One Flight Down

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One Flight Down
One Flight Down.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1, 2006
RecordedApril 7, 2006
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length55:53
Label HighNote
HCD 7157
Producer Don Sickler & Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton chronology
Midnight Waltz
(2005)
One Flight Down
(2006)
Seasoned Wood
(2008)

One Flight Down is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 2006 and released on the Highnote label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Cedar Walton shows no signs of slowing down at age 72, demonstrating both experience and enthusiasm in this invigorating studio session... Highly recommended". [2] All About Jazz observed "His latest release is a typically excellent effort... Straight-ahead jazz piano doesn't get much better than this". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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All About Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "One Flight Down" - 5:39
  2. "The Rubber Man" - 4:40
  3. "Billy Strayhorn Medley: Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:29
  4. "Billy Strayhorn Medley: Day Dream" (Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John La Touche) - 4:39
  5. "Billy Strayhorn Medley: Raincheck" (Strayhorn) - 4:09
  6. "Seven Minds" (Sam Jones) - 7:04
  7. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 7:52
  8. "Hammer Head" (Wayne Shorter) - 6:36
  9. "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard) - 9:45

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. Cedar Walton discography accessed February 23, 2015
  2. 1 2 Dryden, K., Allmusic Review, accessed February 23, 2015
  3. 1 2 Roberts, J., All About Jazz Review, March 31, 2007
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1463. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.