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We remember Randy Weston. ‘Weston Union’

This day (September 1, 2018), in New York City, died Randy Weston, an American jazz pianist and composer.

Tracklist :

1 . at Tri-C JazzFest 2009

2 . African Rhythms

3 . Dakota Jazz Club (2008)

4 . Tribute to Freddie Hubbard

5 . w/ Max Roach – Well you needn’t (1999)

6 . w/ Robin Kenyatta – Live In Spain (1990) 1/2

7 . w/ Robin Kenyatta – Live In Spain (1990) 2/2

8 . Hi-Fly (1980)

9 . at Thelonious Monk (2009)

Tracklist :

In Memory Of . African Cookbook . Little Niles . Niger Mambo . Berkshire Blues . Zulu . Hi-Fly . Marrakech Blues . Blue Moses . Willie’s Tune .

Wikipedia : This day (September 1, 2018), in New York City, died Randy Weston, an American jazz pianist and composer.

Official Web Site: Weston has the biggest sound of any jazz pianist since Ellington and Monk, as well as the

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Randy Weston records ‘The Spirits Of Our Ancestors’ for Verve (1991)

Randy Weston's 'The Spirits Of Our Ancestors' is an album recorded on May 20, 21 & 22, 1991 with an all-star cast of musicians and released the same year by Verve.

1 . African VillageB(edford Styvesand)

2 . African Cookbook

3 . Blue Nile (Jazz Baltica, 2007)

4 . Hi Fly / The Seventh Queen Niger / Mambo

5 . The Seventh Queen (Marrakech, 1987 )

6 . African Sunrise

7 . African Sunrise

Randy Weston - The Spirits of Our Ancestors

Track Listing : 1.African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant (Randy Weston

) - 03:21 . 2.The Healers (Randy Weston) - 10:48 . 3.African Cookbook (Randy Weston) - 17:16 . 4.La Elaha-Ella Allah/Morad Allah (Traditional) - 06:43 . 5.The Call (Randy Weston) - 06:12 . 6.African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2 (Randy Weston) - 08:30 . 7.The Seventh Queen (Randy Weston) - 16:28 .…

This week In Jazz Legends 35/52

Randy Weston, Buddy DeFranco, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, Tony Williams, Freddie Hubbard, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Robben Ford, Peter Erskine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Sun Ra , John Zorn, Dexter Gordon

Betty Carter records the album : ‘Finally’ live in New York City (1969)

Betty Carter's 'Finally' is a live album recorded on December 6, 1969 in New York City and released in 1975 By Roulette.

1 . Medley

2 . The Montreal Jazz Festival, 1982 (Full Concert)

Track Listing : 1.Medley - 08:25 . - Seems Like Old Times (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) . - I Remember You/Remember (Irving Berlin) . 2.Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 02:03 . 3.The Sun Died (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory) - 05:29 . 4.I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 02:27 . 5.Medley - 08:58 . - Body And Soul (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) . - Heart And Soul (Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser) . 6.Medley - 05:52 . - I Didn'T Know What Time It Was (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) . - All The Things You Are (Oscar Hammerstein Ii,

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Cannonball Adderley records ‘The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco’ for Riverside (1959)

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco' is an album recorded on October 18 & 20, 1959 and released In 1959 by Riverside.

Track Listing : 1.This Here (Bobby Timmons) – 12:29 . 2.Spontaneous Combustion (Cannonball Adderley) – 11:55 . 3.Hi-Fly (Randy Weston) – 11:09 . 4.You Got It! (Cannonball Adderley) – 05:10 . 5.Bohemia After Dark (Oscar Pettiford) – 08:0

Musicians : Cannonball Adderley – Alto Saxophone . Nat Adderley – Cornet . Bobby Timmons – Piano . Sam Jones – Bass . Louis Hayes – Drums

Production : Produced By Orrin Keepnews Reice Hamel – Engineer

Package : Ralph J. Gleason – Liner Notes . Paul Bacon – Design . Ken Braren – Design . Harris Lewine – Design

Recorded On October 18 & 20, 1959 At The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco.

Released In 1959 By Riverside.

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We remember Max Roach. ‘Smart Max’

This day (August 16, 2007), in Manhattan, New York, died Max Roach, an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.

Tracklist :

1 . The Third Eye

2 . W/ Randy Weston Duo (Ii) - Well You Needn'T (1999)

3 . Live In Israel

4 . W/ Dizzy Gillespie – Manteca

5 . Big Sid / It’S Time

6 . w/ Abbey Lincoln - Driva Man (1964)

7 . Drum Solo

8 . w/ Art Blakey & Elvin Jones - Battle

Tracklist :

January V . Freedom Day . Tears for Johannesburg . Driva' Man . All Africa . Garvey's Ghost . Man from South Africa . Mama . Praise for a Martyr . Tender Warriors .

Wikipedia : This day (August 16, 2007), in Manhattan, New York, died Max Roach, an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.

Max Roach: As a young man, Mr. Roach, a percussion virtuoso capable of playing at the most

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Eric Dolphy records his second album as leader : ‘Out There’ (1960)

Eric Dolphy's 'Out There' is his second album as band leader, recorded on August 15, 1960 and released the same year by New Jazz.

Track Listing : 1.Out There

(Eric Dolphy, Charles Mingus) - 06:55 . 2.Serene (Eric Dolphy) - 07:01 . 3.The Baron (Eric Dolphy) - 02:57 . 4.Eclipse (Charles Mingus) - 02:45 . 5.17 West (Eric Dolphy) - 04:50 . 6.Sketch Of Melba (Randy Weston) - 04:40 . 7.Feathers (Hale Smith) - 05:00

Musicians : Eric Dolphy — Flute, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet . Ron Carter — Bass, Cello . George Duvivier — Bass . Roy Haynes — Drums

Production : Produced By Rudy Van Gelder Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer . Joe Tarantino - Mastering

Package : Rudy Van Gelder - Liner Notes . Joe Goldberg - Liner Notes

Recorded On August 15, 1960 At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, Nj.

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Abbey Lincoln records her third album : ‘It’s Magic,’ with Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly et al (1958)

Abbey Lincoln's 'It's Magic' is her third album recorded on July 24 and August 15, 1958 and released the same year by Riverside.

Track Listing : 1.I Am In Love (Cole Porter) - 02:49 . 2.It'S Magic (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 04:03 . 3.Just For Me (Jimmy Komack) - 03:36 . 4.An Occasional Man (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 03:23 . 5.Ain'T Nobody'S Business (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) - 04:29 . 6.Out Of The Past (Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) - 04:46 . 7.Music, Maestro, Please! (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) - 03:18 . 8.Love (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) - 02:41 . 9.Exactly Like You (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh) - 02:55 . 10.Little Niles (Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks) - 05:03

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Musicians : Abbey Lincoln

- Vocals . Kenny Dorham- Trumpet On…

Abbey Lincoln records ‘Straight Ahead’ with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins & Max Roach (1961)

Abbey Lincoln's 'Straight Ahead' is an album recorded on February 22, 1961 with Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins, Max Roach and others and released the same year by Candid.

Track Listing : 1.Straight Ahead

(Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron)- 05:24 . 2.When Malindy Sings (Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar)- 04:05 . 3.In The Red (Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach)- 08:32 . 4.Blue Monk (Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk)- 06:39 . 5.Left Alone (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron)- 06:48 . 6.African Lady (Langston Hughes, Randy Weston)- 03:46 . 7.Retribution (Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester)- 03:50

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln

- Vocals . Booker Little - Trumpet . Julian Priester - Trombone . Eric Dolphy - Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo . Walter Benton - Tenor Saxophone . Coleman Hawkins…

Happy Birthday David Murray. ‘One More Circle’

This day (February 19, 1955), in Oakland, California, is born David Murray, an American musician who plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet.

Tracklist :

1 . w/ Saul Williams - Citizens (2018)

2 . w/ Hamid Drake (2017)

3 . w/ Lydian Sound Orchestra (2015)

4 . @ Jamboree Jazz Club (2014)

5 . w/ Cuban Ensemble - At The Nyc Winter Jazz Fest (2012)

6 . w/ James Blood Ulmer - Blues Big Band

7 . w/ Black Saint Quartet -Live In Berlin (2007)

8 . w/ Black Saint Quartet - Flowers For Albert (2009)

9 . w/ Cassandra Wilson - The Prophet Of Doom

10 . At Kongsberg Jazz Festival

11 . 'I Am A Jazz Man' (1/2)

12 . 'I Am A Jazz Man' (2/2)

Tracklist :

Circles . Ming . Waltz to Heaven . Santa Barbara And Crenshaw Follies . Flowers for Albert . New Life . Chazz . India .The Hill
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Caravaning

From 'Caravan' to 'Midnight At The Oasis' , we have mixed 15 'Jazz, Latin and Arabic Musics' tunes around the theme of 'Deserts, Palmtreeese and Caravans'. It has Charlie Barnet, Hamid Baroudi, Barb Jungr, Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera and many more.