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Little Niles
| Recorded | Oct 1958 |
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| Label | United Artists Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 493809 |
The record
Written for Weston's children, this 1958 date pairs calypso-inflected melodies with a horn-rich frontline arranged by Melba Liston, who gives the tunes their warm, dancing lift. Griffin's tenor cuts through with characteristic bite against Weston's rolling, Monk-adjacent piano.
Session personnel
- George Joyner — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Randy Weston — piano, written-by
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Melba Liston — trombone
- Idrees Sulieman — trumpet
- Ray Copeland — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1958 | United Artists Records · UAS 5011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1958 | United Artists Records — MONO |
| 1958 | United Artists Records · UAL 4011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo · laminated sleeve |
| 1972 | United Artists Records · SR 3144 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1976 | Blue Note · BN-LA598-H2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1976 | United Artists Records · LAX 3120(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Blue Note · BN-LA598-H2 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1985 | Liberty · LBJ-60058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1985 | Liberty · LBJ-60058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 2003 | United Artists Records · TOCJ-9475 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2004 | United Artists Records · UAL 4011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180Gram |
| 2018 | Capitol Catalog MKT (C92) — File, MP3, Album, Reissue, VBR |
| — | United Artists Records · SR 3144 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
Follow the players
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