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Cedar!

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Released
  
1967

Length
  
38:04

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Prestige PR 7519

Recorded
  
July 10, 1967 New York City

Cedar! is the debut album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Pianist Cedar Walton's debut as a leader is quite impressive... One of the top hard bop-based pianists to emerge during the 1960s, Walton also contributed four originals to his excellent set".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Turquoise Twice" – 7:19
  2. "Twilight Waltz" – 4:20
  3. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:34
  4. "Short Stuff" – 6:25
  5. "Head and Shoulders" – 4:15
  6. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 6:59
  7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Cedar Walton – piano
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 3-5)
  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5-7)
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

    • Production

  • Don Sclitten – producer
  • Richard Alderson – engineer

    • References

    Cedar! Wikipedia
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