Live at the Five Spot (Randy Weston album) explained

Live at the Five Spot
Type:	Live
Artist:	Randy Weston
Cover:	Live at the Five Spot.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	26 October 1959
Venue:	The Five Spot Café, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:00
Label:	United Artists UAL 4066
Producer:	Tom Wilson
Chronology:	Randy Weston
Prev Title:	Destry Rides Again
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Uhuru Afrika
Next Year:	1960

Live at the Five Spot is a live album by jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1959 at the Five Spot Café and originally released on the United Artists label.^[1]

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer, Ira Gitler, praised the location sound quality and concluded that "Records like this are enough to restore your faith in jazz". AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

1. "Hi-Fly" 7:21
2. "Beef Blues Stew" - 5:00
3. "Where" - 5:53
4. "Star Crossed Lovers" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) - 5:09
5. "Spot Five Blues" (Weston, Kenny Dorham) - 10:42
6. "Lisa Lovely" - 4:38

Personnel

• Randy Weston - piano
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
• Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
• Wilbur Little - bass
• Clifford Jarvis (track 6), Roy Haynes - drums
• Brock Peters - vocal (track 3)
• Melba Liston - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-discography-pages/1959fivespot.html Randy Weston discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-five-spot-mw0000920926 AllMusic review