Second Set

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Second Set
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Live album by
Cedar Walton Quartet
Released1979
RecordedOctober 1, 1977
Venue Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length42:34
Label SteepleChase
SCS-1113
Producer Nils Winther
Cedar Walton chronology
First Set
(1978)
Second Set
(1979)
Third Set
(1983)

Second Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Eclectic but solidly grounded post-bop pianist Cedar Walton leads his strong quartet through a varied second set of the evening showcasing his fine players as they settle in and groove". [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised and highlighted Berg's performance on "Blue Train". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Blue Train" (John Coltrane) - 9:00
  2. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 13:02
  3. "The Sunday Suite" - 19:30
  4. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 1:05

Personnel

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References

  1. Cedar Walton discography accessed February 5, 2015
  2. SteepleChase Records discography accessed February 5, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
  4. 1 2 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.