Cedar!

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:38:04
Personnel: Cedar Walton (piano); Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Recorded in New York, New York on July 10, 1967. Originally released on Prestige (7519). Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley). Personnel: Cedar Walton (piano); Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Billy Higgins (drums). Audio Remasterer: Phil DeLancie. Liner Note Authors: Mark Gardner ; Takao Ogawa. Recording information: New York, NY (07/10/1967). Photographer: Don Schlitten. His first recording as a leader finds Cedar Walton an optimistic and self-assured pianist/composer in the post-bop style. This 1967, cleanly-produced recording contains seven swinging numbers featuring Cedar in trio, quartet and quintet configurations. The album opens with "Turquoise Twice," a hard-driving, modally-inclined tune. Cedar's solo is crisp, logical and rigorous, his left hand dipping into some McCoy Tyner-like fifths. His no-nonsense approach, and rootsy pianistic touch carries the album. This is intelligent but not intellectual jazz. One of the strongest tracks is the charming but edgy "Twilight Waltz." Billy Higgins' drums out some swinging counter-rhythms underneath Cedar's bluesy ornamentation. And trumpeter Kenny Dorham performs a clearly melodic solo, straight and singing. "My Ship" (Gershwin-Weill) is intimate as a trio. Cedar's balance between horn-like single notes and meaty, two-hand chord voicings is masterful. And the ethereal ending adds an appropriately literary touch. Junior Cook's lazy, airy tenor sax solo lends a Sunday morning vibe to Ellington's "Come Sunday." This slightly odd arrangement is in 6/8, but the band breaks into a solid, driving 4/4 for the solos. An impressive debut, CEDAR! can be enjoyed by the erudite jazz buff and the casual listener alike.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)