Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Cedar Walton
Img_capt =
Img_size =
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1934|1|17
Died =
Origin = Dallas, Texas
Instrument = piano
Genre = Hard bop and Jazz-Funk
Occupation = pianist
Years_active = 1950's - present
Label = Various
Associated_acts = Jazz Messengers
URL =
Current_members =
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =

Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior (born January 17, 1934) is an American hard bop jazz pianist.

Walton grew up in Dallas, Texas. After attending the University of Denver, Walton moved to New York in 1955. After a two year stint in the army in which he performed in a jazz ensemble, he joined Kenny Dorham's band. By the late 1950s Walton was playing with J. J. Johnson, the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet, and Gigi Gryce, and by 1959 he recorded on John Coltrane's seminal album "Giant Steps". [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0ifyxqy5ldde~T1 allmusic ((( Cedar Walton > Biography ))) ] ]

In the early 1960s, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers as a pianist-arranger for 3 years, where he played with Wayne Shorter and Freddie Hubbard. He left the Messengers in 1964 and by the late 1960s was part of the house rhythm section at Prestige Records, where in addition to releasing his own recordings, he recorded with Sonny Criss, Pat Martino, Eric Kloss, and Charles McPherson.

During the mid-1970s, Walton led the funk group Mobius. He has also recorded with Abbey Lincoln, Lee Morgan, and led the band Eastern Rebellion. He continues to lead his own groups and freelance.

"Bolivia" is perhaps Walton's best known composition, while one of his oldest is "Fantasy in D", recorded under the title "Ugetsu" by Art Blakey in 1963. [Bailey, Phil (1985) "Volume 35 - Cedar Walton", Jamey Aebersold, 1985.]

Discography

*1967: "Cedar!" (Prestige Records)
*1969: "Plays Cedar Walton", 1967-69, (Prestige Records)
*1972: "Breakthrough" (Muse)
*1974: "Firm Roots" (Muse)
*1975: "Mobius" (MCA Records)
*1975: "Eastern Rebellion, Vol. 1" (Timeless Records)
*1978: "Animation" (Columbia)
*1980: "Soundscapes" (CBS Records)
*1982: "Among Friends" (Evidence)
*1985: "The Trio, Vol. 1" (Red)
*1985: "The Trio, Vol. 2" (Red)
*1985: "The Trio, Vol. 3" (Red)
*1985: "Cedar's Blues" (Red)
*1986: "Up Front" (Timeless Records)
*1987: "This Is For You, John " (Timeless Records)
*1992: "Live at Maybeck" (Concord Jazz)
*1994: "The Maestro" (Muse Records)
*2001: "Promise Land" (Highnote Records)
*2002: "Latin Tinge" (Highnote Records)
*2006: "One Flight Down " (Highnote Records)

References

External links

* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=11151 All About Jazz bio page for Cedar Walton]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19948 interview with Cedar Walton by Russ Musto (All About Jazz)]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:5tkbu3l5an1k All Music.com entry]
* [http://hardbop.tripod.com/walton.html Cedar Walton: The Hard Bop Homepage]
* [http://www.internationaljazzproductions.com/cwalton.html Listing at International Jazz Productions]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Cedar Walton — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior nació el 17 de enero de 1934 en Dallas, Tejas. Es un destacado pianista estadounidense de jazz, estilo hard bop. Cedar Walton en Dachau, Alemania ( …   Wikipedia Español

  • Cedar Walton — in Dachau (2001) Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior (* 17. Januar 1934 in Dallas, Texas) ist ein amerikanischer Jazz Pianist. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cedar Walton — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Walton. Cedar Walton …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Walton (Familienname) — Walton ist ein englischer Familienname. Bekannte Namensträger Alice Walton (* 1949), Tochter von Sam Walton (Wal Mart) Ama Walton (* 1971), deutsche Rechtsanwältin und Schauspielerin Bill Walton (* 1952), US amerikanischer Basketballspieler Brent …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cedar — (engl.: Zeder) steht für Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Cedar (Arizona) Cedar (Idaho) Cedar (Indiana) Cedar (Iowa) Cedar (Kansas) Cedar (Maine) Cedar (Massachusetts) Cedar (Michigan) Cedar (Minnesota) Cedar (Oklahoma) Cedar (Utah) Sonstiges:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cedar! — Infobox Album Name = Cedar! Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Cedar Walton Released = 1967 Recorded = July 10, 1967 Genre = Hard bop Length = 34:37 Label = Prestige Records Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia

  • Walton — There are many people and places named Walton:PeopleA* Adam Walton (b. 1971), British radio DJ * Alan Walton (b. 1936), British born businessman * Alfred Walton (1816–1883), British radical politician * Alice Walton (b. 1949), American heiress,… …   Wikipedia

  • Walton — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Walton peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Saints et bienheureux chétiens 2 Patronyme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan) — Cedar River (also known as the Big Cedar River) is a river in the U.S. state of Michigan, that rises in the northern part of Menominee County and flows mostly south and east to empty into the Bay of Green Bay in the town of Cedar River at… …   Wikipedia

  • Nancy Walton Laurie — Born 1952 (age 58–59)[1][2][3] Residence Henderson, Ne …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”