Trio and Solo
1957 studio album by Randy Weston
Trio and Solo | ||||
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Studio album by Randy Weston | ||||
Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | January 25, 1955 and September 1, 1956 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey and New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:48 | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 12-227 | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Randy Weston chronology | ||||
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Trio and Solo is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1955 and 1956 and released on the Riverside label.[1] Six tracks had previously appeared on the 10-inch LP The Randy Weston Trio released in 1955. The album was later released on CD as Solo, Duo & Trio compiled with Weston's 1955 debut recording Cole Porter in a Modern Mood.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, with the review by Alex Henderson stating: "Trio and Solo isn't as essential as some of Weston's 1960s recordings, but for those who are devoted fans of the pianist, these early performances offer considerable rewards".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) - 3:45
- "Pam's Waltz" - 3:41
- "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 6:49
- "Again" (Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman) - 5:02
- "Zulu" - 3:27
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 3:37
- "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:54
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 4:08
- "Softness" - 4:22
- "Lover" (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:03
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on 25 January 1955 (tracks 1-6) and in New York City on 10 September 1956 (tracks 7-10)
Personnel
- Randy Weston - piano
- Sam Gill - bass (tracks 1-5)
- Art Blakey - drums (tracks 1-5)
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Some titles have been shortened.
leader
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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)