Mosaic Select 4 - Randy Weston

Tracklist: 

CD 1

1. Earth Birth (A) 2:50

2. Little Susan (A) 3:22

3. Nice Ice (A) 2:54

4. Little Niles (A) 5:58

5. Pam’s Waltz (A) 3:13

6. Babe’s Blues (A) 6:55

7. Let’s Climb A Hill (A) 5:50

8. Hi Fly (B) 7:21

9. Beef Blues Stew (B) 5:00

10. Star Crossed Lovers (B) 5:09

11. Spot Five Blues (B) 10:42

12. Lisa Lovely (B) 4:40

13. Where 5:53

CD 2

1. Earth Birth (C) 5:10

2. Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen (C) 3:14

3. Saucer Eyes (C) 4:19

4. I Got Rhythm (C) 5:22

5. Gingerbread (C) 2:54

6. Cocktails For Two (C) 3:35

7. Honeysuckle Rose (C) 6:28

8. Fe-Double-U Blues (C) 5:36

9. Portrait Of Patsy J (D) 4:07

10. Uncle Nemo (D) 4:58

11. Cry Me Not (D) 5:17

12. Honk Honk (D) 2:01

13. Saucer Eyes (D) 4:22

14. 204 (D) 6:31

15. C.B. Blues (D) 4:54

CD 3

1. Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza (Part One) (E) 2:36

2. First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza (Part Two) (E) 5:45

3. Second Movement: African Lady (E) 8:24

4. Third Movement: Bantu (E) 8:03

5. Fourth Movement: Kucheza Blues (E) 8:01

6. Caban Bamboo Highlife (F) 2:44

7. Niger Mambo (F) 5:01

8. Zulu (F) 4:40

9. In Memory Of (F) 7:44

10. Congolese Children (F) 2:32

11. Blues To Africa (F) 6:21

12. Mystery Of Love (F) 7:37

(A) Idrees Sulieman (“Babe’s Blues”), Ray Copeland (all others), trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone; Randy Weston, piano; George Joyner (Jamil Nasser), bass; Charlie Persip, drums. Arranged by Melba Liston.

On “Let’s Climb A Hill”, no horns appear and Persip doubles on tympani.

Recorded in New York City in October 1958

Produced by Jack Lewis. Recording engineer Ray Hall

Originally issued as LITTLE NILES (United Artists UAL 4011/UAS 5011)

(B) Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Randy Weston, piano; Wilbur Little, bass; Roy Haynes, drums. Arranged by Melba Liston. On “Lisa Lovely” Clifford Jarvis is added as an additional drummer. On “Where” vocalist Brock Peters is added.

Recorded live at the Five Spot, NYC on October 26, 1959

Originally issued as LIVE AT THE FIVE SPOT (United Artists UAL 4066/UAS 5066)

(C) Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Connie Kay, drums. “Nobody Knows..” and “Cocktails For Two” are piano solos.

Recorded at Beltone Studios in New York City in Spring 1957

Produced by Lee Kraft

Originally issued as PIANO-A-LA-MODE (Jubilee JGM 1060)

(D) Cecil Payne, baritone saxophone; Randy Weston, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Recorded in New York City on June 4, 1960

Produced By Teddy Reig

“Saucer Eyes” was first issued on The Roulette Jazz CD Sampler (Roulette B2-97772). All other selections are previously unissued.

(E) Clark Terry, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard, trumpets; Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson, trombones; Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto saxophone, flute; Sahib Shihab, alto & baritone saxophone; Jerome Richardson, saxophones, piccolo, Budd Johnson, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Yusef Lateef, tenor saxophone, flute, oboe; Cecil Payne, baritone saxophone; Les Spann, flute, guitar; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Randy Weston; piano; George Duvivier, Ron Carter, basses; Max Roach, Charlie Persip, G.T. Hogan, drums; Babatunde Olatunji, African percussion; Candido Camero, congas; Armando Peraza, bongos,congas; Arranged by Melba Liston

On “African Lady” vocalists Martha Flowers and Brock Peters are added.

On “Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza” narrator Tuntemeke Sanga is added.

Recorded at Bell Sound, New York City in November 17 & 18, 1960

Produced by Teddy Reig

Originally issued as UHURU AFRIKA (Roulette SR 65001)

(F) Ray Copeland, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson; trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Aaron Bell, tuba; Booker Ervin; tenor saxophone; Budd Johnson, soprano & tenor saxophones; Randy Weston, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Frankie Dunlop, drums, percussion; Archie Lee, congas, percussion; George Young, percussion. Arranged by Melba Liston.

Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City in April, 1963

Produced by Jack Lewis

Originally issued as HIGHLIFE (Colpix SCP 456)