Randy Weston Discography
1954 (age 28)
Randy Weston - Sam Gill Duo
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass.
NYC, April 27, 1954
| What Is This Thing Called Love | Riverside RLP 2508; Milestone M-47045, MCD-47085-2 | |
| I Love You | Riverside RLP 2508; Milestone MCD-47085-2 | |
| Night And Day | - | |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | - | |
| In The Still Of The Night | Riverside RLP 2508; Milestone M-47045, MCD-47085-2 | |
| Get Out Of Town | Riverside RLP 2508; Milestone MCD-47085-2 | |
| Just One Of Those Things | - | |
| I've Got You Under My Skin | - |
* Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu 1977
* Milestone MCD-47085-2 Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio 2000
* Riverside RLP 2508 Randy Weston Plays: Cole Porter In A Modern Mood 1954
1955
The Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1955
| Sweet Sue | Riverside RLP 2515, RLP 12-227 | |
| Pam's Waltz | - | |
| Solemn Meditation | - | |
| Again | - | |
| Zulu | - | |
| If You Could See Me Now | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-227 Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo 1957
= Jazzland JLP 4 Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Zulu 1960
= Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu 1977
= Milestone MCD-47085-2 Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio 2000
* Riverside RLP 2515 The Randy Weston Trio With Art Blakey, Drums Sam Gill, Bass 1955
The Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; Sam Gill, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 29 and 31, 1955
| Get Happy | Riverside RLP 12-203, RM 3518 | |
| Fire Down There | Riverside RLP 12-203 | |
| Where Are You? | - | |
| Under Blunder | - | |
| Dark Eyes | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| Bass Knows | - | |
| C-Jam Blues | - | |
| A Ballad | - | |
| Twelfth Street Rag | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-203 Get Happy With The Randy Weston Trio 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1870-2 - 1995
* Riverside RM 3518, RS 93518 Various Artists - Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Harold Arlen
1956 (age 30)
Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne, baritone sax #1,3,5-8; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 14 and 21, 1956
| 1. | The Man I Love | Riverside RLP 12-214, RLP 12-267 |
| 2. | Serenade In Blue | Riverside RLP 12-214 |
| 3. | I Can't Get Started With You | - |
| 4. | This Can't Be Love | - |
| 5. | These Foolish Things | - |
| 6. | Lifetime | - |
| 7. | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me | - |
| 8. | Little Niles | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-214 Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne - With These Hands... 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1883-2 - 1996
= Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu 1977
* Riverside RLP 12-267 Various Artists - Riverside Drive 1958
Randy Weston Solo
Randy Weston, piano.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 10, 1956
| Little Girl Blue | Riverside RLP 12-227 | |
| We'll Be Together Again | - | |
| Softness | - | |
| Lover | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-227 Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Trio And Solo 1957
= Jazzland JLP 4 Randy Weston With Art Blakey - Zulu 1960
= Milestone M-47045 Randy Weston - Zulu 1977
= Milestone MCD-47085-2 Randy Weston - Solo, Duo And Trio 2000
Randy Weston Trio And Cecil Payne
Cecil Payne, baritone sax #1,2,4,5,7,8; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Al Dreares, drums.
Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 14, 1956
| 1. | Theme: Solemn Meditation | Riverside RLP 12-232 |
| 2. | Just A Riff | - |
| 3. | You Go To My Head | - |
| 4. | Once In A While | - |
| 5. | Hold 'Em Joe | - |
| 6. | It's All Right With Me | - |
| 7. | Chessman's Delight | - |
| 8. | Theme: Solemn Meditation | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-232 Randy Weston Trio And Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia 1957
= Jazzland JLP 13 Randy Weston, Cecil Payne - Greenwich Village Jazz 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1747, OJCCD-1747-2 Randy Weston Trio And Cecil Payne - Jazz A La Bohemia 1990
Randy Weston Quintet
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Cecil Payne, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Wilbert Hogan, drums.
