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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Little Niles
| name = Little Niles
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Randy Weston]]
| artist = [[Randy Weston]]
| Cover = Little Niles.jpg
| cover = Little Niles.jpg
| Released = 1959
| alt =
| released = 1959
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| Recorded = October, 1958<br><small>RCA Studios, New York City
| recorded = October 1958
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Length =
| venue =
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| studio = RCA Studios, New York City
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| Label = [[United Artists Records|United Artists]]<br><small>UAL 4011
| Producer = Jack Lewis
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length =
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| Chronology = [[Randy Weston]]
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| label = [[United Artists Records|United Artists]]<br><small>UAL 4011</small>
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| Last album = ''[[New Faces at Newport]]''<br>(1958)
| producer = Jack Lewis
| This album = '''Little Niles'''<br>(1958)
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| chronology = [[Randy Weston]]
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| Next album = ''[[Destry Rides Again (album)|Destry Rides Again]]''<br>(1959)
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| prev_title = [[New Faces at Newport]]
| prev_year = 1958
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| next_title = [[Destry Rides Again (Randy Weston album)|Destry Rides Again]]
| next_year = 1959
}}
}}


'''''Little Niles''''' is an album by American jazz pianist [[Randy Weston]] recorded in 1958 and originally released on the [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] label.<ref>[http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-discography-pages/1958littleniles.html Randy Weston discography] accessed August 13, 2012</ref> The album was later released as part of a [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] compilation under the same title.
'''''Little Niles''''' is an album by American jazz pianist [[Randy Weston]] recorded in 1958 and first released on the [[United Artists Records|United Artists]] label.<ref>[http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-discography-pages/1958littleniles.html Randy Weston discography] accessed August 13, 2012</ref> The album was later released as part of a [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] compilation under the same title. All the tracks are Weston originals and, as indicated in the LP's liner notes by [[Langston Hughes]], the album was inspired by Weston's children Niles and Pamela, who are directly referenced in "Little Niles" and "Pam's Waltz" and feature in the cover photograph. As Hughes notes of the compositions, "All in three-quarter time, these charming little vignettes escape rigidity of beat by a fluid flow of counter-rhythms and melodies, one against another, that brings continuous delight."<ref>[http://www.thejazzrecord.com/records/2016/2/29/randy-weston-sextet-little-niles "Roots Music: Randy Weston - 'Little Niles'"], The Jazz Record.</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 206
}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[Allmusic]] awarded the album 4½ stars, with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "Overall the music is advanced bop with a strong nod toward African music. Well worth searching for".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-niles-mw0000361453 Allmusic Review], accessed August 13, 2012.</ref>
[[Allmusic]] awarded the album 4½ stars, with the review by [[Scott Yanow]] stating: "Overall the music is advanced bop with a strong nod toward African music. Well worth searching for".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/little-niles-mw0000361453 Allmusic Review], accessed August 13, 2012.</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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# "Little Susan" - 3:24
# "Little Susan" - 3:24
# "Nice Ice" - 2:55
# "Nice Ice" - 2:55
# "Little Niles" - 6:00
# "[[Little Niles (song)|Little Niles]]" - 6:00
# "Pam's Waltz" - 3:15
# "Pam's Waltz" - 3:15
# "Babe's Blues" - 6:58
# "Babe's Blues" - 6:58
# "Let's Climb a Hill" - 5:53
# "Let's Climb a Hill" - 5:53


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Randy Weston]] - [[piano]]
*[[Randy Weston]] - [[piano]]
*[[Ray Copeland]] (tracks 1-6), [[Idrees Sulieman]] (track 7) - [[trumpet]]
*[[Ray Copeland (musician)|Ray Copeland]] (tracks 1-6), [[Idrees Sulieman]] (track 7) - [[trumpet]]
*[[Melba Liston]] - [[trombone]], [[arrangement|arranger]]
*[[Melba Liston]] - [[trombone]], [[arrangement|arranger]]
*[[Johnny Griffin]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*[[Johnny Griffin]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Randy Weston}}

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[[Category:Randy Weston albums]]
[[Category:Randy Weston albums]]
[[Category:1959 albums]]
[[Category:1959 albums]]

Latest revision as of 04:28, 18 January 2021

Little Niles
Studio album by
Randy Weston
Released1959
RecordedOctober 1958
StudioRCA Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelUnited Artists
UAL 4011
ProducerJack Lewis
Randy Weston chronology
New Faces at Newport
(1958) 		Little Niles
(1959) 		Destry Rides Again
(1959)

Little Niles is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1958 and first released on the United Artists label.[1] The album was later released as part of a Blue Note compilation under the same title. All the tracks are Weston originals and, as indicated in the LP's liner notes by Langston Hughes, the album was inspired by Weston's children Niles and Pamela, who are directly referenced in "Little Niles" and "Pam's Waltz" and feature in the cover photograph. As Hughes notes of the compositions, "All in three-quarter time, these charming little vignettes escape rigidity of beat by a fluid flow of counter-rhythms and melodies, one against another, that brings continuous delight."[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, with the review by Scott Yanow stating: "Overall the music is advanced bop with a strong nod toward African music. Well worth searching for".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Randy Weston

  1. "Earth Birth" - 2:52
  2. "Little Susan" - 3:24
  3. "Nice Ice" - 2:55
  4. "Little Niles" - 6:00
  5. "Pam's Waltz" - 3:15
  6. "Babe's Blues" - 6:58
  7. "Let's Climb a Hill" - 5:53

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Randy Weston discography accessed August 13, 2012
  2. ^ "Roots Music: Randy Weston - 'Little Niles'", The Jazz Record.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed August 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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