Time: 40:00
Size: 91.6 MB
Styles: Post bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1957/2013
Art: Front
[3:00] 1. In A Little Spanish Town
[4:16] 2. J.K. Blues
[5:01] 3. Well, You Needn't
[4:48] 4. How High The Moon
[3:00] 5. Loose Wig
[5:09] 6. Stormy Weather
[3:41] 7. Run Joe
[5:19] 8. Don't Blame Me
[5:41] 9. A Theme For Teddy
Trumpet – Ray Copeland; Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Cecil Payne; Piano – Randy Weston; Bass – Ahmed Abdul-Malik; Drums – Wilbert Hogan, Willie Jones.
This album has three tracks that feature Weston and his rhythm section in a quintet setting, and the remaining tracks as a trio. The music on each track is superb. For me the highlights are Weston (naturally), but also the gorgeous tone of Cecil Payne's baritone saxophone as well as his command of alto sax, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik's bass. Abdul-Malik, in particular, has a technique that has always fascinated me and this album provides ample examples of his playing.
The album is comprised of mainly standards, but three tracks - Loose Wig, J.K. Blues and Theme for Teddy - are Weston's own compositions. A surprise is Weston covering a Monk tune (Well, You Needn't) since few of Monk's compositions were intended for improvisation. ~Mike Tarrani
This album has three tracks that feature Weston and his rhythm section in a quintet setting, and the remaining tracks as a trio. The music on each track is superb. For me the highlights are Weston (naturally), but also the gorgeous tone of Cecil Payne's baritone saxophone as well as his command of alto sax, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik's bass. Abdul-Malik, in particular, has a technique that has always fascinated me and this album provides ample examples of his playing.
The album is comprised of mainly standards, but three tracks - Loose Wig, J.K. Blues and Theme for Teddy - are Weston's own compositions. A surprise is Weston covering a Monk tune (Well, You Needn't) since few of Monk's compositions were intended for improvisation. ~Mike Tarrani
Modern Art Of Jazz
Some good tracks here, but some I don't like, because of the bass player. Bassmen will always be the problem with me with jazz music. Anyway, it's not bad. Merci.
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