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Released
  
1957

Length
  
39:59

The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston (1956)
  
Piano รก la Mode (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
November 21 & 22, 1956

Producer
  
Chuck Darwin

Artist
  
Randy Weston

Label
  
AVID Entertainment

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Similar
  
Randy Weston albums, Jazz albums

The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston (also released as How High the Moon) is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1956 and released on the Dawn label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "This album does not deserve its obscurity". The All About Jazz review said that "Randy Weston fans should certainly find this album a valuable peek at an early stage of his career".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

  1. "Loose Wig" - 3:01
  2. "Run Joe" (Louis Jordan, Walter Merrick, Joe Willoughby) - 3:43
  3. "A Theme for Teddy" - 5:41
  4. "In a Little Spanish Town" (Sam M. Lewis, Mabel Wayne, Joe Young) - 3:01
  5. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:18
  6. "J. K. Blues" - 4:17
  7. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:01
  8. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) - 4:49
  9. "Stormy Weather" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 5:08 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded in New York City on November 21 (tracks 2, 4 & 6) and November 22 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7-9), 1956

    • Personnel

  • Randy Weston - piano
  • Ray Copeland - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  • Cecil Payne - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
  • Wilbert Hogan (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Willie Jones (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7-9) - drums

    • Songs

    1Loose Wig (Remastered)3:03
    2Run Joe (Remastered)3:44
    3A Theme for Teddy (Remastered)5:43

    References

    The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston Wikipedia
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