Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars with the review by Jim Todd stating, "This early release from Randy Weston finds the pianist still in his formative stages... The set shows Weston's facility with standards, Ellingtonia, even ragtime, but, with several tracks coming in well under four minutes, the performances offer little room for development. The impression here is that of a pianist of great potential limbering up before the curtain rises for the show".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

1. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:42
2. "Fire Down There" (Traditional) - 2:51
3. "Where Are You?" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:09
4. "Under Blunder" - 3:06
5. "Dark Eyes" (Florian Hermann) - 3:34
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:56
7. "Bass Knows" - 5:15
8. "C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) - 2:49
9. "A Ballad" (Sam Gill) - 4:20
10. "Twelfth Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman) - 2:59

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