Cedar Walton Catalog

1967 (age 33)

The Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet - Cedar!   Prestige PRST 7519   1967

Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1,2,4-6; Junior Cook, tenor sax #1,5,6; Cedar Walton, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1967

1.Turquoise Twice
2.Twilight Waltz
3.My Ship
4.Short Stuff
5.Head And Shoulders
6.Come Sunday

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-462 in 1990, OJCCD-462-2 in 1990.

The Cedar Walton Trio, Quartet & Quintet - Cedar!   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-462-2   1990

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, July 10, 1967

Take The "A" Train

** originally released on Prestige PRST 7519 in 1967 + 1 bonus track.

1968

Cedar Walton - Spectrum   Prestige PRST 7591   1968

Blue Mitchell, trumpet #1,3-5; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax #1,3-5; Cedar Walton, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

NYC, May 24, 1968

1.Higgins Holler
2.Days Of Wine And Roses
3.Jake's Milkshakes
4.Spectrum
5.Lady Charlotte

** part of Prestige PRCD-24145-2 in 1994.

1969

Cedar Walton - The Electric Boogaloo Song   Prestige PRST 7618   1969

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, January 14, 1969

The Electric Boogaloo Song
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Impressions Of Scandinavia
Sabbatical
Ugetsu

** part of Spectrum, Prestige PRCD-24145-2 in 1994.

Cedar Walton - Soul Cycle   Prestige PRST 7693   1970

James Moody, tenor sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano, electric piano; Rudy Stevenson, guitar; Reggie Workman, bass, Fender bass; Al "Tootie" Heath, drums.

NYC, July 25, 1969

Sundown Express
Quiet Dawn
Pensativa
My Cherie Amour
Easy Walker
I Should Care

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-847-2 in 1995.

1972

The Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet - Breakthrough!   Cobblestone CST 9011

Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone, soprano sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, February 22, 1972

Breakthrough
Sabia
House On Maple Street
Theme From Love Story
Summertime
Early Morning Stroll

** also released on Muse MR 5132 in 1977.

1973

The Cedar Walton Trio - A Night At Boomers Vol. 1   Muse MR 5010   1973

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Boomers, Greenwich Village, NY, January 4, 1973

Holy Land
This Guy's In Love With You
Cheryl
The Highest Mountain
Down In Brazil
St. Thomas
Bleecker Street Theme

The Cedar Walton Trio - A Night At Boomers Vol. 2   Muse MR 5022   1974

same session.

Boomers, Greenwich Village, NY, January 4, 1973

Naima
Stella By Starlight
All The Way
I'll Remember April
Blue Monk
Bleecker Street Theme

1974 (age 40)

Cedar Walton - Firm Roots   Muse MR 5059   1976

Cedar Walton, piano, electric piano; Sam Jones, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

The Saratoga Room, Colony East Inn, Rochester, NY, April, 1974

Firm Roots
Shoulders
One For Amos
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
I'm Not So Sure
Voices Deep Within Me

Cedar Walton - Pit Inn   East Wind (J) EW-7009   1975

Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 1974

Suite Sunday
Con Alma
Without A Song
Suntory Blues
'Round Midnite
Fantasy In "D"
Bleecker St. Theme

** also released on East Wind (J) EW-8009.

1975

Cedar Walton, George Coleman, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins - Eastern Rebellion   Timeless (Du) SJP 101   1976

George Coleman, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

CI Recording, NYC, December 10, 1975

Bolivia
Naima
5/4 Thing
Bittersweet
Mode For Joe

** also released on Timeless (US) TI 306 in 1979, (J) RJ-6047 in 1976.

Cedar Walton - Mobius   RCA APL1-1009   1975

Roy Burrowes, trumpet; Wayne Andre, trombone; Charles Davis, Frank Foster, sax; Cedar Walton, keyboards, arranger, synthesizer; Ryo Kawasaki, electric guitar; Gordon Edwards, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Omar Clay, Ray Mantilla, percussion; Adrienne Albert, Lani Groves, vocal.

RCA Studios, NYC, released 1975

Blue Trane
Soho
Off Minor
The Maestro
Road Island Red

1976

The Pentagon   East Wind (J) EW-10002   1976?

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.

