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Released
  
1977

Berkshire Blues (1965)
  
Blues (1964-65)

Release date
  
1977

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
37:28

Artist
  
Randy Weston

Label
  
1201 MUSIC

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Recorded
  
August 18 and October 14, 1965 New York City

Producers
  
Duke Ellington, Michael Cuscuna

Randy Weston albums
  
African Cookbook, Randy, Monterey '66, The Spirits of Our Ancestors, Blue Moses

Berkshire blues randy weston


Berkshire Blues is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Freedom label in 1977.

Contents

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Scott Yanow, stating: "Throughout the set, Weston's solos hold on to one's interest, although the overall results are really not all that essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

  1. "Three Blind Mice" (Traditional) - 5:33
  2. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) - 6:24
  3. "Purple Gazelle" (Duke Ellington) - 5:53
  4. "Berkshire Blues" - 4:14
  5. "Lagos" - 5:36
  6. "Sweet Meat" - 3:39
  7. "Ifran" - 5:37
  • Recorded on 18 August 1965 (tracks 4-7) and 14 October, 1965 (tracks 1-3) in New York City

    • Personnel

  • Randy Weston - piano
  • Vishnu Bill Wood - bass (tracks 1-3)
  • Lennie McBrowne - drums (tracks 1-3)

    • Songs

    1Three Blind Mice5:33
    2Perdido (Instrumental)6:24
    3Purple Gazelle5:54

    References

    Berkshire Blues Wikipedia
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