Tanjah (album) explained
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
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
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
- 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
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=cgkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=weston+Tanjah&pg=PA36 Billboard May 4, 1974
- http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-discography-pages/1973tanjah.html Randy Weston discography
- Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed August 17, 2012.
