Blue Moses

by Randy Weston

Blue Moses cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: CTI
  • Country: US
  • Length: 37:13

Artists on this release: Hubert Laws, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Freddie Hubbard

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A high-water mark of the early 70s, 'Blue Moses' is a powerful large-ensemble work that showcases Randy Weston's singular, percussive piano style and his deep connection to African rhythms. Featuring an all-star cast and brilliant arrangements by Don Sebesky, the album is a funky, soulful, and majestic journey that became one of Weston's most popular and acclaimed recordings.

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Tracklist

  1. Ifrane (5:10)
  2. Blue Moses (12:58)
  3. Night in Medina (6:50)
  4. Marrakesh Blues (12:15)

Credits

  • Randy Weston - primary artist, piano, liner notes
  • Don Sebesky - arranged by, directed by
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Paul Faulise - bass trombone
  • Bob Ciano - design
  • Billy Cobham - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
  • George Marge - english horn, clarinet, flute
  • Alan Rubin - flugelhorn
  • John Frosk - flugelhorn
  • Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn
  • Hubert Laws - flute
  • Brooks Tillotson - french horn
  • Jim Buffington - french horn
  • Romeo Penque - oboe, clarinet, flute
  • Creed Taylor - producer
  • David Horowitz - synthesizer [moog]
  • Grover Washington, Jr. - tenor saxophone
  • Garnett Brown - trombone
  • Warren Covington - trombone
  • Wayne Andre - trombone
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
  • Madame Meddah - vocals, vocal
  • Vishnu Wood - bass

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