180g Virgin Vinyl! High Quality Pressing!
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering!
Randy Weston now an elderly gentleman and one of the few living witnesses and co-creators from the heyday of hard bop still leaves his home in Brooklyn to tour through Africa, Europe and Asia. A truly multicultural man. His percussive style has been influenced in particular by the ethnic music of Morocco; his amazing sense for the sounds produced by North-African melodic and rhythmic instruments has enriched his music over many years.
After seven years without making any recordings, "Blue Moses" was recorded in 1972 in Rudy Van Gelders studio. Lengthy trips through North Africa and as far as the Niger, plus the ignorance of American record companies, were the reasons for the long pause. Finally the CTI producer Creed Taylor took an interest in Randy Weston and financed a large ensemble with Don Sebesky as arranger.
The four themes provide a great basis for improvisations by the soloists, whereby the Randy Westons piano takes the lions share. The flute is also very prominent and no wonder: it is played by Hubert Laws.
It is quite possible that many jazz fans will have missed the name Randy Weston when flipping through the letter 'W' in record shops in the 70s. Now they have the opportunity to correct this mistake with this re-release.
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Randy Weston
Freddie Hubbard
Grover Washington, Jr.
Hubert Laws
Selections:
1. Ganawa (Blue Moses)
2. Night in Medina
3. Marrakesh Blues
4. Ifrane
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering!
Randy Weston now an elderly gentleman and one of the few living witnesses and co-creators from the heyday of hard bop still leaves his home in Brooklyn to tour through Africa, Europe and Asia. A truly multicultural man. His percussive style has been influenced in particular by the ethnic music of Morocco; his amazing sense for the sounds produced by North-African melodic and rhythmic instruments has enriched his music over many years.
After seven years without making any recordings, "Blue Moses" was recorded in 1972 in Rudy Van Gelders studio. Lengthy trips through North Africa and as far as the Niger, plus the ignorance of American record companies, were the reasons for the long pause. Finally the CTI producer Creed Taylor took an interest in Randy Weston and financed a large ensemble with Don Sebesky as arranger.
The four themes provide a great basis for improvisations by the soloists, whereby the Randy Westons piano takes the lions share. The flute is also very prominent and no wonder: it is played by Hubert Laws.
It is quite possible that many jazz fans will have missed the name Randy Weston when flipping through the letter 'W' in record shops in the 70s. Now they have the opportunity to correct this mistake with this re-release.
Features:
180g Virgin Vinyl
High Quality Pressing
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Musicians:
Randy Weston
Freddie Hubbard
Grover Washington, Jr.
Hubert Laws
Selections:
1. Ganawa (Blue Moses)
2. Night in Medina
3. Marrakesh Blues
4. Ifrane
