Blues to Africa
1975 studio album by Randy Weston
Blues to Africa | ||||
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Studio album by Randy Weston | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | August 14, 1974 | |||
Studio | The Aula Ramibuhl, Zurich, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:31 | |||
Label | Freedom FLP 40153 | |||
Producer | Alan Bates | |||
Randy Weston chronology | ||||
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Blues to Africa is a solo piano album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston, recorded in 1974 and released on the Freedom label in 1975.[1]
Reception
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "This is a particularly strong solo performance by the unique pianist Randy Weston. He interprets eight of his originals, all of which are to an extent influenced by African music".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston.
- "African Village/Bedford-Stuyvesant" - 5:15
- "Tangier Bay" - 7:03
- "Blues to Africa" - 5:05
- "Kasbah Kids" - 3:14
- "Uhuru Kwanza" - 5:02
- "The Call" - 3:27
- "Kucheza Blues" - 6:07
- "Sahel" - 5:18
Personnel
- Randy Weston - piano
References
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Randy Weston
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Some titles have been shortened.
leader
or
co-leader
- Cole Porter in a Modern Mood (1954)
- The Randy Weston Trio (1955)
- Get Happy (1955)
- With These Hands... (1956)
- Trio and Solo (1955–56)
- Jazz à la Bohemia (1956)
- The Modern Art of Jazz (1956)
- Piano á la Mode (1957)
- New Faces at Newport (split with Lem Winchester, 1958)
- Little Niles (1958)
- Destry Rides Again (1959)
- Live at the Five Spot (1959)
- Uhuru Afrika (1960)
- Highlife (1963)
- Randy (1964; aka, African Cookbook, Atlantic)
- Berkshire Blues (1965)
- Monterey '66 (1966)
- African Cookbook (Polydor, 1969)
- Niles Littlebig (1969)
- Blue Moses (1972)
- Tanjah (1973)
- Carnival (1974)
- Blues to Africa (1974)
- The Healers (with David Murray, 1987)
- The Spirits of Our Ancestors (1991)
- Khepera (1998)
others
- Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1984)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)