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Saga (Import) (CD)

By: Randy Weston
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DISC 1 for Saga (Import) (CD) Album By Randy Weston
1   Beauty Of It All  
2   Loose Wig  
3   Tangier Baby  
4   FEW Blues  
5   Uncle Neemo  
6   Lagos  
7   Night In Mbari  
8   Saucer Eyes  
9   Three Pyramids And The Sphinx  
10   Casbah Kids  
11   Jahjuka  
12   Gathering  
 
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JazzTimes (5/96, p.73) - "...In crafting specific moods and moments for his musicians, Weston closely mirrors the Ellington tradition, a fountain from which he quaffed copiously and most rewardingly throughout his career. SAGA is another essential chapter in that odyssey."

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Personnel: Randy Weston (piano); Talib Kibwe (saxophone, flute); Billy Harper (tenor saxophone); Benny Powell (trombone); Alex Blake (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); Neil Clarke (percussion).
Randy Weston was still at the peak of his powers, despite nearing his 70th birthday, for this set recorded with a septet in 1995. Weston's writing and playing have long drawn from a combination of American jazz and African traditions. This set celebrates that rich and entwined heritage, and Weston fearlessly juxtaposes dissonant note clusters with sweetly inviting melodies. "Tangier Bay," is, for example, relentlessly propulsive with undulating counter-rhythms.
His three front-line soloists are distinct and inventive: tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, alto saxophonist Talib Kibwe, and trombonist Benny Powell. This album, along with EARTH BIRTH and the PORTRAITS series, made the '90s an expansive and productive decade for Weston.

Album Description

Randy Weston was still at the peak of his powers, despite nearing his 70th birthday, for this set recorded with a septet in 1995. Weston's writing and playing have long drawn from a combination of American jazz and African traditions. This set celebrates that rich and entwined heritage, and Weston fearlessly juxtaposes dissonant note clusters with sweetly inviting melodies. "Tangier Bay", is, for example, relentlessly propulsive with undulating counter-rhythms.
His three front-line soloists are distinct and inventive: tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, alto saxophonist Talib Kibwe, and trombonist Benny Powell. This album, along with EARTH BIRTH and the PORTRAITS series, made the '90s an expansive and productive decade for Weston.

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