The Promise Land
2001 studio album by Cedar Walton
The Promise Land | ||||
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Studio album by Cedar Walton | ||||
Released | August 28, 2001 | |||
Recorded | March 29, 2001 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 57:35 | |||
Label | HighNote HCD 7081 | |||
Producer | Don Sickler | |||
Cedar Walton chronology | ||||
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The Promise Land is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 2001 and released on the Highnote label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Top-notch hard bop is performed by pianist Cedar Walton's quartet... Easily recommended for fans of modern straight-ahead jazz".[2] All About Jazz observed "Walton's joyous musical spirit is candidly articulated on The Promise Land".[3] JazzTimes said "everything seems to fall comfortably into place".[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted
- "Promise Land" - 5:14
- "N.P.S." - 6:44
- "Back to Bologna" - 5:19
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:56
- "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:33
- "Thirty Degrees to the Wind" - 7:30
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 6:26
- "I'll Know" (Frank Loesser) - 6:25
- "Bremond's Blues" - 5:28
Personnel
- Cedar Walton - piano
- Vincent Herring - alto saxophone, flute
- David Williams - bass
- Kenny Washington - drums
Production
- Don Sickler - producer
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
References
- ^ Cedar Walton discography accessed February 24, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review, accessed February 24, 2015
- ^ Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, December 1, 2001
- ^ Appelbaum, L., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2002
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1463. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- t
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Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
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)
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)
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)
Billy Higgins
- Soweto (1979)
- The Soldier (1979)
- Once More (1980)
- Bridgework (1980–86)
- Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)
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)
Etta James
- Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
- Time After Time (1995)
- 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
- Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
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)
Blue
Mitchell
- The Cup Bearers (1962)
- Boss Horn (1966)
- Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
- Summer Soft (1977)
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)
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)