Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton
Person from United States
Genres: hard bop, jazz, post-bop, swing, jazz piano, piano, Hard Bop, bebop
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About Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton, Jr. (January 17, 1934 - August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. Walton grew up in Dallas, Texas, also home to jazz luminaries such as Charlie Christian and Red Garland. 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 and Benny Golson lead group the Jazztet, and Gigi Gryce. In the early 1960s, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers as a pianist and 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 through the present. 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. Walton died August 19, 2013.
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Cedar Walton — Top 30 songs of 88
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Cedar Walton | Bolivia | ||
| Cedar Walton | Cedar's Blues | ||
| Cedar Walton | Willie's Groove | ||
| Cedar Walton | Bésame Mucho | ||
| Cedar Walton | Another Star | ||
| Cedar Walton | There Is No Greater Love | ||
| Cedar Walton | Besame Mucho | ||
| Cedar Walton | Rhythm-A-Ning | ||
| Cedar Walton | Jacob's Ladder | ||
| Cedar Walton | Billy Strayhorn Medley | ||
| Cedar Walton | Boliva | ||
| Cedar Walton | Little Darlin' | ||
| Cedar Walton | Not In Love | ||
| Cedar Walton | Seven Minds | ||
| Cedar Walton | Take the A Train | ||
| Cedar Walton | Latino Blue | ||
| Cedar Walton | The Rubber Man | ||
| Cedar Walton | On Green Dolphin Street | ||
| Cedar Walton | Someday My Prince Will Come | ||
| Cedar Walton | Sophisticated Lady | ||
| Cedar Walton | 4-Another Star | ||
| Cedar Walton | Mode For Joe | ||
| Cedar Walton | Days Of Wine And Roses | ||
| Cedar Walton | I'll Remember April (Live At Boomer's / New York, NY / 1973) | ||
| Cedar Walton | Once I Loved | ||
| Cedar Walton | Skylark | ||
| Cedar Walton | Turquoise Twice | ||
| Cedar Walton | Precious Mountain | ||
| Cedar Walton | Memories Of You | ||
| Cedar Walton | Thirty Degrees To The Wind |