Randy Weston Trio
PERSONNEL: Weston (piano), Gill (bass), and Hogan (drums). Recorded: August 29 and 31, 1955. First Playing: Station 2YD, November 1, 9.43 p.m, (approx.). WAS extremely disappointed with Randy Weston’s first long-playing record, on which he played the music of Cole Porter. His latest, however, from which this session is chosen, reveals a more mature pianist and one to whom I thoroughly enjoyed listening. Named as the New Piano Star for 1955 by Down Beat, this six-foot-seven musician is a member of the younger New York school of jazz. Weston is a lyrical pianist close to the style of Thelonius Monk, one economical in notes, searching for unusual chord formations. Throughout he plays with a firm beat, never failing to swing and never forgetting that the piano is played with two hands. His up tempo numbers do not sound driven or pushed, his slow tunes are not aimless wanderings. In other words, Randy Weston is a completely relaxed musician, whose work is most commendable and must therefore receive wider recognition, Listen to this programme carefully; you, too, should enjoy it.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 15
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182Randy Weston Trio New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 898, 19 October 1956, Page 15
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