Blues for Myself

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This article is about the album by Cedar Walton. For the album by Tete Montoliu, see Blues for Myself (Tete Montoliu album).
Blues for Myself
Blues for Myself.jpg
Studio album by
Cedar Walton
Released1986
RecordedFebruary, 1986
StudioBarigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy
GenreJazz
LabelRed
NS 205
Cedar Walton chronology
Bluesville Time
(1985) 		Blues for Myself
(1986) 		Cedar Walton Plays
(1986)

Blues for Myself is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[4]

Allmusic rated the album 4.5 stars.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Despite Walton's extended bop lines and accompanist's sense of space and shading, it's a rather monochrome set and the piano sounds rather leaden."[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
  2. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:00
  3. "Sixth Avenue" (Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Cedar Walton) – 3:51
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington) – 3:30
  5. "Wonder Why (song)" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:53
  6. "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
  7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:10
  8. "Just In Time (song)" (Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Cedar Walton) – 5:11
  9. "Book's Bossa" (Walter Book, Cedar Walton) – 5:21
  10. "Bridge Work" (Count Basie) – 3:28

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Cedar Walton discography, accessed March 18, 2017
  2. ^ Red Records discography Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2017
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 18, 2017
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
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