First Set

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

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

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[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. Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
  4. 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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