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Milestones Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Eric Dolpy had a version of "Sketch of Melba" on Out There, and Booker Ervin a version of the same piece on the Roy Haynes album Cracklin.' Rodney Kendrick: "Berkshire Blues" and "Gawana in Paris." Other than "Hi-Fly" and, to a lesser extent "Little Niles," Weston's impressive oeuvre has been very under-utilized by other artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) "Little Niles" and "Hi-Fly" may well lead the list ... These are the performances of "Little Niles" I find in the Lord disco: Randy Weston, 1956, Riverside Donald Byrd, 1957, Columbia Herbie Mann, 1957, Epic Oscar Pettiford, 1957, ABC George Shearing, 1958, Capitol Abbey Lincoln, 1958,Riverside Randy Weston, 1958, United Artists Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross, 1959, World Pacific Emil Richards, 1960?, Del-Fi The Three-Out, 1960, Columbia (Australia) Paul Serrano, 1960, Riverside Jack Brokensha, 1963, Savoy Dollar Brand, 1966, BlackLion Eugen Cicero, 1965, MPS Phineas Newborn Jr., 1969, Contemporary Phil Woods, 1976, RCA Victor Gemeente Reinigungsorkest, 1980, BV Haast Horace Tapscott, 1982, Nimbus Mark Murphy, 1982, Muse Kenny Barron, 1982, Baybridge Alejandro Espinosa, 1984, AE (Chile) Phil Woods, 1984, Red Soesja Citoen, 1986, Timeless Urs Voerkel, 1987, Percaso Art Lande, 1987, Great American Music Hall etc. - a total of 82 peformances, Weston's included. 18 minutes ago, Milestones said: Other than "Hi-Fly" and, to a lesser extent "Little Niles," Weston's impressive oeuvre has been very under-utilized by other artists. True - that's why Rodney Kendrick's selections were so important - IIRC Weston was his mentor. Some label now should contract him to do a Randy Weston tribute. Hi Fly is listed 151 times (Weston's recordings included). Edited September 2, 2018 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 "Kucheza Blues"--Horace Parlan (with Booker Ervin) on Happy Frame of Mind. "Saucer Eyes"--Cecil Payne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 5 hours ago, mikeweil said: "Little Niles" and "Hi-Fly" may well lead the list ... George Shearing, 1958, Capitol Love that version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Jaki Byard did an excellent version of "Hi -Fly." It also served as the album title: Edited September 2, 2018 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 I like the vocal version of "The Berkshire Blues" which Jon Hendricks and Company recorded. The title was changed to "Love" on the below album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 "Kucheza Blues" by Parlan (with Booker Ervin!) is a favourite ... will need to check out a few others mentioned, but generally I don't feel much of a need for Weston covers--he covered the ground himself pretty well and pretty thoroughly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 14 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: Love that version! Me, too! Shearing's actually was the first that came to my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) HORACE PARLAN TRIO: HIGH-FLY. STEEPLE CHASE DIRECT CUTTING SCD 17003, LIMITED EDITION [1978] Edited September 3, 2018 by optatio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted September 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, mikeweil said: Kenny Barron, 1982, Baybridge This LP (titled "Spiral") is excellent overall .... Edited September 3, 2018 by soulpope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, mikeweil said: Me, too! Shearing's actually was the first that came to my mind. Those kind of unexpected covers by crossover artists make me wonder how jazz or pop may have evolved in different directions if they had caught on. I also wonder what jazz would sound like today if there had been books of Lennie Tristano's transcribed solos rather than Charlie Parker's! Edited September 3, 2018 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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