Randy Weston
USA
Born: 06 April 1926
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, International
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Bop, African Jazz, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Modern Creative, Free Jazz, World Fusion, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Highlife, Africa, Afro-Pop
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Placing Randy Weston into narrow bop-derived categories only tells part of the story of this restless musician. Starting with the gospel of bop according to Thelonious Monk, Weston has gradually absorbed the letter and spirit of African and Caribbean rhythms and tunes, welding everything together into a searching, energizing, often celebratory blend. His piano work ranges across a profusion of styles from boogie-woogie through bop into dissonance, marking by a stabbing quality reminiscent of, but not totally indebted to, Monk. Growing up in Br...
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