Tanjah | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 a studio 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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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Billboard May 4, 1974
- ^ Randy Weston discography, accessed August 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed August 17, 2012.