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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZWALTON, Cedar(b 17 January 1934, Dallas TX; d 19 August 2013, Brooklyn NY) Pianist, composer. Worked with J.J. Johnson, '59-60, Benny Golson/Art Farmer Jazztet '60-1, Art Blakey '61-4, '73; a highly-rated sideman and accompanist on many Blue Note and Prestige dates (own Cedar!, Spectrum, Soul Cycle on Prestige, etc); also recorded with Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris; he spent much time in Europe after 1970. More of his own albums included Breakthrough '72 with Hank Mobley, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins on drums, Charles Davis on baritone and soprano; A Night At Boomer's '73 (two volumes) with Clifford Jordan, Jones, Louis Hayes on drums; trio Firm Roots '74 with Jones and Hayes; Eastern Rebellion '75 with George Coleman, Jones and Higgins, The Maestro '80 with Abbey Lincoln, all on Muse; two more volumess of Eastern Rebellion '77-9 on Timeless with Jones and Higgins, Bob Berg on reeds (b 1951, Brooklyn), Curtis Fuller in '79; there were quartet sets First Set, Second Set '77 on Steeplechase with Berg, Jones, Higgins; a Third Set was also issued. Also Piano Solos on Clean Cuts, Mobius on RCA, Animation on CBS, duo Heart And Soul on Timeless with Ron Carter; The Trio '85 with David Williams and Higgins, Cedar's Blues '86 adding Berg and Fuller, both on Red Records. He worked in a J.J. Johnson quintet '87. The quartet Eastern Rebellion continued to coalesce with David Williams on bass, recommended by the late Sam Jones; Berg had replaced Coleman until Berg went with Miles Davis and Walton had a trio until they were making a quintet album with Freddie Hubbard for the MusicMaster label '91, with Ralph Moore on tenor, and Hubbard fell ill: producer John Snyder suggested recording the quartet and the latest edition of Eastern Rebellion made studio albums Mosaic and Simple Pleasures and Just One Of Those Things live at the Village Vanguard. When Higgins couldn't tour Walton often used the excellent Keith Copeland; while Moore was tied up '95 with the NBC Tonight Show band he used Vincent Herring, who plays both tenor and alto. St Thomas '91 on Evidence with Carter and Higgins was Walton's second trio set on Evidence made live at Sweet Basil. Walton made an album in Concord's series of solo recitals At Maybeck '92; Composer '96 was on Astor Place, with Moore playing tenor and soprano, Vincent Herring on alto, Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Christian McBride and Victor Lewis. |