Talkin' & Walkin'

Talkin' & Walkin' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label.[2] The album was subsequently rereleased on Pacific Jazz and on CD on Blue Note with three additional live tracks recorded around the same time.

Talkin' & Walkin'
Studio album by Kenny Drew
Released	1956
Recorded	December, 1955 Capitol Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:12
Label	Jazz: West JWLP 4
Kenny Drew chronology
Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (1953-54) Talkin' & Walkin' (1956) Embers Glow (1956)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Excellent modern mainstream music of the mid-'50s".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

1. "Talkin' Walkin'" - 6:19
2. "In the Prescribed Manner" - 5:06
3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mack Gordon) - 5:30
4. "Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) - 5:45
5. "Hidden Channel" - 4:50
6. "Deadline" - 3:20
7. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 4:57
8. "Minor Blues (Blues in a Cardboard Box)" - 5:42
9. "Walkin' Talkin'" - 5:42
10. "It's a Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg) - 6:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Leroy's Blues" - 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Contour" - 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at the Forum Theatre in Los Angeles on November 18, 1955 (tracks 10-12) and at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles in December 1955 (tracks 1-9)

Personnel

• Kenny Drew - piano
• Jack Sheldon - trumpet (tracks 10-12)
• Joe Maini - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Lawrence Marable - drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 7, 2012
2. Kenny Drew discography accessed June 7, 2012