RANDY WESTON Trio and Solo RIVERSIDE FROM 56-STRONG THELONIOUS MONK INFLUENCE

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RANDY WESTON Trio and Solo RIVERSIDE FROM 56-STRONG THELONIOUS MONK INFLUENCE

A VG PLUS LP ON RIVERSIDE RLP 12-227

FROM 1956 A MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH SPECTROSONIC LABEL WITH SILVER TAPE DECK AND MICROPHONE

REEVES SOUND STUDIOS IN NEW YORK CITY WAS NOTED FOR UTILIZING THE RIVERSIDE-REEVES SPECTROSONIC HIGH FIDELITY ENGINEERING SYSTEM WITH AUDIO COMPENSATION WITH AN RIAA CURVE WHICH PRODUCED VIBRANT, CLEAR AND PRESENT SOUND REPRODUCTION WITH EXQUISITE IMAGING IN THE MONO FORMAT.

PRODUCED BY BILL GRAUER AND ORRIN KEEPNEWS AND RECORDED BY JACK HIGGINS AT REEVES SOUNDS STUDIOS AND RUDY VAN GELDER

WITH ART BLAKEY ON DRUMS AND SAM GILL ON BASS

TRACKS AS SHOWN ON THE LABEL PHOTOS

BACKGROUND INFO FROM ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Trio and Solo is an appropriate title for this LP, which finds a young Randy Weston leading a trio on five selections and performing unaccompanied solo piano on the other five. The trio material (which employs Sam Gill on bass and the influential Art Blakey on drums) was recorded in 1955, whereas most of the solo performances were recorded the following year. In both settings, Weston brings a strong Thelonious Monk influence to the table -- the Monk influence is impossible to miss, whether Weston is embracing "Little Girl Blue" and Tadd Dameron's "If You Could See Me Now" by himself or interpreting "Sweet Sue, Just You" in the company of Gill and Blakey. But being greatly influenced by someone doesn't mean that you're a slavish, knee-jerk imitator. Just as Sonny Stitt realized that being a Charlie Parker disciple didn't have to mean being a Charlie Parker clone -- and just as Chet Baker had a recognizable tone that you could tell from Miles Davis' -- Weston never tried to pass himself off as Monk. Yes, Monk was his greatest influence in 1955 and 1956, but his sound also owed something to Bud Powell. And what you hear on this bop-oriented record is a young improviser who loved and admired Monk's angular, cerebral pianism, but also realized the importance of being his own person. You also hear a flexible musician who was open to a variety of musical situations; Weston sounds as inspired by himself as he does in the company of Gill and Blakey. Trio and Solo isn't as essential as some of Weston's 1960s recordings, but for those who are devoted fans of the pianist, these early performances offer considerable rewards.

THE FRONT LACQUERED COVER WITH VERY LIGHT RUB WEAR. BACK COVER STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND AGE DISCOLORATION. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. INK WRITING TOP BACK EDGE. TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT CORNER WITH TINY CRUSH MARK ON POINT. NOTWITHSTANDING, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, SO PLEASE DO LOOK AT THE COVER PHOTOS TO ASCERTAIN COVER CONDITION.

SPINDLE HOLE WITH LIGHT RUB MARKS. THE HIGH LUSTER VINYL BLANK WITH SOME LIGHT AND FINE SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARKS AND PLAY LINES UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION. WE'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP BY SAMPLING EACH TRACK 2-3 TIMES ON A VPI TURNTABLE WITH A GRADO REFERENCE ONE WOOD CARTRIDGE WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS AND SOUNDING QUITE FINE HERE.

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