Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton
Born: Jan 17, 1934 in Dallas, TX
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
Biography: One of the most valued of all hard bop accompanists, Cedar Walton is a versatile pianist whose funky touch and cogent melodic sense have graced the recordings of many of jazz's greatest players. He is also one of the music's more underrated composers; although he has always been a first-rate interpreter ...Read full biography
One Fight Down
Released: 2006
Label: Highnote
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Cedar Walton shows no signs of slowing down at age 72, demonstrating both experience and enthusiasm in this invigorating studio session. Accompanied by Vincent Herring (heard on tenor sax, but just on ...Read full review
Composer
Released: 1996
Label: Astor Place
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For Cedar Walton's debut on the Astor Place label, the widely respected veteran pianist contributed all nine selections. Although his "Bolivia" is a jazz standard, Walton is not normally thought of as ...Read full review
More Cedar Walton albums: Main Albums (60), Compilations (6), DVD/Video (1)
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