Duo (Cedar Walton and David Williams album)

1991 studio album by Cedar Walton and David Williams

Duo

Studio album by

Cedar Walton and David Williams

Released| 1991
Recorded| May 18, 1990
Studio| Studio A, Pordenone, Italy
Genre| Jazz
Length| 76:24
Label| Red
123 242
Producer| Alberto Alberti
Cedar Walton chronology
| Cedar Walton Plays
(1986)  | Duo
(1991)  | As Long as There's Music
(1990)

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David Williams chronology
| Up Front
(1986)  | Duo
(1990)  | Rhythm of the Street
(2000)

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Off Minor Cover

Duo is an album by pianist Cedar Walton and bassist David Williams which was recorded in Italy 1990 and originally released on the Italian Red label.[1] The album was first released as Off Minor due to a mistake incorrectly identifying the track "I Mean You" as another Thelonious Monk tune and as a result, the title and jacket were changed but the recorded contents remained the same.[2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

The review on AllMusic states "One of Cedar Walton's best recordings ... The communication between Walton and Williams is superb."[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted

1. "I Mean You" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:24 Incorrectly identified as "Off Minor" on original release
2. "Pannonica" (Monk) – 5:43
3. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 6:21
4. "Lament" (J. J. Johnson) – 9:46
5. "N.P.S." – 6:13
6. "My Old Flame" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) – 6:56
7. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:42
8. "Hagy" – 10:38
9. "Blues for Alberto" – 6:40
10. "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 5:10
11. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 7:51

## Personnel

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* Cedar Walton – piano
* David Williams – bass
* Gaspare Pasini – alto saxophone (track 11)

## References

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1. ^ Red Records album details accessed April 11, 2017
2. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed April 11, 2017
3. ^ a b Cedar Walton – Off Minor: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2017.

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Cedar Walton

Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Cedar! (1967)
* Spectrum (1968)
* The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)
* Soul Cycle (1969)
* Breakthrough! (1972)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)
* A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)
* Firm Roots (1974)
* Pit Inn (1974)
* Mobius (1975)
* Eastern Rebellion (1976)
* The Pentagon (1975)
* Beyond Mobius (1976)
* Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)
* First Set (1977)
* Second Set (1977)
* Third Set (1977)
* Animation (1978)
* Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)
* Soundscapes (1980)
* The Maestro (1981)
* Piano Solos (1981)
* Heart & Soul (1982)
* Among Friends (1982)
* The All American Trio (1983)
* Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)
* Cedar's Blues (1985)
* The Trio 1 (1985)
* The Trio 2 (1985)
* The Trio 3 (1985)
* Cedar Walton (1985)
* Bluesville Time (1985)
* Blues for Myself (1986)
* Cedar Walton Plays (1986)
* Duo (1990)
* Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)
* Manhattan Afternoon (1992)
* Composer (1996)
* Roots (1997)
* The Promise Land (2001)
* Latin Tinge (2002)
* Underground Memoirs (2005)
* Midnight Waltz (2005)
* One Flight Down (2006)
* Seasoned Wood (2008)
* Voices Deep Within (2009)
* The Bouncer (2011)

sideman
with
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers|

* Three Blind Mice (1961)
* Mosaic (1961)
* Buhaina's Delight (1961)
* Caravan (1962)
* Ugetsu (1963)
* Free for All (1964)
* Kyoto (1964)
* Indestructible (1964)
* Golden Boy (1964)
* Buhaina (1973)
* Anthenagin (1973)

With
Art Farmer
(or where
stated),
Benny
Golson

The Jazztet|

* Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
* The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
* Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
* The Time and the Place (1967)
* The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
* Homecoming (1971)
* Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)
* To Duke with Love (1975)
* The Summer Knows (1976)
* Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
* Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)

With
Eddie Harris|

* Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)
* The In Sound (1965)
* Mean Greens (1966)
* The Tender Storm (1966)
* Excursions (1966)
* How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

With
Billy Higgins|

* Soweto (1979)
* The Soldier (1979)
* Once More (1980)
* Bridgework (1980–86)
* Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)

With
Milt Jackson|

* Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)
* Born Free (1966)
* Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)
* Goodbye (1972–73)
* Olinga (1974)

With
Etta James|

* Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
* Time After Time (1995)
* 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
* Blue Gardenia (2000–1)

With
Clifford
Jordan|

* Spellbound (1960)
* Starting Time (1961)
* Bearcat (1962)
* These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
* Glass Bead Games (1973)
* Half Note (1974)
* Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)
* On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
* On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
* Firm Roots (1975)
* The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)

With
Blue
Mitchell|

* The Cup Bearers (1962)
* Boss Horn (1966)
* Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
* Summer Soft (1977)

With
Houston
Person|

* Chocomotive (1967)
* Trust in Me (1967)
* Blue Odyssey (1968)
* Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
* The Big Horn (1976)
* Very Personal (1980)
* Naturally (2012)

With
others|

* God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
* Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977)
* Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967)
* The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)
* Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)
* Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)
* Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
* Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)
* Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)
* The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
* This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)
* Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)
* It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)
* Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)
* Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
* Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
* Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)
* The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)
* Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
* Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)
* Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)
* Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
* The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
* Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
* Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)
* Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
* Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959)
* J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
* Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)
* Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
* Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974)
* Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
* First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967)
* Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)
* Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)
* From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
* Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)
* Sonny Red (1971)
* Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)
* For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
* Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
* Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
* I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
* Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969)
* Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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