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First Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to JazzStarStarStarHalf star[4]

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”.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the dynamism of the performance of “Off Minor”.[4]

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. ^ a b Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
  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.