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Little Niles & Piano A-la-mode
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This CD contains the complete LP Little Niles plus the complete LP Piano A-la-mode, as well as a 1960 quartet version of Saucer Eyes taken from a rare anthology.
Starting with the gospel and bop according to Thelonious Monk, Randy Weston gradually absorbed the letter and spirit of African and Caribbean rhythms and tunes, welding everything together into a searching, energizing, often celebratory blend. His piano work ranges across a profusion of styles from boogie-woogie through bop into dissonance marked by a stabbing quality reminiscent of, but not totally indebted to Monk. This album combines Weston’s rhythmically intriguing explorations with the Ellington-like arrangements of Melba Liston and represented a high point in his career at the time. All of the tunes written by Weston were inspired by his children Niles and Pamela. The innocence, excitement, anticipation and tension of childhood are all displayed here in these warm grooves. |
ARTISTS
Randy Weston (piano); Ray Copeland (trumpet); Melba Liston (trombone); Johnny Griffin (tenor sax); Jamil Nasser, Peck Morrison, Ron Carter (bass); Charlie Persip, Connie Kay, Roy Haynes (drums) |
TRACKS
- Earth Birth
- Little Susan
- Nice Ice
- Little Niles
- Pam's Waltz
- Babe's Blues
- Let's Climb A Hill
- Earth Birth (alternate)
- Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
- Saucer Eyes
- I Got Rhythm
- Gingerbread
- Cocktails For Two
- Honeysuckle Rose
- Fe-Double-U Blues
- Saucer Eyes (alternate)
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