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.CTI Records discography. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
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".Jurek, Thom, AllMusic Review. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
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
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