Tanjah (album)
| Tanjah | ||||
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| Studio album by Randy Weston | ||||
| Released | May 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded |
May 21 & 22, 1973 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:53 | |||
| Label |
Polydor PD 5055 | |||
| Randy Weston chronology | ||||
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Tanjah is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in May 1973 in New York City and originally released on the Polydor label.[2]
Reception
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "The weak points are Weston's use of the Fender Rhodes on a few songs (it waters down his personality) and Candido's chanting during an otherwise exciting version of 'Hi-Fly,' but those are easily compensated for by the infectious calypso 'Jamaican East' and Liston's inventive reworking of 'Little Niles.' Recommended."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston
- "Hi-Fly" - 5:06
- "In Memory Of" - 5:55
- "Sweet Meat" - 3:42
- "Jamaica East" - 4:36
- "Sweet Meat [First Alternative Take]" - 3:54 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Tanjah" - 8:36
- "The Last Day" - 4:07
- "Sweet Meat [Second Alternative Take]" - 3:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Little Niles" - 4:11
Personnel
- Randy Weston - piano
- Ernie Royal, Ray Copeland, Jon Faddis - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Al Grey - trombone
- Jack Jeffers - bass trombone
- Julius Watkins - French horn
- Norris Turney - alto saxophone, piccolo
- Taiwo Yusve Divall - alto saxophone, ashiko drums
- Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet
- Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, flute
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Ron Carter - bass
- Rudy Collins - drums
- Azzedin Weston - percussion
- Candido Camero - percussion, narrator
- Omar Clay - marimba, timbales
- Earl Williams - percussion
- Ahmed Abdul-Malik - oud, narrator
- Delores Ivory Davis - vocals on "The Last Day"
- Melba Liston - arranger
References
- ↑ Billboard May 4, 1974
- ↑ Randy Weston discography, accessed August 17, 2012.
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed August 17, 2012.
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