Hardbopjazz Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I just listened to disc one of the select. And this guys is a genius. Quote
king ubu Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Yes, sure! There's a "corner" here: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=32937 And three threads (at least) about the great Select: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=986 http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=1626 http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17362 Big, big fan here! To truly grasp his genious, I'd recommend you search for some of his great Verve discs (roughly 1988 or 89 to 2000), like "Volcano Blues" (with Teddy Edwards) and "Saga". Some have guests like Pharoah Sanders, Dizzy Gillespie and Idrees Sulieman, on some he adds Moroccan Gnawa Musicians... And don't neglect his 70s work either... there's a great live album with Billy Harper on Freedom (it was on CD), as well as plenty of great piano solo releases. Most recently, he's played with a trio, the release "Zep Tepi" is recommended! http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=26656 Quote
jazzbo Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 I guess I'm a big fan. I have all the official catalog, and quite a bit of unofficial recordings. Flurin gives you good recommendations. Don't neglect the material released by OJC. I find I am most charged by his earliest work, and his most recent. Long may he run! Quote
AllenLowe Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 amazing pianist - on my blues set I've included "5 Spot Blues" which has amazing work, as well, from Colemn Hawkins (I got this off one of those old gatefold Bluenote LPs with the brown covers). Quote
7/4 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 He's playing in Newark, NJ tomorrow night. . Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted October 2, 2009 Author Report Posted October 2, 2009 He's playing in Newark, NJ tomorrow night. . I didn't know that. I would have kept Friday open and went. I work 2 stops from Newark by the Path. Quote
mikeweil Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Another big fan here - I think I have 90% of his recordings. Quote
Stereojack Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Big fan here as well! "African Cookbook" is essential, and I'd like to single out "Music of Our Ancestors" as a personal favorite. Quote
7/4 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 He's playing in Newark, NJ tomorrow night. I didn't know that. I would have kept Friday open and went. I work 2 stops from Newark by the Path. Tomorrow is Saturday. He's playing at the Bethany Baptist Church. Quote
7/4 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 He's playing in Newark, NJ tomorrow night. I didn't know that. I would have kept Friday open and went. I work 2 stops from Newark by the Path. Tomorrow is Saturday. He's playing at the Bethany Baptist Church. Amiri Baraka's 75th birthday events Tomorrow: Jazz vespers at 6 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 275 West Market St., featuring piano player and composer Randy Weston. Admission is free. Quote
BruceH Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Count me in as a fan. An amazing talent. I don't think it's going too far to call him a genius. Quote
stevebop Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Randy will be playing a solo concert in tribute to Thelonious Monk a week from Monday, October 12th, at The Somerville theater in Somerville, MA (next door to Cambridge). I am very honored to have been asked to introduce him that night. Quote
Ken Dryden Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 In my collection: Randy Weston The Spirits of Our Ancestors Antilles 314511896 Randy Weston & Melba Liston Volcano Blues Antilles 314519269 Randy Weston The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians Of Morocco Antilles 314521587 Randy Weston How High the Moon Biograph 147 Randy Weston Berkshire Blues Black Lion 760205 David Murray & Randy Weston The Healers Black Saint 120118 Randy Weston & Vishnu Wood Perspective Denon 8554 Randy Weston Nuit Africaine Enja 2086 Randy Weston Carnival Freedom 41004 Randy Weston Blues To Africa Freedom 41014 Randy Weston African Cookbook Koch 8517 Randy Weston Solo, Duo & Trio Milestone 47085 Randy Weston Mosaic Select Mosaic Select 4 Randy Weston Trio/Cecil Payne Jazz A La Bohemia OJC 1747 Randy Weston Trio Get Happy OJC 1870 Randy Weston Trio + Cecil Payne With These Hands... OJC 1883 Randy Weston African Nite Owl 14732 Randy Weston & His African Rhythm Trio Zep Tepi Random Chance 27 Randy Weston Spirit! The Power of Music Sunnyside 3015 Randy Weston Portraits Of Duke Ellington Verve 841312 Randy Weston Portraits Of Thelonious Monk Verve 841313 Randy Weston Self Portraits Verve 841314 Randy Weston Sextet Monterey '66 Verve 314519698 Randy Weston Marrakech In The Cool Of The Evening Verve 314521588 Randy Weston Tanjah Verve 314527778 Randy Weston Saga Verve 314529237 Randy Weston Earth Birth Verve 314537088 Randy Weston Khepera Verve 314557821 Quote
felser Posted October 2, 2009 Report Posted October 2, 2009 Big time fan here, especially the mid-60's to 70's stuff, but I pretty much own almost all of it. Quote
BillF Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Saw him play in Manchester in the nineties. He had Billy Harper and veteran trombonist Benny Powell in the band. Quote
mikeweil Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 I saw in a duo performance with Abdullah Ibrahim - unforgettable, especially as it was in small club-like venue and we had front row seats! Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Another big fan here... One of the most memorable concerts I ever experienced was a duo with David Murray at the Montreal Festival. Hopefully I can catch him with the African Rhythms Trio when they play Jazz Alley here in Seattle soon. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 an aside - Benny Powell was sitting 3 seats to my left tonight at the Bobby Bradford show in NYC He is playing with the Octet tomorrow night He is looking sharp and ready to go... I also saw Randy Weston in the late 90's with Powell among others - great show Quote
BillF Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 an aside - Benny Powell was sitting 3 seats to my left tonight at the Bobby Bradford show in NYC He is playing with the Octet tomorrow night He is looking sharp and ready to go... Wow! He's 79! Quote
kh1958 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Another big Weston fan here, I've only gotten to see him once in a wonderful solo concert. In a similar vein, I quite enjoy Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) Many years ago, after college and in need of an adventure, I moved to a strange city where I knew virtually no one and brought very few belongings. I had left most of my albums at my Dad's place. The only jazz album I had with me - accidentally - was a 70s twofer of two early RW albums, "Trio and Solo" and "With These Hands." I unexpectedly found myself playing it nonstop. Many years later, I was living in Beantown, and went to a performance/lecture RW presented for a class at Harvard. Just him at a piano in a classroom of about 40 students. I got the impression that many of them had no idea who he was. His solo playing was riveting. Over the years, I've accumulated a decent number of his albums from between the 50s and 70s. I had one of his more recent albums (i.e. last ten years) on CD, can't remember the title, but found it less interesting than the earlier stuff. It seemed much more straight-ahead and lacked the edge of his earlier stuff. Maybe there are other recent albums by him that are better. Edited October 4, 2009 by Teasing the Korean Quote
sonnymax Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Randy will be playing a solo concert in tribute to Thelonious Monk a week from Monday, October 12th, at The Somerville theater in Somerville, MA (next door to Cambridge). I am very honored to have been asked to introduce him that night. I just purchased a ticket - first row in the balcony. That'll be me whooping it up when you come on stage, Steve. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 "Softness" should have become a standard. It is such a beautiful tune. Quote
mikeweil Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 (edited) In a similar vein, I quite enjoy Marrakech in the Cool of the Evening. Oh - that's one of the most beautiful solo piano recordings I own - in any style! And the sonics are so natural you can feel and almost smell the room ... I will put this on tomorrow. Edited October 4, 2009 by mikeweil Quote
jlhoots Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Looks like we all agree. What a novelty. Quote
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