Released Early August 1963 Producer Jack Lewis Artist Randy Weston Genre Jazz | Length 36:55 Highlife
(1963) Randy
(1964) Release date August 1963 | |
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Recorded April, 1963
Webster Hall, New York City Label J. Joes J. Edizioni Musicali Randy Weston albums Piano á la Mode, Little Niles, The Spirits of Our Ancestors, Cole Porter in a Modern, Destry Rides Again | ||
Highlife (full title Music from the New African Nations featuring the Highlife) is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Colpix label. Weston had traveled to Africa for the first time in 1961 for a series of concerts in Lagos, Nigeria, sponsored by the American Society of African Culture, and the album is inspired by the music of the African continent, in particular the highlife genre of West Africa.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "Highly recommended, these sessions are among the recorded highpoints of Randy Weston's productive career."
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
- "Caban Bamboo Highlife" - 2:46
- "Niger Mambo" (Bobby Benson) - 5:03
- "Zulu" - 4:42
- "In Memory Of" - 7:46
- "Congolese Children" - 2:34
- "Blues to Africa" - 6:23
- "Mystery of Love" (Guy Warren) - 7:41
Personnel
Songs
1Caban Bamboo Highlife (Remastered 2016)2:45
2Niger Mambo (Remastered 2016)5:01
3Zulu (Remastered 2016)4:40