Recorded live at the Maeght Foundation in France, this album captures Weston in a trio setting with bassist Alex Blake and drummer Idrees Sulieman. The performance highlights Weston's signature blend of bluesy, percussive piano playing and his deep connection to African musicality.
- The album was recorded live at the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France on July 20, 1984.
- The Masterworks Jazz label was a subsidiary of Columbia Records, which reissued material from its vast jazz back catalog.
- This performance was part of a tour Weston undertook in support of his critically lauded 'The African Sunrise' project.
Randy Weston is a pianist and composer, a standard-bearer for African-American jazz traditions. In 1984, he was deep into his critically acclaimed 'African Sunrise' period, which saw him exploring the musical connections between Africa and the African diaspora.
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