Cedar Walton
Piano Solo on
Last Night When We Were Young

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Cedar Walton follows Clifford Jordan with a half-chorus on piano, completing the solo section. At a ballad tempo of 62 BPM over the 32-bar AABA' in E♭, the performance unfolds with spacious lyricism and emotional depth. Cedar Walton's half-chorus piano solo maintains the piece's contemplative mood, his touch delicate and his harmonic choices enhancing the ballad's bittersweet quality. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Cedar Walton at 25 to 26 years old. "Last Night When We Were Young" is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by E.Y. "Last Night When We Were Young" is a Harold Arlen ballad performed on Clifford Jordan's 1960 Riverside album Spellbound.

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