Cedars of Avalon is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label the following year.[1][2]
| Cedars of Avalon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | December 4, 2001 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:12 | |||
| Label | HighNote HCD 7093 | |||
| Producer | Don Sickler | |||
| Larry Coryell chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden states "One gets the feeling that the musicians were so comfortable playing together that they were actually a working quartet; the feeling of each track is of first-take freshness while being as close to perfection as possible ... This is yet another outstanding release by Larry Coryell".[3] On All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan called it a "most enjoyable mainstream set that might surprise some Coryell fanatics but which will easily please all".[5]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted
- "Cedars of Avalon" – 5:14
- "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) – 7:44
- "Fantasy in D" (Cedar Walton) – 6:34
- "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) – 7:01
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 2:37
- "D-Natural Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:28
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 7:29
- "Newest Blues" (Walton) – 6:12
- "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Burke) – 6:11
- "Shapes" – 2:42
Personnel edit
- Larry Coryell – guitar
- Cedar Walton – piano (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Buster Williams – bass (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
- Billy Drummond – drums (tracks 1–4 & 6–9)
References edit
- ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed December 28, 2018
- ^ Larry Coryell discography accessed December 28, 2018
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Larry Coryell – Cedars of Avalon: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hovan, C. M. All About Jazz Review, accessed December 28, 2018