Monterey '66
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| Monterey '66 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | September 18, 1966 | |||
| Venue | Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:33 | |||
| Label | Verve 519 698-2 | |||
| Producer | Randy Weston | |||
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Monterey '66 is a live album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1966 at the Monterey Jazz Festival but not released on the Verve label until 1994.[1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, with its review by Al Campbell stating: "All compositions are Weston originals and feature a strong African thematic influence. The 25-minute heated finale is the percussion laden 'African Cookbook,' in which everyone contributes strong and inspired soloing".[2] The JazzTimes review by Bill Shoemaker said: "In a program containing some of Weston's most well-loved compositions Monterey '66 reveals the working of one of the great unherealded bands of the '60s and the sublime chemistry that existed between Weston and Booker Ervin".[3]