Talkin' and Walkin'

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Released 1956 Talkin' & Walkin'(1955) Embers Glow(1956) Release date 1956 Genre Jazz		Length 70:12 Artist Kenny Drew Label Lumi Entertainment

Recorded December, 1955Capitol Studios, Los Angeles Similar This Is New, Home Is Where the Soul Is, Undercurrent, Kenny Drew Trio, Bluesnik

Talkin' & Walkin' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label. The album was subsequently rereleased on Pacific Jazz and on CD on Blue Note with three additional live tracks recorded around the same time.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Excellent modern mainstream music of the mid-'50s".

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

"Talkin' Walkin'" - 6:19
"In the Prescribed Manner" - 5:06
"Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mack Gordon) - 5:30
"Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) - 5:45
"Hidden Channel" - 4:50
"Deadline" - 3:20
"I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 4:57
"Minor Blues (Blues in a Cardboard Box)" - 5:42
"Walkin' Talkin'" - 5:42
"It's a Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg) - 6:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Leroy's Blues" - 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Contour" - 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue