inch). CD 2, tracks #1-4 from the Riverside album “Randy Weston Trio and Solo” (RLP 12-227) which also includes the tracks of the 10" RLP 2515. Which also includes the tracks of the 10" RLP 25; Tracks #5-14 from the Riverside album “Get Happy” (RLP 12-203). 24-Bit Digitally Remastered..

Influenced by Thelonious Monk and the laconic, almost conversational style of John Lewis, Randy Weston’s work on these mid-1950s solo, duo and trio sessions nevertheless marked him out as a pianist different from anyone else.

Grounded in bop, his playing has a compositional quality and sophistication that belie its deceptive simplicity. And he could stamp his personality on well-known material, subtly refracting its colours through the prism of a singular imagination; there are striking performances here of such as “Lover” and a remarkable “If You Could See Me Now”, while Cole Porter is treated with rare astringency, even on the playful “I Get A Kick Out Of You”. And the delicate probing of line, harmony, time and mood of “We’ll Be Together Again”—rounded off with a whimsically upbeat little flourish—is filled with the sense of an elusively original mind at work.

His influence in jazz, like his profile, should have been greater, but he was to move on to his ethnic musical roots in Africa, and further enrich his music.

Album: Solo, Duo & Trio In A Modern Mood (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:21
Size: 129.0 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:31] 1. Get Out Of Town
[3:11] 2. I Get A Kick Out Of You
[3:00] 3. I Love You
[4:43] 4. In The Still Of The Night
[4:31] 5. Just One Of Those Things
[3:38] 6. Night And Day
[2:53] 7. What Is This Thing Called Love
[3:10] 8. I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:45] 9. Sweet Sue
[3:44] 10. Pam's Waltz
[6:56] 11. Solemn Meditation
[5:06] 12. Again
[3:29] 13. Zulu
[3:36] 14. If You Could See Me Now

Solo, Duo & Trio In A Modern Mood (Disc 1)

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Album: Solo, Duo & Trio In A Modern Mood (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:57
Size: 123.5 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. Little Girl Blue
[4:11] 2. We'll Be Together Again
[4:27] 3. Softness
[4:05] 4. Lover
[3:45] 5. Get Happy
[2:54] 6. Fire Down There
[4:11] 7. Where Are You
[3:09] 8. Dark Eyes
[3:36] 9. Summertime
[4:00] 10. Bass Knows
[5:19] 11. Bass Knows
[2:53] 12. C-Jam Blues
[4:22] 13. A Ballad
[3:00] 14. Twelfth Street Rag

Solo, Duo & Trio In A Modern Mood (Disc 2)

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