First Set Explained

First Set
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Cedar Walton Quartet
Cover:	First Set.jpg
Released:	1978
Recorded:	October 1, 1977
Venue:	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:22
Label:	SteepleChase SCS-1085
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Cedar Walton
Prev Title:	Eastern Rebellion 2
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Second Set
Next Year:	1979

First Set is a live album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in Denmark in 1977 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a fine recording – the piano sounds excellent, the audience is felt but not heard, and the mix is full and warm".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz praised the dynamism of the performance of "Off Minor".

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except where noted.

1. Introduction - 0:48
2. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) - 11:27
3. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 8:02
4. Introduction - 0:08
5. "Holy Land" - 7:09
6. "I'm Not So Sure" - 8:53
7. "Ojos de Rojo" - 7:56

Personnel

• • Cedar Walton - piano Bob Berg - tenor saxophone
• Sam Jones - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/cedar-walton/catalog/#steeplechase-scs-1085 Cedar Walton discography
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1000.htm SteepleChase Records discography
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-set-mw0000647278 Allmusic Review