Cedar Walton
Piano Solo on
Moon-A-Tic

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Cedar Walton follows Clifford Jordan with two choruses on piano, completing the solo section. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 277 BPM over the 38-bar AABA in F, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Cedar Walton follows with two equally spirited piano choruses, his playing already displaying the rhythmic precision and harmonic sophistication that would define his long career. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Cedar Walton at 25 to 26 years old. "Moon-A-Tic" is an original composition by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, first recorded for his 1960 album Spellbound on Riverside Records.

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