Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio

Get Happy with the Randy Weston Trio is a jazz album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1955 and released on the Riverside label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "This early release from Randy Weston finds the pianist still in his formative stages... The set shows Weston's facility with standards, Ellingtonia, even ragtime, but, with several tracks coming in well under four minutes, the performances offer little room for development. The impression here is that of a pianist of great potential limbering up before the curtain rises for the show".

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston, except as indicated

"Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:42

"Fire Down There" (Traditional) - later renamed "St. Thomas" - 2:51

"Where Are You?" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:09

"Under Blunder" - 3:06

"Dark Eyes" (Florian Hermann) - 3:34

"Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:56

"Bass Knows" - 5:15

"C Jam Blues" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington) - 2:49

"A Ballad" (Sam Gill) - 4:20

"Twelfth Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman) - 2:59

Personnel

Randy Weston - piano

Sam Gill - bass

Wilbert Hogan - drums

References

Randy Weston albums

1956 albums

Riverside Records albums

Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio

Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews

Albums recorded in a home studio