First, we have Randy Weston's CARNIVAL. If you need any incentive, how about Billy Harper on tenor and flute, and Don Moye on drums!?!? Add in some Weston tunes as well as a classic Guy Warren tune, and this is a must have. These guys are still kicking, breathing and playing, so please, buy this commercially -- it IS available.
Randy Weston piano
Billy Harper sax
Don Moye drums
Steve Berrios percussion
William Allen bass
1 Carnival (Weston)
2 Introduction (Weston)
3 Tribute to Duke Ellington (Weston)
4 Introduction (Weston)
5 Mystery of Love (Warren)
Since we're talking about Randy Weston, let's also add in Berkshire Blues, a trio date
Randy Weston piano
Vishnu Bill Wood bass (except 4, 5, 6, 7)
Lennie McBrowne drums (except 4, 5, 6, 7)
1 Three Blind Mice (traditional arr. Weston)
2 Perdido (Juan Tizol)
3 Purple Gazelle (D.Ellington)
4 Berkshire Blues (Weston)
5 Lagos (Weston)
6 Sweet Meat (Weston)
7 Ifran (Weston)
and Blues To Africa, a solo set.
1 African Village/Bedford Stuyvesant (Weston)
2 Tangier Bay (Weston)
3 Blues to Africa (Weston)
4 Kasbah Kids (Weston)
5 Uhuru Kwanza (Weston)
6 The Call (Weston)
7 Kucheza Blues (Weston)
8 Sahel (Weston)
Good luck finding this one. I'm not sure where I uncovered it, but the tune Things That Go Bump In The Night once scared me out of my on apartment for the evening... no kidding. Mal Waldron is one of the most under appreciated cats in the history of the music. The fact that Signals is unavailable just proves that beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Mal Waldron, solo piano
And finally, Archie Shepp's Montreaux Two. This contains the definitive version of Along Came Betty, in my opinion.
Archie Shepp, tenor & soprano sax
Charles Majid Greenlee, trombone
Dave Burrell, piano
Cameron Brown, bass
Beaver Harris, drums
1. Steam
2. Along Came Betty
3. Blues For Donald Duck
1 comment:
Thanks for that rare Mal! I Love his solo playing!
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