Cedar!

Cedar! is the debut album by pianist Cedar Walton, recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Cedar!
Studio album by Cedar Walton
Released	1967
Recorded	July 10, 1967 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:04
Label	Prestige PR 7519
Producer	Don Schlitten
Cedar Walton chronology
Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Allmusic reviewed the album, stating:"Pianist Cedar Walton's debut as a leader is quite impressive.... One of the top hard bop-based pianists to emerge during the 1960s, Walton also contributed four originals to his excellent set."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

1. "Turquoise Twice" – 7:19
2. "Twilight Waltz" – 4:20
3. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:34
4. "Short Stuff" – 6:25
5. "Head and Shoulders" – 4:15
6. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 6:59
7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Cedar Walton – piano
• Kenny Dorham – trumpet (tracks 1, 2 and 5–7)
• Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5 and 6)
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Production

• Don Sclitten – producer
• Richard Alderson – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography, accessed January 24, 2013.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, January 24, 2013.