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Cedar Walton
Walton in 2001
Background information
Born
January 17, 1934 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died
August 19, 2013(2013-08-19) (aged 79) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, hard bop
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano
Musical artist
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D".[1]
^William Yardley, "Cedar Walton, Pianist and Composer, Dies at 79", The New York Times, August 20, 2013.
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