Cedar Walton - Latin Tinge - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Pantheon of Jazz Piano Greats Is a Very Exclusive Club Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and But a Few More of Their Stature. Certainly, By Now the Membership Has Voted to Admit Cedar Walton to Their Elite Ranks. A Fixture on the Jazz Scene for the Last 50 Years, Walton Is One of the Most Influential Musicians and Have Become Part of the Standard Jazz Repertoire. His Playing Regularly Receives Praise from Critics, Fellow Jazz Musicians and Audiences Around the World. Here He Is Surrounded By Some of His Regular Collaborators Including Vincent Herring Nad Jeremy Pelt in a Program of Standards and Walton Originals. Recorded By Ruby Van Gelder at the Legendary Van Gelder Studios. Album Tracks 1. Man I Love 2. Clockwise 3. Longravity 4. When Love Is New 5. Hindsight 6. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 7. Plexus 8. John's Blues

The Cedar Walton of 1977-78 was the Cedar Walton of Beyond Mobius, the Pentagon, Firm Roots and Animation. His sympathies at the time ranged from Fusion groups to larger ensembles and leading his own quartet featuring the players on this live recording from the Keystone Korner. The quartet was an acclaimed group who played and toured together regularly from the late 70's into the early 80's. Released here for the first time anywhere, these performances bristle with excitement and electricity and is an important document rescued from oblivion by HighNote Records. Album Tracks 1. Opening Remarks 2. Midnight Waltz 3. Ugetsu 4. For All We Know 5. Byrdlike 6. Jacob's Ladder 7. Impressions

Cedar Walton has been a steady contributor to the language of modern jazz for more than fifty years and he hasn't lost a step when it comes to delivering a rewarding listening experience. With saxophonist Vincent Herring, Buster Williams on bass and Willie Jones III on drums Cedar offers a program of standards, jazz tunes and also revisits a few of his own originals from his most fertile compositional period, all recorded at the famed Rudy Van Gelder Recording Studio. Album Tracks 1. Voices Deep Within 2. Memories of You 3. Another Star 4. Dear Ruth 5. Something in Common 6. Over the Rainbow 7. Naima 8. No Moe