Cedar Walton's contemporaries were and are some of the greatest, most innovative jazz musicians in that music's history. Walton, a pianist who moved to New York City in the mid-1950s, walked the ...

Cedar Walton, whose long and illustrious career ended with his passing in August 2013, was not only one of his era's most celebrated jazz pianists but a musician whose impressive talents as a composer ...

Years ago, I often went to a club in which a guest soloist was coupled with the house rhythm section. At one point in nearly every opening set, in an effort to find some common ground, the leader ...