Cedar's Blues
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{{Infobox album
| name = Cedar's Blues
| type = Live album
| artist = Cedar Walton Quintet
| cover = Cedar's Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1985
| recorded = March 1985
Osteria delle Dame, Bologna, Italy
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 49:07
| label = Red
VPA 179
| producer = Alberto Alberti
| chronology = Cedar Walton
| prev_title = The All American Trio
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = The Trio 1
| next_year = 1985
}}
Cedar's Blues is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton's Quintet recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#red-record-vpa-179 Cedar Walton discography] accessed February 17, 2015
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1462}}
}}
Scott Yanow of AllMusic said, "The results may not be unique but the solos of Walton, Berg and Fuller are consistently satisfying, making this date easily recommended to hard bop collectors".Yanow, S., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/cedars-blues-mw0000081997 Allmusic review], accessed February 17, 2015
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated
- "Cedar's Blues" – 11:45
- "Ugetsu" – 12:40
- "Insight" – 6:50
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 6:40
- "Fiesta Español" – 10:35