NYC, November 21, 1956
| Run Joe | Dawn DLP 1116 | |
| In A Little Spanish Town | - | |
| J & K Blues | - | |
| You Needn't | - |
* Dawn DLP 1116 Randy Weston - The Modern Art Of Jazz 1957
Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
NYC, November 22, 1956
| Loose Wig | Dawn DLP 1116, DLP 1124 | |
| A Theme For Teddy | Dawn DLP 1116 | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| How High The Moon | Dawn DLP 1116, DLP 1123 | |
| Stormy Weather | Harmony HL 7196 |
* Dawn DLP 1116 Randy Weston - The Modern Art Of Jazz 1957
* Dawn DLP 1124 Various Artists - Jazz For Hi-Fi Lovers 1956
* Dawn DLP 1123 Various Artists - Critics' Choice 1957
* Harmony HL 7196 Various Artists - Modern Jazz Festival
1957
Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; John A. "Peck" Morrison, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, spring 1957
| Earth Birth | Jubilee JLP 1060 | |
| Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen | - | |
| Saucer Eyes | - | |
| I Got Rhythm | - | |
| Gingerbread | - | |
| Cocktails For Two | - | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | - | |
| Fe-Double-U Blues | - |
* Jubilee JLP 1060 Randy Weston - Piano A-La-Mode 1959
1958
The Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; George Joyner, bass; G.T. Hogan, drums; Allan Morrison, announcer.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 5, 1958
| Announcement By Allan Morrison | Metrojazz E1005 | |
| 58-XY-931ST | Hi-Fly | - |
| 58-XY-932ST | Excerpt From Bantu Suite | - |
| 58-XY-933ST | Beef Blues Stew | - |
| 58-XY-930ST | Machine Blues | - |
* Metrojazz E1005 Randy Weston, Patrolman Lem Winchester - New Faces At Newport 1958
Randy Weston Sextet
Ray Copeland, trumpet #1-5,7; Idrees Sulieman, trumpet #6; Melba Liston, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; George Joyner, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
RCA Studios, NYC, October, 1958
| 1. | Earth Birth | United Artists UAL 4011 |
| 2. | Little Susan | - |
| 3. | Nice Ice | - |
| 4. | Little Niles | - |
| 5. | Pam's Waltz | - |
| 6. | Babe's Blues | - |
| 7. | Let's Climb A Hill | - |
* United Artists UAL 4011, UAS 5011 Randy Weston's Music - Little Niles 1959
= Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 Randy Weston - Little Niles 1976
1959
Randy Weston Trio Plus Four Trombones
Bennie Green, Slide Hampton, Melba Liston, Frank Rehak, trombone; Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas.
NYC, May, 1959
| We're Ladies | United Artists UAL 4045 | |
| I Know Your Kind | United Artists UAL 4045; Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 | |
| Rose Lovejoy Of Paradise Alley | United Artists UAL 4045 | |
| Anyone Would Love You | - | |
| Once Knew A Fella | United Artists UAL 4045; Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 | |
| Every Once In A While | - | |
| Fair Warning | United Artists UAL 4045 | |
| Are You Ready Gyp Watson | - | |
| That Ring On The Finger | - | |
| Once Knew A Fella (repeat track) | - | |
| I Say Hello | United Artists UAL 4045; Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 |
* United Artists UAL 4045, UAS 5045 The Randy Weston Trio + Four Trombones - Destry Rides Again 1959
* Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 Randy Weston - Little Niles 1976
