Saturday, March 28, 2026

Randy Weston • African Sunrise

 



A 1992 jazz release on Verve featuring selections from The Spirits of Our Ancestors, focusing on extended, African-influenced jazz compositions by pianist and composer Randy Weston. The material was recorded in May 1991 and brings together a large ensemble with powerful arrangements rooted in African rhythms and jazz tradition. 



Tracks:
1 - African Cookbook – 17:15 
2 - The Call – 06:13 
3 - African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 2 – 08:28 
4 - The Seventh Queen – 16:27 
5 - African Sunrise – 19:51 


Credits:
Randy Weston – piano
Talib Kibwe (T.K. Blue) – flute, alto saxophone
Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
Billy Harper – tenor saxophone
Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet (track 5)
Benny Powell – trombone/bass trombone
Alex Blake – bass
Jamil Nasser – bass
Idris Muhammad – drums
Azzedin Weston – percussion
Big Black – percussion
Arranger – Melba Liston
Producers – Jean-Philippe Allard, Brian Bacchus
Engineer – Jay Newland 

Label: Verve Music Group
Catalogue: Verve 5171772 (France/International release)
Release year: 1992
Recording dates: May 20–22, 1991 in New York City
Genre: Jazz / World jazz / African-influenced jazz





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