First Set

First Set
Live album by
Cedar Walton Quartet
Released1978
RecordedOctober 1, 1977
VenuesJazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length44:22
LabelsSteepleChase
SCS-1085
ProducerNils Winther
Cedar Walton chronology
Eastern Rebellion 2
(1977)		 First Set
(1978)		 Second Set
(1979)

First Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to JazzStarStarStarHalf star

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine recording – the piano sounds excellent, the audience is felt but not heard, and the mix is full and warm". The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the dynamism of the performance of "Off Minor".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. Introduction - 0:48
  2. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:27
  3. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:02
  4. Introduction - 0:08
  5. "Holy Land" - 7:09
  6. "I'm Not So Sure" - 8:53
  7. "Ojos de Rojo" - 7:56

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Cedar Walton discography accessed February 5, 2015
  2. ↑ SteepleChase Records discography accessed February 5, 2015
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 1117. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.