Soul Cycle Explained

Soul Cycle
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Cedar Walton
Cover:	Soul Cycle.jpg
Released:	1970
Recorded:	July 25, 1969 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:24
Label:	Prestige PR 7693
Producer:	Don Schlitten
Chronology:	Cedar Walton
Prev Title:	The Electric Boogaloo Song
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Breakthrough!
Next Year:	1972

Soul Cycle is an album by pianist Cedar Walton, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Walton was trying to widen his audience a bit at the time — not a bad goal, except that he felt he had to water down his music on a few of these numbers. A mixed bag".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton, except as indicated

1. "Sundown Express" - 6:49
2. "Quiet Dawn" - 7:31
3. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) - 6:28
4. "My Cherie Amour" (Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder) - 4:13
5. "Easy Walker" (Billy Taylor) - 8:03
6. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 3:26

Personnel

• Cedar Walton - piano, electric piano
• James Moody - tenor saxophone, flute
• Rudy Stevenson - guitar
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Albert Heath - drums

Production

• Don Schlitten - producer
• Danfort Griffith - engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7600-series/#pr-7693 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, January 24, 2013.