Cedar Walton
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Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- 1967: Cedar! (Prestige)
- 1968: Spectrum (Prestige)
- 1969: The Electric Boogaloo Song (Prestige)
- 1969: Soul Cycle (Prestige)
- 1972: Breakthrough! (Cobblestone) with Hank Mobley
- 1973: A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (Muse)
- 1973: A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (Muse)
- 1974: Firm Roots (Muse)
- 1974: Pit Inn (East Wind)
- 1975: Mobius (RCA)
- 1976: The Pentagon (East Wind)
- 1976: Beyond Mobius (RCA)
- 1977: First Set (SteepleChase)
- 1977: Second Set (SteepleChase)
- 1977: Third Set (SteepleChase)
- 1978: Animation (Columbia)
- 1979: Charmed Circle (HighNote)
- 1980: Soundscapes (Columbia)
- 1980: The Maestro (Muse) with Abbey Lincoln
- 1981: Piano Solos (Clean Cuts)
- 1981: Heart & Soul (Timeless) with Ron Carter
- 1982: Among Friends (Theresa)
- 1983: The All American Trio (Baystate) with Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette
- 1985: Cedar's Blues (Red)
- 1985: The Trio 1 (Red)
- 1985: The Trio 2 (Red)
- 1985: The Trio 3 (Red)
- 1985: Cedar Walton (Timeless)
- 1985: Bluesville Time (Criss Cross)
- 1986: Blues for Myself (Red)
- 1986: Cedar Walton Plays (Delos)
- 1988: Standards with the VIP Trio (California Breeze)
- 1988: Standards Vol 2 with the VIP Trio (California Breeze)
- 1990: Duo (Red) with David Williams [also released as Off Minor]
- 1990: As Long as There's Music (Muse [1993])
- 1992: Cedar Walton at Maybeck (Concord Jazz)
- 1992: Manhattan Afternoon (Criss Cross)
- 1996: Composer (Astor Place)
- 1997: Roots (Astor Place)
- 2001: The Promise Land (HighNote)
- 2002: Latin Tinge (HighNote)
- 2005: Underground Memoirs (HighNote)
- 2005: Midnight Waltz (Venus)
- 2006: One Flight Down (HighNote)
- 2008: Seasoned Wood (HighNote)
- 2009: Voices Deep Within (HighNote)
- 2010: Cedar Chest (HighNote)
- 2010: Song of Delilah (Venus)
- 2011: The Bouncer (HighNote)
With Eastern Rebellion
- 1975: Eastern Rebellion (Timeless) with George Coleman, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins
- 1977: Eastern Rebellion 2 (Timeless) with Bob Berg, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins
- 1979: Eastern Rebellion 3 (Timeless) with Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins
- 1983: Eastern Rebellion 4 (Timeless) with Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, David Williams & Billy Higgins
- 1990: Mosaic (MusicMasters) with Ralph Moore, David Williams & Billy Higgins
- 1992: Simple Pleasure (MusicMasters) with Ralph Moore, David Williams & Billy Higgins
- 1994: Just One of Those... Nights at the Village Vanguard (MusicMasters) with Ralph Moore, David Williams & Billy Higgins
With the Timeless All Stars
- 1982: It's Timeless (Timeless)
- 1983: Timeless Heart (Timeless)
- 1986: Essence (Delos)
- 1991: Time for the Timeless All Stars (Early Bird)
With Ian Shaw
- 1999: In a New York Minute (Milestone)
As sideman
With Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt
- God Bless Jug and Sonny (Prestige, 1973 [2001])
- Left Bank Encores (Prestige, 1973 [2001])
With Art Blakey
- Mosaic (Blue Note, 1961)
- Three Blind Mice (Blue Note, 1962)
