• Source: Blue Moses (album)

      • Blue Moses is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label.


      Reception



      AllMusic states: "Recorded in 1972, Blue Moses, the most commercially successful album in pianist/composer Randy Weston's catalog remains one of his most controversial due to his conflicted feelings about the final product, which he feels is too polished and too far from his original intent for the project. Indeed, appearing on Creed Taylor's CTI imprint was an almost certain guarantee of polished production.... No matter how Weston ultimately feels about Blue Moses, this date succeeds on all levels. Creating a commercially viable recording from the elements presented must not have been easy, but Taylor rose to the occasion and delivered a grooving beauty of an album without compromising Weston's genius".


      Track listing


      All compositions by Randy Weston.

      "Ifrane" – 5:16
      "Ganawa (Blue Moses)" – 12:29
      "Night in Medina" – 6:50
      "Marrakesh Blues" – 12:17
      Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, in March and April 1972.


      Personnel


      Randy Weston – electric piano
      Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
      John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
      Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
      Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
      Paul Faulise – bass trombone
      James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
      Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
      Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
      Romeo Penque – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
      George Marge – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, English horn
      David Horowitz – synthesizer
      Ron Carter, Vishnu Bill Wood – bass
      Billy Cobham – drums
      Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston – percussion
      Madame Meddah – vocals
      Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
      Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
      Bob Ciano – design


      References

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