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.

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
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CEDAR WALTON Cedar! album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Cedar!
Hard Bop 1967
CEDAR WALTON The Electric Boogaloo Song album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Electric Boogaloo Song
Hard Bop 1968
CEDAR WALTON Spectrum album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spectrum
Hard Bop 1968
CEDAR WALTON Soul Cycle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soul Cycle
Hard Bop 1970
CEDAR WALTON Breakthrough album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Breakthrough
Hard Bop 1972
CEDAR WALTON Mobius album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Mobius
Hard Bop 1975
CEDAR WALTON Eastern Rebellion album cover 4.67 | 3 ratings
Eastern Rebellion
Hard Bop 1976
CEDAR WALTON The Pentagon album cover 3.75 | 2 ratings
The Pentagon
Hard Bop 1976
CEDAR WALTON Beyond Mobius album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Beyond Mobius
Fusion 1976
CEDAR WALTON Eastern Rebellion 2 album cover 4.00 | 2 ratings
Eastern Rebellion 2
Hard Bop 1977
CEDAR WALTON Animation album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Animation
Soul Jazz 1978
CEDAR WALTON Soundscapes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soundscapes
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1980
CEDAR WALTON Eastern Rebellion 3 album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Eastern Rebellion 3
Hard Bop 1980
CEDAR WALTON The Maestro album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Maestro
Vocal Jazz 1981
CEDAR WALTON Piano Solos album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Piano Solos
Hard Bop 1981
CEDAR WALTON Eastern Rebellion 4 album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Eastern Rebellion 4
Hard Bop 1984
CEDAR WALTON Bluesville Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bluesville Time
Hard Bop 1985
CEDAR WALTON Cedar Walton album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar Walton
Post Bop 1986
CEDAR WALTON Blues For Myself album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Blues For Myself
Hard Bop 1987
CEDAR WALTON Cedar Walton Plays (feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins) album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Cedar Walton Plays (feat. Ron Carter & Billy Higgins)
Hard Bop 1987
CEDAR WALTON VIP Trio (Cedar Walton/Pat Senatore/Billy Higgins) : Standard Album (aka Sandards) album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
VIP Trio (Cedar Walton/Pat Senatore/Billy Higgins) : Standard Album (aka Sandards)
Hard Bop 1988
CEDAR WALTON The V.I.P. Trio : Standard Album, Vol. 2 (aka  Standards, Volume 2) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The V.I.P. Trio : Standard Album, Vol. 2 (aka Standards, Volume 2)
Hard Bop 1988
CEDAR WALTON Duo (with David Williams) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Duo (with David Williams)
Hard Bop 1990
CEDAR WALTON Off Minor album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Off Minor
Hard Bop 1991
CEDAR WALTON As Long As There's Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
As Long As There's Music
Hard Bop 1993
CEDAR WALTON Manhattan Afternoon album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
Manhattan Afternoon
Hard Bop 1994
CEDAR WALTON Composer album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Composer
Hard Bop 1996
CEDAR WALTON Sweet Basil Trio : St. Thomas album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Sweet Basil Trio : St. Thomas
Hard Bop 1996
CEDAR WALTON Bambino album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Bambino
Hard Bop 1998
CEDAR WALTON Roots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Roots
Hard Bop 1999
CEDAR WALTON Manhattan After Hours album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Manhattan After Hours
Hard Bop 2000
CEDAR WALTON The Promise Land album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
The Promise Land
Hard Bop 2001
CEDAR WALTON Cedar Walton, Cucho Martinez, Ray Mantilla ‎: Latin Tinge album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar Walton, Cucho Martinez, Ray Mantilla ‎: Latin Tinge
Latin Jazz 2002
CEDAR WALTON Midnight Waltz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Midnight Waltz
Hard Bop 2005
CEDAR WALTON Underground Memoirs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Underground Memoirs
Hard Bop 2005
CEDAR WALTON One Flight Down album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
One Flight Down
Post Bop 2006
CEDAR WALTON Seasoned Wood album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Seasoned Wood
Hard Bop 2008
CEDAR WALTON Voices Deep Within album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Voices Deep Within
Hard Bop 2009
CEDAR WALTON Song Of Delilah - The Music of Victor Young album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Song Of Delilah - The Music of Victor Young
Hard Bop 2010
CEDAR WALTON The Bouncer album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
The Bouncer
Hard Bop 2011

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CEDAR WALTON A Night At Boomer's, Vol.1 (aka  In Greenwich Village With Clifford Jordan) album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
A Night At Boomer's, Vol.1 (aka In Greenwich Village With Clifford Jordan)
Hard Bop 1973
CEDAR WALTON A Night At Boomer's, Vol.2 album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
A Night At Boomer's, Vol.2
Hard Bop 1973
CEDAR WALTON Pit Inn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pit Inn
Hard Bop 1975
CEDAR WALTON Firm Roots album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Firm Roots
Hard Bop 1976
CEDAR WALTON First Set album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
First Set
Hard Bop 1978
CEDAR WALTON Second Set album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Second Set
Hard Bop 1979
CEDAR WALTON Third Set album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
Third Set
Hard Bop 1983
CEDAR WALTON Cedar's Blues : Cedar Walton Quintet Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar's Blues : Cedar Walton Quintet Live
Hard Bop 1985
CEDAR WALTON The Trio, Vol.1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Trio, Vol.1
Hard Bop 1986
CEDAR WALTON The Trio 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Trio 2
Hard Bop 1986
CEDAR WALTON The Trio, Vol.3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Trio, Vol.3
Hard Bop 1986
CEDAR WALTON Among Friends album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Among Friends
Hard Bop 1990
CEDAR WALTON My Funny Valentine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
My Funny Valentine
Hard Bop 1991
CEDAR WALTON Cedar Walton at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Vol. 25 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar Walton at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Vol. 25
Hard Bop 1992
CEDAR WALTON The Art Blakey Legacy (Live At Sweet Basil) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Art Blakey Legacy (Live At Sweet Basil)
Hard Bop 1993
CEDAR WALTON IronClad: Live at Yoshi's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
IronClad: Live at Yoshi's
Hard Bop 1995
CEDAR WALTON Sweet Basil Trio : You're My Everything album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sweet Basil Trio : You're My Everything
Hard Bop 1997
CEDAR WALTON Naima album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Naima
Hard Bop 1998
CEDAR WALTON Three Sundays in the Seventies: 0.00 | 0 ratings
Three Sundays in the Seventies: "Live" at the Left Bank
Hard Bop 2000
CEDAR WALTON Reliving The Moment - Live At The Keystone Korner album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reliving The Moment - Live At The Keystone Korner
Hard Bop 2014
CEDAR WALTON Charmed Circle - Live at the Keystone Korner album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Charmed Circle - Live at the Keystone Korner
Fusion 2017

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CEDAR WALTON Cedar Walton / Ron Carter / Jack DeJohnette (aka The All American Trio) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar Walton / Ron Carter / Jack DeJohnette (aka The All American Trio)
Post Bop 1986
CEDAR WALTON Plays Cedar Walton album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Plays Cedar Walton
Hard Bop 1988
CEDAR WALTON Cedar (1990) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cedar (1990)
Hard Bop 1990
CEDAR WALTON Spectrum album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spectrum
Hard Bop 1994
CEDAR WALTON Animation / Soundscapes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Animation / Soundscapes
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2010
CEDAR WALTON The Very Best of Cedar Walton And Jimmy Heath album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Very Best of Cedar Walton And Jimmy Heath
Hard Bop 2013
CEDAR WALTON Mobius Beyond Mobius album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mobius Beyond Mobius
Soul Jazz 2015

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