1995

Earth Birth    more >>

Earth Birth
Pam's Waltz
Little Niles
Babe's Blues  
Hi-Fly  
Portrait of Billie Holiday
Berkshire Blues
Portrait of Vivian 

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston
performed with:
The String Orchestra of the Montreal Jazz Festival

1985

Portrait of Billie Holiday

Portrait of Billie Holiday

Commissioned by The Symphony Orchestra of Lyon
and Big Band of Grenoble - Vienne / France

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston
performed with: 
Randy Weston (p), Sahib Shihab (sax),
Talib Kibwe (sax), Cecil Payne (bs),
Benny Bailey (tp), Al Grey, Benny Powell (tb),
Santi De Briano (b), Clyde Lucas (dms), Candido (perc)
Orchestre Régional de Jazz dirigé par André Anelli
Ensemble Instrumental de Grenoble

African Sunrise

African Sunrise

Commissioned by the city of Chicago / USA

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston
performed with: 
Machito and his Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, 
Johnny Griffin, Art Blakey and Richard Davies. 

1981

The Africans

commissioned by Spoleto Festival  USA

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston

Three African Queens
 

Royal Lady  
Portrait of Billie Holiday  
Blues for Elma Lewis  

commissioned by Elma Lewis School, Boston / USA

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston
performed with:
The Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra

1960

Uhuru Afrika    more >>

Uhuru Kwanza  
African Lady  
Bantu  
Kucheza Blues

Arrangements  by  Melba Liston
performed with: 
The Randy Weston African Rhythms Orchestra 

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