Composer (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Composer
| type = Studio
| artist = Cedar Walton
| cover = Composer (album).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = June 25, 1996
| recorded = January 9 & 10, 1996
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 61:08
| label = Astor Place
TCD-4001
| producer = Don Sickler
| chronology = Cedar Walton
| prev_title = Manhattan Afternoon
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Roots
| next_year = 1997
}}
Composer is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Astor Place label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#astor-place-tcd-4001 Cedar Walton discography] accessed February 24, 2015
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|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=1463}}
}}
Scott Yanow of AllMusic reviewed the album stating, "Walton is not normally thought of as a major composer. However, quite a few of his new pieces could possibly become standards in the future if jazz improvisers explore this disc... Highly recommended".{{allMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000647511 |title=Cedar Walton – Composer: Review |accessdate=February 24, 2015}}
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton
- "Martha's Prize" - 6:15
- "The Vision" - 7:25
- "Happiness" - 5:51
- "Minor Controversy" - 7:14
- "Hindsight" - 8:21
- "Underground Memoirs" - 7:41
- "Theme for Jobim" - 6:17
- "Groove Passage" - 6:12
- "Ground Work" - 5:52
Personnel
=Production=
- Don Sickler - producer
- Jim Anderson - engineer
References
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{{Cedar Walton}}
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