Blues for Myself (Cedar Walton album)

Blues for Myself
Studio album by Cedar Walton
Released	1986
Recorded	February 1986
Studio	Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Label	Red NS 205
Cedar Walton chronology
Bluesville Time (1985) Blues for Myself (1986) Cedar Walton Plays (1986)

Blues for Myself is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Allmusic rated the album 4.5 stars. ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Despite Walton's extended bop lines and accompanist's sense of space and shading, it's a rather monochrome set and the piano sounds rather leaden." ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

1. "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
2. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:00
3. "Sixth Avenue" – 3:51
4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington) – 3:30
5. "Wonder Why (song)" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:53
6. "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:10
8. "Just In Time (song)" (Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Cedar Walton) – 5:11
9. "Book's Bossa" (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) – 5:21
10. "Bridge Work" – 3:28

Personnel

• Cedar Walton – piano

References

1. Cedar Walton discography, accessed March 18, 2017
2. Red Records discography Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine , accessed March 18, 2017
3. Allmusic listing, accessed March 18, 2017
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 1117. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.