Highlife (Randy Weston album)


Highlife is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1963 and originally released on the Colpix label. Weston had traveled to Africa for the first time in 1961 for a series of concerts in Lagos, Nigeria, sponsored by the American Society of African Culture, and the album is inspired by the music of the African continent, in particular the highlife genre of West Africa.

Reception

awarded the album 5 stars, with its reviewer Scott Yanow stating: "Highly recommended, these sessions are among the recorded highpoints of Randy Weston's productive career."

Track listing

''All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
  1. "Caban Bamboo Highlife" - 2:46
  2. "Niger Mambo" - 5:03
  3. "Zulu" - 4:42
  4. "In Memory Of" - 7:46
  5. "Congolese Children" - 2:34
  6. "Blues to Africa" - 6:23
  7. "Mystery of Love" - 7:41

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