Jubilee JP 1060
Randy Weston

Little Niles + Piano a-la-mode (2 Lp on 1 CD) Digipack

Jazz Beat

Personnel:
Randy Weston (p), Ray Copeland (tp), Melba Liston (tb, arr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), Jamil Nasser, Peck Morrison, Ron Carter (b), Charles Persip, Connie Kay, Roy Haynes (d)

Reference: JB 540

Bar code: 8436019585405

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This CD contains Randy Westons complete original LP Little Niles (1958), presenting his own compositions arranged by Melba Liston. As a bonus, it's dded the complete album Piano a-la-Mode (1957), plus a 1960 quartet version of Saucer Eyes taken from a rare anthology.

Tracklist

01. Earth Birth 2:52
02. Little Susan 3:24
03. Nice Ice 2:55
04. Little Niles 6:00
05. Pam´s Waltz 3:15
06. Babe´s Blues 6:58
07. Let's Climb A Hill 5:53
08. Eath Birth 5:12
09. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen 3:16
10. Saucer Eyes 4:21
11. I Got Rhythm 5:24
12. Gingerbread 2:57
13. Cocktails For Two 3:37
14. Honeysuckle Rose 6:30
15. Fe-Double-U Blues 5:38
16. Saucer Eyes 4:25 *

Album details

Total time: 72:45 min.

(*) Bonus Track

Sources:
Tracks #1-7, from "Little Niles" (United Artists UAL 4011 / UAS 5011)
Tracks #8-15, from "Piano a-la-mode" (Jubilee JP 1060)

Personnel on #1-7: Ray Copeland (tp on #1-6), Idrees Sulieman (tp on #7), Melba Liston (tb, arr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Randy Weston (p), Jamil Nasser (b), Charles Persip (d).
Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City, October, 1958

Personnel on #8-15: Randy Weston (p), Peck Morrison (b) and Connie Kay (d).
Recorded in New York City, Spring, 1957

Personnel on #16: Randy Weston (p), Cecil Payne (bs), Ron Carter (b), Roy Haynes (d).
Recorded in June, 1960

Press reviews

Down Beat notes:

-Little Niles

"I'm convinced that Randy Weston is one of the few key figures in modern jazz. 'Little Niles' provides a glimpse into Weston's waltz-filled world and its a rewarding experience."

-Piano a-la-mode

"Rarely, in the mass of LPs, pleasant and otherwise, you encounter a genuinelysignificant one. This is such an LP."

Both by Don Gold (1959)