Randy Weston Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-3,5,6; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Clifford Jarvis, drums #6; Brock Peters, vocal #3.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, October 26, 1959
| 1. | High Fly | United Artists UAL 4066 |
| 2. | Beef Blues Stew | - |
| 3. | Where | - |
| 4. | Star Crossed Lovers | - |
| 5. | Spot Five Blues | - |
| 6. | Lisa Lovely | - |
* United Artists UAL 4066, UAS 5066 Randy Weston - Live At The Fivespot 1960
= Blue Note BN-LA598-H2 Randy Weston - Little Niles 1976
1960
Randy Weston Quartet
Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Randy Weston, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
NYC, June 30, 1960
| 15053 | "204" | Roulette unissued |
| 15054 | Cry Me Not | - |
| 15055 | Portrait Of Patsy J | - |
| 15056 | Cecil's Blues | - |
| 15057 | Honky Tonk | - |
| 15058 | Uncle Nemo | - |
| 15059 | Saucer Eyes | - |
Randy Weston Group
Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, clarinet; Jerome Richardson, baritone sax, piccolo; Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Ron Carter, George Duvivier, bass; G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip, Max Roach, drums; Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, percussion; Martha Flowers, soprano vocal; Brock Peters, baritone vocal; Tuntemeke Sanga, narrator.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November, 1960
| Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza Part 1 | Roulette R-65001, RE-130 | |
| 1st Movement: Uhuru Kwanza Part 2 | - | |
| 2nd Movement: African Lady | - | |
| 3rd Movement: Bantu | - | |
| 4th Movement: Kucheza Blues | - |
* Roulette R-65001, SR-65001 Randy Weston - Uhuru Afrika 1961
* Roulette RE-130 Randy Weston - Echoes Of An Era: Bantu 1976
1963
Randy Weston Group
Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Aaron Bell, tuba; Budd Johnson, soprano, tenor sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Frankie Dunlop, drums, percussion; Archie Lee, congas, percussion; George Young, percussion.
Webster Hall, NYC, April, 1963
| Caban Bamboo Highlife | Colpix CP 456 | |
| Niger Mambo | - | |
| Zulu | - | |
| In Memory Of | - | |
| Congolese Children | - | |
| Blues To Africa | - | |
| Mystery Of Love | - |
* Colpix CP 456, SCP 456 Randy Weston - Music From The New African Nations Featuring The Highlife 1963
1964
Randy Weston Septet
Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger #1-6; Booker Ervin, tenor sax #1-6; Randy Weston, piano, celeste; Vishnu Wood, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums; Big Black, conga drums, vocal #4-6; Sir Harold Murray, percussion #4-6.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1964
| 1. 23815 | Berkshire Blues | Bakton BR 1001 |
| 2. 23816 | Portrait Of Vivian | - |
| 3. 23817 | Willie's Tune | - |
| 4. 23818 | Niger Mambo | - |
| 5. 23819 | African Cookbook | - |
| 6. 23820 | Congolese Children's Song | - |
| 7. 23821 | Blues For Five Reasons | - |
* Bakton BR 1001, BRS 1001 Randy Weston - Randy!
= Atlantic SD 1609 Randy Weston - African Cookbook 1971
1965
Randy Weston Solo
Randy Weston, piano.
NYC, August 18, 1965
| Berkshire Blues | Freedom (E) FLP 41026 | |
| Lagos | - | |
| Sweet Meat | - | |
| Ifran | - |
* Freedom (E) FLP 41026 Randy Weston - Berkshire Blues 1977
= Arista Freedom AL 1026 -
= Black Lion (G) BLCD 760205 - 1995
Randy Weston Trio
Randy Weston, piano; Vishnu Bill Wood, bass; Lennie McBrowne, drums.
