Cedar Walton
Piano Solo on
Toy

About

Cedar Walton follows Clifford Jordan with two choruses on piano, completing the solo section. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 253 BPM over the 28-bar ABCD in B♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Pianist Cedar Walton, in one of his earliest significant recording appearances, contributes two choruses that reveal the budding sophistication of a musician who would become one of jazz's most respected accompanists and composers. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Cedar Walton at 25 to 26 years old. "Toy" is a composition by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, recorded for his 1960 album Spellbound on the Riverside label.

Cedar Walton was 25 to 26 years old at the time.