Bluesville Time

{{Infobox album

| name = Bluesville Time

| type = Studio

| artist = Cedar Walton Quartet

| cover = Bluesville Time.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1986

| recorded = April 21, 1985
Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 57:23

| label = Criss Cross Jazz
Criss 1017

| producer = Gerry Teekens

| chronology = Cedar Walton

| prev_title = Cedar Walton

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = Blues for Myself

| next_year = 1986

}}

Bluesville Time is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#criss-cross-jazz-criss-1017 Cedar Walton discography], accessed February 18, 2015[http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1017.html Criss Cross Jazz discography], accessed February 18, 2015

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette |year=1992 |edition=1st |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-14-015364-4 |page=1118 }}

}}

Allmusic rated the album 4 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/bluesville-time-mw0000269851 Allmusic listing], accessed February 17, 2015 The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the selection of material, but wrote that "the playing, Higgins apart, isn't quite crisp enough".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

  1. "Rubber Man" - 8:47
  2. "Naima" (John Coltrane) - 9:27
  3. "Bluesville" (Sonny Red) - 5:44
  4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 9:44
  5. "Ojos de Rojo" - 7:10
  6. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:46 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 11:45 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References