First Set

First Set
First Set
Live album by Cedar Walton Quartet
Released	1978
Recorded	October 1, 1977
Venue	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:22
Label	SteepleChase; SCS-1085
Producer	Nils Winther
Cedar Walton chronology

First Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.¹²

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.

Introduction - 0:48
"Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:27
"For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:02
Introduction - 0:08
"Holy Land" - 7:09
"I'm Not So Sure" - 8:53
"Ojos de Rojo" - 7:56

Personnel

References

Cedar Walton discography accessed February 5, 2015
SteepleChase Records discography accessed February 5, 2015
Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015
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.

[1] Cedar Walton discography accessed February 5, 2015

[2] SteepleChase Records discography accessed February 5, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Allmusic Review, accessed February 5, 2015

[Penguin1-4] 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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