NYC, October 14, 1965
| Three Blind Mice | Freedom (E) FLP 41026 | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Purple Gazelle | - |
* Freedom (E) FLP 41026 Randy Weston - Berkshire Blues 1977
= Arista Freedom AL 1026 -
= Black Lion (G) BLCD 760205 - 1995
1972 (age 46)
Randy Weston, Guests: Freddie Hubbard, Grover Washington Jr., Hubert Laws
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, trombone; Wayne Andre, trombone, baritone horn; Paul Faulise, bass trombone; James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson, French horn; Hubert Laws, flute, alto, bass flute, electric flute; Romeo Penque, oboe, English horn, clarinet, flute, alto, bass flute, piccolo; George Marge, English horn, clarinet, flute, alto, bass flute; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano, electric piano; David Horowitz, Moog; Ron Carter, bass; Bill Wood, bass #3; Bill Cobham, drums; Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston, percussion; Madame Meddah, vocal; Don Sebesky, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March and April, 1972
| 1. | Ifrane | CTI CTI 6016 |
| 2. | Ganawa (Blue Moses) | CTI CTI 6016; Kudu SS-1 |
| 3. | Night In Medina | CTI CTI 6016 |
| 4. | Marrakesh Blues | - |
* CTI CTI 6016 Randy Weston - Blue Moses 1972
* Kudu SS-1 Grover Washington Jr. - Side Star 1983
1974
Randy Weston Quartet
Billy Harper, tenor sax, flute; Randy Weston, piano; William Allen, bass; Don Moye, drums; Steve Berrios, congas, percussion.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, July 5, 1974
| Carnival | Freedom (E) FLP 40148 | |
| Introduction | - | |
| Tribute To Duke Ellington | - | |
| Introduction | - | |
| Mystery Of Love | - |
Billy Harper, tenor sax, flute; Randy Weston, piano; William Allen, bass; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass, oud; Don Moye, drums; Steve Berrios, congas, percussion.
| Isma | Freedom (E) unissued | |
| Sahel | - |
* Freedom (E) FLP 40148 Randy Weston - Recorded Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival - Carnival 1974
= Freedom (E) FLP 41004 Randy Weston - Live At Montreux '74 - Carnival 1974
= Arista Freedom AL 1004 -
Randy Weston Solo
Randy Weston, piano.
The Aula Ramibuhl, Zurich, Switzerland, August 14, 1974
| African Village / Bedfort Stuyvesant | Freedom (E) FLP 40153 | |
| Tangier Bay | - | |
| Blues To Africa | - | |
| Kasbah Kids | - | |
| Uhuru Kwanza | - | |
| The Call | - | |
| Kucheza Blues | - | |
| Sahel | - |
* Freedom (E) FLP 40153 Randy Weston - Blues To Africa 1974
= Freedom (E) FLP 41014 - 1975
= Arista Freedom AL 1014 -
1975
Randy Weston Solo
Randy Weston, piano.
Studio Palm, Paris, France, September 21, 1975
| Yubadee | Enja (G) 2086 | |
| Little Niles | - | |
| Blues To Senegal | - | |
| African Nite | - | |
| Con Alma | - | |
| C.W. Blues | - | |
| Jejouka | - |
* Enja (G) 2086, CD 2086-2 Randy Weston - Nuit Africaine
1991 (age 65)
Randy Weston Group
Randy Weston, piano.
BMG Studios, NYC, May 20, 21 and 22, 1991
| African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1 | Antilles 314 511 896-2 |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| The Healers | - |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Cookbook | - |
Yassir Chadly, genbri, karkabas, handclaps, vocal; Jamil Nasser, bass; Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| La Elaha-Ella Allah / Morad Allah | - |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| The Call | - |
add Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2 | - |
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| The Seventh Queen | - |
Pharoah Sanders, gaita; Randy Weston, piano; Yassir Chadly, genbri, karkabas, handclaps, vocal; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, percussion.
| Blue Moses | - |
Dizzy Gillespie, Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Benny Powell, trombone; Talib Kibwe, alto sax, alto flute; Billy Harper, Dewey Redman, tenor sax; Randy Weston, piano; Alex Blake, Jamil Nasser, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Big Black, Azzedin Weston, percussion.
| African Sunrise | - |
Randy Weston, piano.
| A Prayer For Us All | - |
* Antilles 314 511 896-2 Randy Weston - The Spirits Of Our Ancestors 1992
= Verve (F) 511 857-2 -