Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Randy Weston
Born: April 6, 1926
Died: September 1, 2018 (aged 92)
Bio: Randy Weston was an American jazz pianist and composer of Jamaican parentage. He was described by Marian McPartland as "one of the world's great visionary pianists and composers".
Known for:
- Uhuru Afrika (1961)
- The Spirits of Our Ancestors (1991)
- Blue Moses (1972)
- Little Niles (1959)
- The Modern Art of Jazz by Randy Weston (1957)