Cedar's Blues

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Cedar's Blues
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Live album by
Cedar Walton Quintet
Released1985
RecordedMarch 1985
Osteria delle Dame, Bologna, Italy
Genre Jazz
Length49:07
Label Red
VPA 179
Producer Alberto Alberti
Cedar Walton chronology
The All American Trio
(1983)		Cedar's Blues
(1985)		 The Trio 1
(1985)

Cedar's Blues is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton's Quintet recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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Scott Yanow of AllMusic said, "The results may not be unique but the solos of Walton, Berg and Fuller are consistently satisfying, making this date easily recommended to hard bop collectors". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

  1. "Cedar's Blues" – 11:45
  2. "Ugetsu" – 12:40
  3. "Insight" – 6:50
  4. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 6:40
  5. "Fiesta Español" – 10:35

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Cedar Walton discography accessed February 17, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic review, accessed February 17, 2015
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1462. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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