Randy Weston compositions performed by other artists

[soulpope]

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[BillF]

 

[Milestones]

Eric Dolpy had a version of "Sketch of Melba" on Out There, and Booker Ervin a version of the same piece on the Roy Haynes album Cracklin.'

Rodney Kendrick: "Berkshire Blues" and "Gawana in Paris." 

Other than "Hi-Fly" and, to a lesser extent "Little Niles," Weston's impressive oeuvre has been very under-utilized by other artists.   

[mikeweil]

"Little Niles" and "Hi-Fly" may well lead the list ...

These are the performances of "Little Niles" I find in the Lord disco:

Randy Weston, 1956, Riverside

Donald Byrd, 1957, Columbia

Herbie Mann, 1957, Epic

Oscar Pettiford, 1957, ABC

George Shearing, 1958, Capitol

Abbey Lincoln, 1958,Riverside

Randy Weston, 1958, United Artists

Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross, 1959, World Pacific

Emil Richards, 1960?, Del-Fi

The Three-Out, 1960, Columbia (Australia)

Paul Serrano, 1960, Riverside

Jack Brokensha, 1963, Savoy

Dollar Brand, 1966, BlackLion

Eugen Cicero, 1965, MPS

Phineas Newborn Jr., 1969, Contemporary

Phil Woods, 1976, RCA Victor

Gemeente Reinigungsorkest, 1980, BV Haast

Horace Tapscott, 1982, Nimbus

Mark Murphy, 1982, Muse

Kenny Barron, 1982, Baybridge

Alejandro Espinosa, 1984, AE (Chile)

Phil Woods, 1984, Red

Soesja Citoen, 1986, Timeless

Urs Voerkel, 1987, Percaso

Art Lande, 1987, Great American Music Hall

etc. - a total of 82 peformances, Weston's included.

18 minutes ago, Milestones said:

Other than "Hi-Fly" and, to a lesser extent "Little Niles," Weston's impressive oeuvre has been very under-utilized by other artists.   

True - that's why Rodney Kendrick's selections were so important - IIRC Weston was his mentor. Some label now should contract him to do a Randy Weston tribute. 

Hi Fly is listed 151 times (Weston's recordings included).

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[Milestones]

"Kucheza Blues"--Horace Parlan (with Booker Ervin) on Happy Frame of Mind.

 "Saucer Eyes"--Cecil Payne

[Teasing the Korean]

5 hours ago, mikeweil said:

"Little Niles" and "Hi-Fly" may well lead the list ...

George Shearing, 1958, Capitol

Love that version!

[HutchFan]

Jaki Byard did an excellent version of "Hi -Fly."  It also served as the album title:

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[Hardbopjazz]

I like the vocal version of "The Berkshire Blues" which Jon Hendricks and Company recorded. The title was changed to "Love" on the below album.

 

 

[king ubu]

"Kucheza Blues" by Parlan (with Booker Ervin!) is a favourite ... will need to check out a few others mentioned, but generally I don't feel much of a need for Weston covers--he covered the ground himself pretty well and pretty thoroughly  

[mikeweil]

14 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Love that version!

Me, too! Shearing's actually was the first that came to my mind.

[optatio]

HORACE PARLAN TRIO: HIGH-FLY. STEEPLE CHASE DIRECT CUTTING SCD 17003, LIMITED EDITION [1978]

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[soulpope]

20 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Kenny Barron, 1982, Baybridge

This LP (titled "Spiral") is excellent overall ....

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[Teasing the Korean]

7 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Me, too! Shearing's actually was the first that came to my mind.

Those kind of unexpected covers by crossover artists make me wonder how jazz or pop may have evolved in different directions if they had caught on.  

I also wonder what jazz would sound like today if there had been books of Lennie Tristano's transcribed solos rather than Charlie Parker's! 

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