Randy Weston recordings and papers

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Randy Weston recordings and papers

1930-2018

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/mus00045/catalog

Consists of recordings, manuscript scores, and papers documenting the work of the composer and pianist, Randy Weston (1926-2018).

62 linear feet

eng, Latn

Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library

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Weston, Randy, 1926-2018

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Randy Weston was born on April 6, 1926 to Vivian and Frank Weston in Brooklyn, New York. He studied classical piano as a child and was raised in an atmosphere thick with sounds and ideas of modern jazz. Among his childhood friends and neighbors were bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik and drummers Al Harewood and Max Roach; it was at Max Roach's house that Weston would encounter George Russell, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker. His father owned a small restaurant in Brooklyn, which was a hangout for many l...