Composer (album)

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Composer
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 1996
RecordedJanuary 9 & 10, 1996
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length61:08
Label Astor Place
TCD-4001
Producer Don Sickler
Cedar Walton chronology
Manhattan Afternoon
(1992)
Composer
(1996)
Roots
(1997)

Composer is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Astor Place label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album stating, "Walton is not normally thought of as a major composer. However, quite a few of his new pieces could possibly become standards in the future if jazz improvisers explore this disc... Highly recommended". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton

  1. "Martha's Prize" - 6:15
  2. "The Vision" - 7:25
  3. "Happiness" - 5:51
  4. "Minor Controversy" - 7:14
  5. "Hindsight" - 8:21
  6. "Underground Memoirs" - 7:41
  7. "Theme for Jobim" - 6:17
  8. "Groove Passage" - 6:12
  9. "Ground Work" - 5:52

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. Cedar Walton discography accessed February 24, 2015
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Cedar Walton – Composer: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1463. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.