Monterey '66
Monterey '66 is a live album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1966 at the Monterey Jazz Festival but not released on the Verve label until 1994.[1]
| Monterey '66 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 18, 1966 | |||
| Venue | Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:33 | |||
| Label | Verve 519 698-2 | |||
| Producer | Randy Weston | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, with its review by Al Campbell stating: "All compositions are Weston originals and feature a strong African thematic influence. The 25-minute heated finale is the percussion laden 'African Cookbook,' in which everyone contributes strong and inspired soloing".[2] The JazzTimes review by Bill Shoemaker said: "In a program containing some of Weston's most well-loved compositions Monterey '66 reveals the working of one of the great unherealded bands of the '60s and the sublime chemistry that existed between Weston and Booker Ervin".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston
- Introduction by Jimmy Lyons - 0:49
- "The Call" - 2:18
- "Afro Black" - 14:24
- "Little Niles" - 6:50
- "Portrait of Vivian" - 10:26
- "Berkshire Blues" - 6:52
- "Blues for Strayhorn" - 7:17
- "African Cookbook" - 25:27
Personnel
- Randy Weston - piano
- Ray Copeland - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
- Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone - feature track 5
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
- Bill Wood - bass
- Lennie McBrowne - drums
- Big Black - percussion
References
- Randy Weston catalog accessed August 17, 2012
- Campbell, A. Allmusic Review, accessed August 17, 2012.
- Shoemaker, B. Monterey '66 Review, JazzTimes, December 1994, pp 123–124.