Roots (Cedar Walton album)

1997 studio album by Cedar Walton

Roots

Studio album by

Cedar Walton

Released| 1997
Recorded| January 3 & 4, 1997
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Genre| Jazz
Length| 59:10
Label| Astor Place
TCD-4010
Producer| Don Sickler & Cedar Walton
Cedar Walton chronology
| Composer
(1996)  | Roots
(1997)  | The Promise Land
(2001)

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Roots is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Astor Place label.[1]

## Reception

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Allmusic reviewed the album stating "this is a solid, modern hard bop date that reaches its potential".[2] All About Jazz observed "Cedar Walton is a treasure with an uncanny sense for composition, arrangement, and performance. His most recent recording Roots readily bears this out. His music is layered, as is his band... This is sophisticated and readily consumable mainstream jazz that is well recommended".[3] JazzTimes said "Cedar Walton is an heir to those class acts that have made the piano so often the repository of the orchestral voice of jazz... Here he gets a chance to give voice to his muse through a larger ensemble... the compositions sound fresh-benefitting from these new arrangements and from the range of solo styles that play over them".[4]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [5]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Cedar Walton

1. "Bolivia" - 6:28
2. "Ojos de Rojo" - 7:57
3. "When Love Is New" - 8:05
4. "I'll Let You Know" - 6:24
5. "Mode for Joe" - 6:28
6. "Blue Monterey" - 5:22
7. "Fantasy in D" - 4:52
8. "Fiesta Español" - 6:37
9. "Firm Roots" - 6:57

## Personnel

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* Cedar Walton \- piano
* Terence Blanchard \- trumpet
* Don Sickler \- trumpet, flugelhorn
* Scott Whitfield - trombone
* Willie Williams - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
* Bobby Porcelli - alto saxophone
* Joshua Redman \- tenor saxophone
* Gary Smulyan \- baritone saxophone
* Mark Whitfield \- guitar
* Ron Carter \- bass
* Lewis Nash \- drums
* Ray Mantilla \- percussion

### Production

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* Don Sickler - producer
* Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

## References

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1. ^ Cedar Walton discography accessed February 24, 2015
2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review, accessed February 24, 2015
3. ^ Bailey, C. M., All About Jazz Review, June 1, 1999
4. ^ Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, October 1999
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1463\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

* v
* t
* e

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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