Mediasound, NYC, May 17, 1976

Manteca
Darn That Dream
Una Mas
D.B. Blues
I Can't Get Started
He Is A Hero

** also released on Inner City IC 6009 in 1978.

Cedar Walton - Beyond Mobius   RCA APL1-1435   1976

Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Alan Raph, trombone; George Marge, tenor sax; Eddie Harris, sax; Norman Carr, Harry Cykman, David Moore, Morris Sutow, strings; Cedar Walton, keyboards, synthesizer, horn arranger, horn conductor; Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, rhythm guitar; Gordon Edwards, bass; Charles Collins, Jimmie Young, drums; Angel Allende, percussion; Mike Lipskin, percussion, ARP synthesizer, voice, string arranger, string conductor; Alan Abrahams, Adrienne Albert, Yolanda McCullough, Maeretha Stewart, voice; Rod Levitt, horn arranger, horn conductor, string arranger, string conductor.

RCA Studios, NYC, released 1976

Bad Luck
Low Rider
Beyond Mobius
Jive Talkin'
Canadian Sunset
The Girl With Discotheque Eyes
Lonely Cathedral

1977

Cedar Walton, Bob Berg, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins - Eastern Rebellion 2   Timeless (Du) SJP 106   1977

Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

CI Recording, NYC, January 26 and 27, 1977

Fantasy In D
The Maestro
Ojos De Rojo
Sunday Suite

** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 106 in 1989, (US) TI 318 in 1979.

Cedar Walton Quartet - First Set   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1085   1978

same personnel.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 1977

Introduction
Off Minor
For All We Know
Introduction
Holy Land
I'm Not So Sure
Ojos De Rojo

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31085 in 1987.

Cedar Walton Quartet - Second Set   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1113   1979

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 1977

Blue Train
Sunday Suite
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
The Theme

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31113 in 1988.

Cedar Walton Quartet - Third Set   SteepleChase (D) SCS 1179   1983

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, October 1, 1977

Angel In The Night
Bolivia
Fantasy In D
Blue Monk
Rhythm-a-ning

** also released on SteepleChase (D) SCCD 31179 in 1992.

Dolo Coker, Kenny Drew, Barry Harris, Duke Jordan, Lou Levy, Jimmy Rowles, Mickey Tucker, Cedar Walton - The Piano Players   Xanadu 171   1980

Cedar Walton, piano.

NYC, October 30, 1977

I'll Let You Know

1978

Cedar Walton - Animation   Columbia JC 35572   1979

Steve Turre, trombone, bass trombone; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano, electric piano, arranger; Tony Dumas, electric bass, Blitz bass; Al Foster, Buddy Williams, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.

Electric Lady Studios, NYC, released 1978

Animation
Jacob's Ladder
Charmed Circle
Another Star
Precious Mountain
March Of The Fishman
If It Could Happen
Ala Eduardo

1979

Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins - Eastern Rebellion 3   Timeless (Du) SJP 143   1980

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Sound Ideas Studios, NYC, December 19, 1979

3rd Street Blues
Never Never Land
Incognito
Seven Minds
Clockwise
Firm Roots

1980

Cedar Walton, Special Guest Abbey Lincoln - The Maestro   Muse MR 5244   1981

Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #1,3,5,7.

Sage & Sound, Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 1980

1.The Maestro
2.Rhythm-a-ning
3.Not In Love
4.Sabia
5.In A Sentimental Mood
6.Blue Monk
7.Castles
8.On The Trail

** also released on Cedar Walton, Spec!al Guest: Abbey Lincoln - The Maestro, Muse MCD 6008 in 1989.

Cedar Walton - Soundscapes   Columbia JC 36285   1980

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Emanuel Boyd, flute; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, electric, acoustic piano, Ebe piano, arranger, conductor; Tony Dumas, bass; Al Foster, Buddy Williams, drums; Rubens Bassini, Ray Mantilla, percussion; Leon Thomas, vocal.

A&R Studios, NYC, released 1980

Warm To The Touch
The Early Generation
N.P.S.
Latin America
Sixth Avenue
Naturally

1981

Cedar Walton - Piano Solos   Clean Cuts CC 704   1981

Cedar Walton, piano.

