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Cole Porter in a Modern Mood (Riverside 1955)
With These Hands... (Riverside, 1956)
Trio and Solo (Riverside, 1957)
Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio (Riverside, 1955)
Jazz á la Bohemia (Riverside, 1956)
The Modern Art of Jazz (the Dawn label, 1956)

Editor's info:
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS: 1955 1957
A hugely gifted pianist, composer and bandleader, Randy Weston is among the most highly regarded jazz musicians still active. A great admirer, esteemed fellow keys player Marian McPartland OBE, hailed him "one of the world's great visionary pianists and composers." With nods to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, Weston is well known for his distinctive and unique sound, one able to induce the full spectrum of emotion in the listener via his rhythmic, percussive technique. Born 6th April 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, his Jamaican parents owned a restaurant in the borough. Weston began taking classical piano and dance lessons at an early age, and when his father Frank enrolled him at the highly-reputable Boys High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the young pianist began studying under Professor Atwell - a teacher who allowed him to explore music outside the classical genre. After a brief stint in the army during World War II, Weston opened his own restaurant, a venue that would become a popular hangout for leading bebop players. Many keyboard giants would frequent the eatery, including Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington and Weston s cousin, Wynton Kelly. However, it would be the visits by Thelonious Monk that would have the most profound and lasting impact on Weston s career. Randy Weston turned professional towards the end of the 1940s, playing in the bands of Bullmoose Jackson, Frank Culley and Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, then collaborating with Kenny Dorham and Cecil Payne in 1953 and 1954 respectively. Weston also struck out on his own in 54, recording his debut album as.......
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