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| Remembering pianist Randy Weston on his 100th birthday with a few stellar performances and a 1997 lecture you may have missed. |
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| To mark Randy Weston's 100th birthday, In+Out Records has just issued a box set of three live albums recorded between 1985-88. |
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| Cheers to saxophonist Eric Kloss on his 76th birthday – here's his blast through Randy Weston's "African Cookbook" and more. |
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| Remembering jazz trumpet titan Kenny Dorham on his birthday with a few sessions where he really shines in a support role. |
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| Pianist Randy Weston talks about how growing up in Bed-Stuy surrounded by music helped spur a lifelong quest. |
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| Listen to Nat Birchall's latest mix of spiritual jazz and roots reggae on Sounds From The Ancient Archive right here. |
Nat Birchall's Sounds From The Ancient Archive – April 17, 2021 Tracklist
1. "Powerful Paul Robeson" (vocal version) - Clifford Jordan, from the LP Remembering Me-Me (Muse)
2. "Throw It Away" - Abbey Lincoln, from the LP Golden Lady (Marge, France/Inner City USA)
3. "Burundi Pose" - Big Black, from the LP Elements Of Now (UNI Records)
4. "Gbogbo Omo Ibile" - Solomon Ilori, 12" (Blue Note/Honest Jon's)
5. "Tenor On The Call" - Tommy McCook & The Discosonics, 12" (Studio 1)
6. Untitled (Version of "Jah Jah Way" - Yabby You) - Tommy McCook (Dubplate)
7. "Sunshine Fly Away" - Larry Young, from the LP Lawrence Of Newark (Perception Records)
8. "Black Butterfly" - Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band, from the LP Egyptian Jazz (Art Yard)
9. "Pan Afro" - Sun Ra & His Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra, from the LP Discipline 27-II (Strut/Art Yard)
10. "Necaumung-Us" - Beaver Harris, from the the LP Beaver Is My Name (Timeless)
11. "Peace In Essaouria" - Pharoah Sanders/Maleem Mahmmod Ghania, from the LP Trance Of The Seven Colors (Zehra)
12. "Sahara Samba" - Olatunji, from the LP Drums! Drums! Drums! (Roulette)
13. "Jah Jah Skanking" - The Natty Locks 7" (Fay Music Inc)
14. "Black Skin Vinration" - Dubwise 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)
15. "Your Teacher" a.k.a. "Black Skin" - Black Skin The Prophet 7" (Cry Tuff/Black Skin The Prophet)
16. "African Cookbook" - Randy Weston, from the LP African Cookbook (Atlantic)
17. "Civilisation" - The Classics 7"
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| Remembering composer/pianist and cultural ambassador Randy Weston with a couple of classic performances. |
