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The Promise Land

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Released
  
August 28, 2001

Length
  
57:35

Producer
  
Don Sickler

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
HighNote HCD 7081

Recorded
  
March 29, 2001 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

The Promise Land is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 2006 and released on the Highnote label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Top-notch hard bop is performed by pianist Cedar Walton's quartet... Easily recommended for fans of modern straight-ahead jazz". All About Jazz observed "Walton's joyous musical spirit is candidly articulated on The Promise LandWalton's joyous musical spirit is candidly articulated on The Promise Land". JazzTimes said "everything seems to fall comfortably into place".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

  1. "Promise Land" - 5:14
  2. "N.P.S." - 6:44
  3. "Back to Bologna" - 5:19
  4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:56
  5. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:33
  6. "Thirty Degrees to the Wind" - 7:30
  7. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 6:26
  8. "I'll Know" (Frank Loesser) - 6:25
  9. "Bremond's Blues" - 5:28

Personnel

  • Cedar Walton - piano
  • Vincent Herring - alto saxophone, flute
  • David Williams - bass
  • Kenny Washington - drums

    • Production

  • Don Sickler - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

    • References

    The Promise Land Wikipedia
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