Randy Weston - Saga (1995)

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Title: Saga
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Gitanes[314 529 237-2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, World Fusion
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 74:46
Total Size: 398 MB(+3%) | 179 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. The Beauty Of It All (6:17)
02. Loose Wing (7:19)
03. Tangier Bay (8:47)
04. F.E.W. Blues (6:45)
05. Uncle Neemo (8:07)
06. Lagos (4:22)
07. A Night In Mbari (4:42)
08. Saucer Eyes (6:40)
09. The Three Pyramids And The Sphynx (6:14)
10. Casbah Kids (2:59)
11. Jahjuka (5:30)
12. The Gathering (7:04)

personnel :

Randy Weston - p
Benny Powell - tb
Billy Harper - ts
Talib Kibwe - as, fl
Alex Blake - b
Billy Higgins - d
Neil Clarke - perc

Randy Weston was still at the peak of his powers, despite nearing his 70th birthday, for this set recorded with a septet in 1995. Weston's writing and playing have long drawn from a combination of American jazz and African traditions. This set celebrates that rich and entwined heritage, and Weston fearlessly juxtaposes dissonant note clusters with sweetly inviting melodies. "Tangier Bay," is, for example, relentlessly propulsive with undulating counter-rhythms
His three front-line soloists are distinct and inventive: tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, alto saxophonist Talib Kibwe, and trombonist Benny Powell. This album, along with EARTH BIRTH and the PORTRAITS series, made the '90s an expansive and productive decade for Weston.