''Cedar Walton at Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Twenty-Five'' is an album of solo piano performances by jazz pianist

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (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, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...

Music and recording

The album was recorded at the

Maybeck Recital Hall Maybeck Recital Hall, also known as Maybeck Studio for Performing Arts, is located inside the Kennedy-Nixon House located at 1537 Euclid Avenue in Berkeley, California, United States. It was built in 1914 by Bernard Maybeck. The hall seats up to 50 ...

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. Walton plays some standards and two of his own compositions. He commented that, "The hall is unique, with two Yamahas that are kept in top shape, and an intimate ambiance. I thought I'd relax and warm up in front of the audience by just playing the blues."

Release and reception

The album was released by

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in 1993. The

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reviewer commented: "Walton remains a strong hard bopper with his right hand, a manner that takes very well to the characteristically bright, crisp tone of the hall's Yamaha pianos; but he also displays as fully equipped a harmonic arsenal as that of anyone." The ''

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'' reviewer wrote of the "dazzling clarity to his musical expression".

Track listing

#"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"

Personnel

– piano

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums Albums recorded at the Maybeck Recital Hall Cedar Walton live albums Solo piano jazz albums