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Cedar!
Studio album by Cedar Walton
Released	1967
Recorded	July 10, 1967 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:04
Label	Prestige PR 7519
Producer	Don Schlitten
Cedar Walton chronology
Cedar! (1967) Spectrum (1968)

Cedar! is the debut album by pianist Cedar Walton, recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Allmusic reviewed the album, stating:"Pianist Cedar Walton's debut as a leader is quite impressive.... One of the top hard bop-based pianists to emerge during the 1960s, Walton also contributed four originals to his excellent set."

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

1. "Turquoise Twice" – 7:19
2. "Twilight Waltz" – 4:20
3. "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 5:34
4. "Short Stuff" – 6:25
5. "Head and Shoulders" – 4:15
6. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 6:59
7. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Cedar Walton – piano
• Kenny Dorham – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 5–7)
• Junior Cook – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5 and 6)
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Production

• Don Schlitten – producer
• Richard Alderson – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography, accessed January 24, 2013.
2. 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.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, January 24, 2013.
5. Peter, John. "Sibirische Zeder". Retrieved 28 March 2021.

• Cedar Walton albums
• 1967 debut albums
• Prestige Records albums
• Albums produced by Don Schlitten