- Caravan (Riverside, 1963)
- Ugetsu (Riverside, 1963)
- Buhaina's Delight (Blue Note, 1963)
- Free for All (Blue Note, 1964)
- Kyoto (Riverside, 1964)
- Indestructible (Blue Note, 1964)
- Golden Boy (Colpix, 1964)
- Buhaina (Prestige, 1973)
- Anthenagin (Prestige, 1973)
With Ray Brown
- Something for Lester (Contemporary, 1977)
With Kenny Burrell
- Sunup to Sundown (Contemporary, 1991)
With Donald Byrd
With Benny Carter
- Elegy in Blue (MusicMasters, 1994)
With Joe Chambers
- The Almoravid (Muse, 1974)
With Junior Cook
- Somethin's Cookin' (Muse, 1981)
With Ornette Coleman
- Broken Shadows (Columbia, 1972 [1982])
With Johnny Coles
- Katumbo (Dance) (Mainstream, 1971)
With John Coltrane
- Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1959) [alternate takes]
With Larry Coryell
- Cedars of Avalon (HighNote, 2002)
With Sonny Criss
- Up, Up and Away (Prestige, 1967)
- The Beat Goes On! (Prestige, 1968)
With Kenny Dorham
- This Is the Moment! (Riverside, 1958)
- Blue Spring (Riverside, 1959; with Cannonball Adderley)
With Teddy Edwards
- It's All Right! (Prestige, 1967)
With Art Farmer
- The Time and the Place (Columbia, 1967)
- The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (Columbia, 1967)
- Homecoming (Mainstream, 1971)
- Yesterday's Thoughts (East Wind, 1975)
- To Duke with Love (East Wind, 1975)
- The Summer Knows (East Wind, 1976)
- Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (East Wind, 1976)
With Curtis Fuller
- Soul Trombone (Impulse!, 1961)
- Smokin' (Mainstream, 1972)
With Benny Golson
- Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Argo, 1961)
- This Is for You, John (Timeless, 1983 [1987])
With Dexter Gordon
- Tangerine (Prestige, 1972 [1975])
- Generation (Prestige, 1972)
- Gotham City (Columbia, 1980 [1981])
With Johnny Griffin
- Bush Dance (Galaxy, 1978)
With Steve Grossman
- Love Is the Thing (Red, 1985)
- A Small Hotel (Dreyfus Jazz, 1993)
With Slide Hampton
- Roots (Criss Cross, 1985)
With Eddie Harris
- Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (Columbia, 1964)
- The In Sound (Atlantic, 1965)
- Mean Greens (Atlantic, 1966)
- The Tender Storm (Atlantic, 1966)
- Excursions (Atlantic, 1966–73)
- How Can You Live Like That? (Atlantic, 1976)
With Jimmy Heath
- The Quota (Riverside, 1961)
- Triple Threat (Riverside, 1962)
With Joe Henderson
- Mode for Joe (Blue Note, 1966)
With Billy Higgins
- Soweto (Red, 1979)
- The Soldier (Timeless, 1979 [1981])
- Once More (Red, 1980)
- Bridgework (Contemporary, 1987)
- Billy Higgins Quintet (Sweet Basil, 1993)
With Freddie Hubbard
- Hub Cap (Blue Note, 1961)
- Here to Stay (Blue Note, 1962 [1979])
- The Body & the Soul (Impulse!, 1963)
- Bolivia (Musicmasters, 1991)
With Bobby Hutcherson
- Highway One (Columbia, 1978)
- Farewell Keystone (Evidence, 1982 [1992])
With Milt Jackson
- Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (Limelight, 1965)
- Born Free (Limelight, 1966)
- Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (Verve, 1968)
- Goodbye (CTI, 1973)
- Olinga (CTI, 1974)
- Milt Jackson at the Kosei Nenkin (Pablo, 1976)
- Bags' Bag (Pablo, 1979)
- It Don't Mean a Thing If You Can't Tap Your Foot to It (Pablo, 1984)
- Reverence and Compassion (Warner Bros., 1993)
With Etta James
- Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (RCA Victor, 1994)
- Time After Time (RCA Victor, 1995)
- 12 Songs of Christmas (Private Music, 1998)
- Blue Gardenia (Private Music, 2001)
With The Jazztet (Art Farmer and Benny Golson)
- Big City Sounds (Argo, 1960)
- The Jazztet and John Lewis (Argo, 1961)
- The Jazztet at Birdhouse (Argo, 1961)
- Voices All (Eastworld, 1982)
With Bjorn Johansen
- Take One (Odin, 1987)
With J. J. Johnson
- Really Livin' (Columbia, 1959)
- J.J. Inc. (Columbia, 1961)
With Etta Jones
- Save Your Love for Me (Muse, 1980)
With Philly Joe Jones
With Sam Jones
- Seven Minds (East Wind, 1974)
- Something in Common (Muse, 1977)
With Clifford Jordan
- Spellbound (Riverside, 1960)
- Starting Time (Jazzland, 1961)
- Bearcat (Jazzland, 1962)
- These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (Atlantic, 1965)
- Glass Bead Games (Strata-East, 1974)
- Half Note (SteepleChase, 1974 [1985])
- Night of the Mark VII (Muse, 1975)
- On Stage Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1977])
- On Stage Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1978])
- On Stage Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1979])
- Firm Roots (Steeplechase, 1975)
- The Highest Mountain (Steeplechase, 1975)
With Kimiko Kasai
- Kimiko Is Here (CBS/Sony, 1974)
- Kimiko Kasai (Kittye, 1990)
With Eric Kloss
- First Class Kloss! (Prestige, 1967)
With Abbey Lincoln
- Abbey Is Blue (Riverside, 1959)
With Pat Martino
- Strings! (Prestige, 1967)
With Christian McBride
- New York Time (Chesky, 2006)
With Charles McPherson
- From This Moment On! (Prestige, 1968)
- Horizons (Prestige, 1968)
With Blue Mitchell
- The Cup Bearers (Riverside, 1962)
- Boss Horn (Blue Note, 1966)
- Stratosonic Nuances (RCA, 1975)
- Summer Soft (Impulse!, 1977)
With Frank Morgan
- Easy Living (Contemporary, 1985)
- Lament (Contemporary, 1986)
- Bebop Lives! (Contemporary, 1987)
- Love, Lost & Found (Telarc, 1995)
With Lee Morgan
- Charisma (Blue Note, 1966)
- The Rajah (Blue Note, 1966)
- Sonic Boom (Blue Note, 1967)
- The Sixth Sense (Blue Note, 1968)
- Caramba! (Blue Note, 1968)
- Resurgence! (Muse, 1981)
- Davey Blue (HighNote, 2002)
- Diamondhead (HighNote, 1988)
With Houston Person
- Chocomotive (Prestige, 1967)
- Trust in Me (Prestige, 1967)
- Blue Odyssey (Prestige, 1968)
- Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (Prestige, 1972)
- The Big Horn (Muse, 1976 [1979])
- Very PERSONal (Muse, 1980)
- Naturally (HighNote, 2012)
With Dave Pike
- Pike's Groove (Criss Cross Jazz, 1986)
With Sonny Red
With Woody Shaw
- Setting Standards (Muse, 1983)
With Archie Shepp
- For Losers (Impulse!, 1969)
- Kwanza (Impulse!, 1969)
With James Spaulding
- James Spaulding Plays the Legacy of Duke Ellington (Storyville, 1977)
With Idrees Sulieman
- Now Is the Time (SteepleChase, 1976)
With Jay Thomas
- Easy Does It (Discovery, 1985)
With Lucky Thompson
- Goodbye Yesterday (Groove Merchant, 1973)
- Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Groove Merchant, 1973)
- I Offer You (Groove Merchant, 1973)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Another Story (Blue Note, 1969)
- More Than a Mood (MusicMasters, 1992)
With David Williams
- Up Front (Timeless, 1987)