Randy Weston – Little Niles
Randy Weston – Nice Ice
Randy Weston – Let’s Climb A Hill
Been on a major jazz kick this year, might have doubled my whole collection in the past nine months. It’s strange spending most of my DJ career been associated with jazz, playing it exclusively on “The Blue Note” in Atlanta and “Stompin’ Grounds” in Madison, but since moving to LA, it hasn’t been a major part of my show at KCRW or KPFK. I’ll be working to change that in the future. Ran into this lovely album at Atomic in Burbank during a pre-birthday jaunt. Weston’s Uhuru Afrika from 1960 is one of my all-time favorites and so when I noticed a lot of the same personnel, particularly Melba Liston, one of the truly unsung geniuses of modern jazz, I had a feeling it would not disappoint. As an added bonus there are some gorgeous words on the back from legendary poet Langston Hughes…gorgeous words to match the gorgeous music.
Cheers,
Michael