Blues for Myself is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Allmusic rated the album 4.5 stars.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Despite Walton's extended bop lines and accompanist's sense of space and shading, it's a rather monochrome set and the piano sounds rather leaden."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
  2. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:00
  3. "Sixth Avenue" – 3:51
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington) – 3:30
  5. "Wonder Why (song)" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:53
  6. "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
  7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:10
  8. "Just In Time (song)" (Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Cedar Walton) – 5:11
  9. "Book's Bossa" (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) – 5:21
  10. "Bridge Work" – 3:28

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Cedar Walton discography, accessed March 18, 2017
  2. ^ Red Records discography Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2017
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 18, 2017
  4. ^ a b 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.
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