Audio System at Orpheus Music, NYC, August, 1981

Sunday Suite In Four Movements
30 degrees To The Wind
Over The Rainbow
Clockwise
Cedar's Blues
I'll Let You Know

1983

Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, David Williams, Billy Higgins - Eastern Rebellion 4   Timeless (Du) SJP 184   1984

Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, May 25, 1983

Manteca
Close Enough For Love
St. Thomas
I Am Not Sure
Epistrophy
Groundwork

The All American Trio   Baystate (J) RJL-8085   1984

Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Vanguard Studios, NYC, December 22 and 23, 1983

Iron Clad
Alone Together
Blue Heart
Ebony
All The Things You Are
A Slight Smile
The Rubber Man
B And A

** also released on Cedar Walton/Ron Carter/Jack DeJohnette, Limetree (Du) MLP 0021 in 1986, MCD 0021 in 1986.

1985 (age 51)

Cedar Walton - The Trio 1   Red Record (It) VPA 192   1986

Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Sala Europa, Bologna, Italy, March 28, 1985

My Ship
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Satin Doll
Lover Man
Holy Land
Voices Deep Within Me

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123192.2.

Cedar Walton - The Trio 2   Red Record (It) VPA 193   1986

same session.

Sala Europa, Bologna, Italy, March 28, 1985

Theme For Ernie
For All Me Know
Ojos De Rojo
Off Minor
Bluesville
Jacob's Ladder

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123193.2.

Cedar Walton - The Trio 3   Red Record (It) VPA 194   1986

same session.

Sala Europa, Bologna, Italy, March 28, 1985

Girl Talk From Harlow
Fantasy In D
Ground Work
Once I Loved
Another Star
The For Red

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123194.2.

Cedar Walton - The Trio 3   Red Record (It) RR 123194.2

same session.

Sala Europa, Bologna, Italy, March 28, 1985

Relaxin' At Camarillo

** originally released on Red Record (It) VPA 194 in 1986 + 1 bonus track.

Cedar Walton - Cedar's Blues   Red Record (It) VPA 179   1985

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Bob Berg, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Osteria Delle Dame, Bologna, Italy, circa March, 1985

Cedar's Blues
Ugetsu
Insight
Over The Rainbow
Fiesta Espanola

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123179.2.

Cedar Walton, David Williams, Billy Higgins - Cedar Walton   Timeless (Du) SJP 223   1986

Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, April 19, 1985

Third Street Blues
Magical Lady
Short Comings
Voices Deep Within
I'll Let You Know
Bleeker Street Team

Cedar Walton Quartet - Bluesville Time   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1017   1985?

Dale Barlow, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Monster, Holland, April 21, 1985

Rubberman
Naima
Bluesville
I Remember Clifford
Ojos De Rojos

** also released on Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1017 CD in 1990s.

Cedar Walton Quartet - Bluesville Time   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1017 CD   1990s

same session.

Monster, Holland, April 21, 1985

'Round Midnight
Without A Song

** originally released on Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1017 in 1985? + 2 bonus tracks.

1986

Cedar Walton - Blues For Myself   Red Record (It) NS 205   1987

Cedar Walton, piano.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, February, 1986

Blues For Myself
Without A Song
Sixth Avenue
Sophisticated Lady
Wonder Why
Little Darlin'
Let's Call This
Just In Time
Booker's Bossa
Bridge Work

** also released on Red Record (It) RR 123205.2 in 2008.

1989

Cedar Walton Trio Live At Yoshi's - Ironclad   Monarch Records MR-1005   1995

Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Yoshi's, Oakland, CA, April 6, 1989

Band Intro
Bremond's Blues
My Old Flame
N.P.S.
Fiesta Espanol
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
On The Trail
Ironclad

1990

Cedar Walton - As Long As There's Music   Muse MCD 5405   1993

Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Jesse Davis, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 20, 1990

Young And Foolish
Meaning Of The Blues
I'm Not So Sure
Ground Work
Newest Blues
Pannonica
As Long As There's Music
Voices Deep Within

1992

Cedar Walton - At Maybeck - Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Five   Concord Jazz CCD-4546   1992

Cedar Walton, piano.

Maybeck Recital Hall, Berkeley, CA, August 9, 1992

The Maybeck Blues
Stella By Starlight
Sweet Lorraine
Darn That Dream
Zingaro / Caminhos Cruzados
Bremond's Blues
You're My Everything
The Meaning Of The Blues
I'm Old Fashioned
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Just One Of Those Things

Cedar Walton Trio - Manhattan Afternoon   Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1082 CD   1993?

Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, December 26, 1992

There Is No Greater Love
St. Thomas
Skylark
The Newest Blues
When Love Is New
I Mean You
Afternoon In Paris
The Theme

1996 (age 62)

Cedar Walton - Composer   Astor Place TCD-4001   1996

Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Ralph Moore, soprano, tenor sax; Vincent Herring, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, January 9 and 10, 1996

Martha's Prize
The Vision
Happiness
Minor Controversy
Hindsight
Underground Memoirs
Theme For Jobim
Groove Passage
Groundwork

1997

Cedar Walton - Roots   Astor Place TCD-4010   1999

The Trio: Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Lewis Nash, drums; Added Front Line Instruments: Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Joshua Redman, tenor sax; Mark Whitfield, guitar; Added Ensemble: Don Sickler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Scott Whitfield, trombone; Willie Williams, soprano, tenor sax; Bobby Porcelli, alto sax; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax; Ray Mantilla, percussion; Cedar Walton, composer, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 3 and 4, 1997

Bolivia
Ojos De Rojo
When Love Is New
I'll Let You Know
Mode For Joe
Blue Monterey
Fantasy In D
Fiesta Espanol
Firm Roots

2000

Various Artists - A Jazz Piano Christmas From NPR   NPR Classics 0013

Cedar Walton, piano; and others.

broadcast, live on National Public Radio, circa 2000

It Came Upon A Midnightl Clear

2001

Cedar Walton - The Promise Land   HighNote HCD 7081   2001

Vincent Herring, alto sax, flute; Cedar Walton, piano, leader; David Williams, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 29, 2001

Promise Land
N.P.S.
Back To Bologna
Body And Soul
Darn That Dream
Thirty Degrees To The Wind
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
I'll Know
Bremond's Blues

2002

Cedar Walton - Latin Tinge   HighNote HCD 7099   2002

Cedar Walton, piano, leader; Cucho Martinez, bass; Ray Mantilla, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 21, 2002

Brazil
Latin America
Triste
Tres Palabras
Perfidia
The Vision
Besame Mucho
Serenata
Latino Blue

2005 (age 71)

Cedar Walton - Underground Memoirs   HighNote HCD 7119

Cedar Walton, piano.

The Studio, NYC, January 11, 2005

Milestones
Lost April
Someday My Prince Will Come
Con Alma
Skylark
Everytime We Say Goodbye
On Green Dolphin Street
Underground Memoirs
Sophisticated Lasy
I Want To Talk About You

Cedar Walton Trio - Midnight Waltz   Venus (J) TKCV-35349   2005

Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, March 18, 2005

Bremond's Blues
Turquoise
Cedar's Blues
Midnight Waltz
Holy Land
Theme For Jobim
Dear Ruth
The Vision
Bolivia
Ugetsu

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-2041 in 2008, VHCD-78030 in 2010.

2006

Cedar Walton - One Flight Down   HighNote HCD 7157   2006

Vincent Herring, tenor sax #1,2; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 7, 2006

1.One Flight Down
2.The Rubber Man
3.Billy Strayhorn Medley: Lush Life
4.Billy Strayhorn Medley: Daydream
5.Billy Strayhorn Medley: Raincheck
6.Seven Minds
7.Time After Time
8.Hammer Head
9.Little Sunflower

2008

Cedar Walton - Seasoned Wood   HighNote HCD 7185   2008

Jeremy Pelt, trumpet #1,3,7, flugelhorn #4,8; Vincent Herring, tenor sax #1,3,7, alto sax #8; Cedar Walton, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 1, 2008

1.The Man I Love
2.Clockwise
3.Longravity
4.When Love Is New
5.Hindsight
6.A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
7.Plexus
8.John's Blues

2009

Cedar Walton - Voices Deep Within   HighNote HCD 7204   2009

Vincent Herring, tenor sax #1,3,5,8; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 20, 2009

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

2010

Cedar Walton Trio - Song Of Delilah - The Music Of Victor Young   Venus (J) VHCD-1048   2010

Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Willie Jones III, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, February 22 and 23, 2010

Song Of Delilah
Beautiful Love
Golden Earrings
Ghost Of A Chance
Around The World
My Foolish Heart
Street Of Dreams
Weaver Of Dreams

** also released on Venus (J) VHCD-78201 in 2011.

2011

Cedar Walton - The Bouncer   HighNote HCD 7223   2011

Steve Turre, trombone #1,5; Vincent Herring, alto, tenor sax, flute #1,3-5,7; Cedar Walton, piano; David Williams, bass; Willie Jones III, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion #5.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 2011

1.The Bouncer
2.Lament
3.Bell For Bags
4.Halo
5.Underground Memoirs
6.Willie's Groove
7.Got To Get To The Island
8.Martha's Prize