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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Blues for Myself
| name = Blues for Myself
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Cedar Walton]]
| artist = [[Cedar Walton]]
| Cover = Blues for Myself.jpg
| cover = Blues for Myself.jpg
| Released = 1986
| alt =
| Recorded = February, 1986
| released = 1986
| recorded = February 1986
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| Studio = Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| venue =
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| studio = Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy
| Length =
| Label = [[Red Records|Red]]<br /><small>NS 205
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| Producer =
| length =
| label = [[Red Records|Red]]<br /><small>NS 205</small>
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| Chronology = [[Cedar Walton]]
| producer =
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| Last album = ''[[Bluesville Time]]''<br />(1985)
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| chronology = [[Cedar Walton]]
| This album = '''''Blues for Myself'''''<br />(1986)
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| prev_title = [[Bluesville Time]]
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| Next album = ''[[Cedar Walton Plays]]''<br />(1986)
| prev_year = 1985
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| next_title = [[Cedar Walton Plays]]
| next_year = 1986
}}
}}


'''''Blues for Myself''''' is an album by pianist [[Cedar Walton]] which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian [[Red Record]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#red-record-ns-205 Cedar Walton discography], accessed March 18, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.redrecords.it/item.aspx?id=166&tipo=releases&lang=ENG Red Records discography], accessed March 18, 2017</ref>
'''''Blues for Myself''''' is an album by pianist [[Cedar Walton]] which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian [[Red Records|Red]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#red-record-ns-205 Cedar Walton discography], accessed March 18, 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.redrecords.it/item.aspx?id=166&tipo=releases&lang=ENG Red Records discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022609/http://www.redrecords.it/item.aspx?id=166&tipo=releases&lang=ENG |date=2017-03-19 }}, accessed March 18, 2017</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic" />
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic" />
| rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin1">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette]] |year=1992 |edition=1st |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-14-015364-4 |page=1117 }}</ref>
}}
}}
[[Allmusic]] rated the album 4.5 stars.<ref name="Allmusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-for-myself-mw0000181388 Allmusic listing], accessed March 18, 2017</ref>
[[Allmusic]] rated the album 4.5 stars.<ref name="Allmusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/album/blues-for-myself-mw0000181388 Allmusic listing], accessed March 18, 2017</ref> ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' wrote: "Despite Walton's extended bop lines and accompanist's sense of space and shading, it's a rather monochrome set and the piano sounds rather leaden."<ref name="Penguin1" />


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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# "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
# "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
# "[[Without a Song]]" ([[Edward Eliscu]], [[Billy Rose]], [[Vincent Youmans]]) – 4:00
# "[[Without a Song]]" ([[Edward Eliscu]], [[Billy Rose]], [[Vincent Youmans]]) – 4:00
# "Sixth Avenue" ([[Albert Ammons]], [[Pete Johnson]], [[Cedar Walton]]) – 3:51
# "Sixth Avenue" – 3:51
# "[[Sophisticated Lady]]" ([[Duke Ellington]]) – 3:30
# "[[Sophisticated Lady]]" ([[Duke Ellington]]) – 3:30
# "[[Wonder Why (song)]]" (Nicholas Brodsky, [[Sammy Cahn]]) – 3:53
# "[[Wonder Why (song)]]" (Nicholas Brodsky, [[Sammy Cahn]]) – 3:53
# "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
# "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
# "Let's Call This" ([[Thelonious Monk]]) – 3:10
# "Let's Call This" ([[Thelonious Monk]]) – 3:10
# "[[Just In Time (song)]]" ([[Albert Ammons]], [[Pete Johnson]], [[Cedar Walton]]) – 5:11
# "[[Just In Time (song)]]" ([[Albert Ammons]], [[Pete Johnson (musician)|Pete Johnson]], [[Cedar Walton]]) – 5:11
# "Book's Bossa" (Walter Book, [[Cedar Walton]]) – 5:21
# "Book's Bossa" ([[Walter Booker]], [[Cedar Walton]]) – 5:21
# "Bridge Work" ([[Count Basie]]) – 3:28
# "Bridge Work" – 3:28


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Cedar Walton}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Cedar Walton albums]]
[[Category:Cedar Walton albums]]
[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:1986 albums]]
[[Category:Red Records albums]]
[[Category:Red Records albums]]
[[Category:Solo piano jazz albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:36, 29 May 2022

Blues for Myself
Studio album by
Cedar Walton
Released1986
RecordedFebruary 1986
StudioBarigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy
GenreJazz
LabelRed
NS 205
Cedar Walton chronology
Bluesville Time
(1985) 		Blues for Myself
(1986) 		Cedar Walton Plays
(1986)

Blues for Myself is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Red label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Allmusic rated the album 4.5 stars.[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Despite Walton's extended bop lines and accompanist's sense of space and shading, it's a rather monochrome set and the piano sounds rather leaden."[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

  1. "Blues for Myself" – 3:54
  2. "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:00
  3. "Sixth Avenue" – 3:51
  4. "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington) – 3:30
  5. "Wonder Why (song)" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 3:53
  6. "Little Darlin'" – 5:25
  7. "Let's Call This" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:10
  8. "Just In Time (song)" (Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Cedar Walton) – 5:11
  9. "Book's Bossa" (Walter Booker, Cedar Walton) – 5:21
  10. "Bridge Work" – 3:28

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Cedar Walton discography, accessed March 18, 2017
  2. ^ Red Records discography Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2017
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 18, 2017
  4. ^ a b 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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