Uhuru Afrika

Uhuru Afrika
Studio album by Randy Weston
Released	1960
Recorded	November 1960 Bell Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roulette R 65001
Producer	Teddy Reig
Randy Weston chronology
Live at the Five Spot (1959) Uhuru Afrika (1960) Highlife (1963)

Uhuru Afrika (subtitled/translated as Freedom Africa) is an album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.^[1] The album features lyrics and liner notes by the poet Langston Hughes and was banned in South Africa in 1964.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Uhuru Afrika is one of the finest (and earliest) combinations of African rhythms with advanced jazz and it features Weston utilizing a 24-piece big band".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

1. "Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza" (Langston Hughes) - 2:35
2. "First Movement: Uhuru Kwanza" - 5:49
3. "Second Movement: African Lady" (Weston, Hughes) - 8:27
4. "Third Movement: Bantu" - 8:07
5. "Fourth Movement: Kucheza Blues" - 8:03

Personnel

• Randy Weston - piano
• Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson - trombone
• Julius Watkins - French horn
• Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, flute
• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
• Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone, piccolo
• Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
• Les Spann - guitar, flute
• Kenny Burrell - guitar
• George Duvivier, Ron Carter - bass
• Max Roach, Charlie Persip - drums, percussion
• Wilbert Hogan - drums
• Candido Camero - congas
• Babatunde Olatunji - percussion
• Armando Peraza - bongos
• Martha Flowers, Brock Peters - vocals
• Tuntemeke Sanga - narrator
• Melba Liston - arranger

References