Randy Weston
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title:
Randy Weston
text:
Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, whom he cited in a 2018 video as among pianists he counted as influences, as well as Count Basie, Nat King Cole and Earl Hines. Beginning in the 1950s, Weston worked often with trombonist and arranger Melba Liston. Described as "America's African Musical Ambassador", Weston once said: "Wha
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American jazz pianist and composer (1926–2018)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weston
date created:
2005-12-21T07:33:02Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:54:20Z
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