Trio and Solo
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{{Infobox album
| name = Trio and Solo
| type = Studio
| artist = Randy Weston
| cover = Trio and Solo.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = January 25, 1955 and September 1, 1956
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey and New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:48
| label = Riverside
RLP 12-227
| producer = Orrin Keepnews
| chronology = Randy Weston
| prev_title = With These Hands...
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Jazz à la Bohemia
| next_year = 1956
}}
Trio and Solo is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1955 and 1956 and released on the Riverside label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-227 Prestige Records discography] accessed August 10, 2012 Six tracks had previously appeared on the 10-inch LP The Randy Weston Trio released in 1955. The album was later released on CD as Solo, Duo & Trio compiled with Weston's 1955 debut recording Cole Porter in a Modern Mood.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 207
}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, with the review by Alex Henderson stating: "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".Henderson, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/trio-and-solo-mw0000937266 Allmusic review], accessed August 10, 2012.
Track listing
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
- "Sweet Sue, Just You" (Will J. Harris, Victor Young) - 3:45
- "Pam's Waltz" - 3:41
- "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 6:49
- "Again" (Dorcas Cochran, Lionel Newman) - 5:02
- "Zulu" - 3:27
- "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 3:37
- "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:54
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 4:08
- "Softness" - 4:22
- "Lover" (Hart, Rodgers) - 4:03
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on 25 January 1955 (tracks 1-6) and in New York City on 10 September 1956 (tracks 7-10)
Personnel
- Randy Weston - piano
- Sam Gill - bass (tracks 1-5)
- Art Blakey - drums (tracks 1-5)
References
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Category:Riverside Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews