First Set
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| First Set | ||||
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| Live album by Cedar Walton Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1977 | |||
| Venue | Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:22 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS-1085 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Cedar Walton chronology | ||||
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First Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine recording – the piano sounds excellent, the audience is felt but not heard, and the mix is full and warm".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the dynamism of the performance of "Off Minor".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.
- Introduction - 0:48
- "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:27
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:02
- Introduction - 0:08
- "Holy Land" - 7:09
- "I'm Not So Sure" - 8:53
- "Ojos de Rojo" - 7:56
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cedar Walton discography accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 1117. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.