Originally released in 2022. "Cedar Walton defined hard bop as much as it defined him, and throughout his life remained one of its foremost ambassadors. He was also one of jazz's finest composers, and even by the 1970s had contributed several compositions that were considered jazz standards including Bolivia, Mosaic, Clockwise, Firm Roots, Ugetsu, Ojos de Rojo and Mode for Joe. This album, The Trio 3, comes from the third trio session. By the time of this recording the group had been playing together since 1983 and were able to bring to the table the kind of learned and intuitive responses to each other's playing that contributed to the kind of mutual empathy that went a long way in helping produce the superior jazz performances we hear on this recording -- the graceful invention of drummer Billy Higgins supporting and framing Walton's playing and the powerful, swinging pulse of bassist David "Happy" Williams."

• Released: 04/25/2025
• Format: Vinyl
• Label: RED MUSICAL (SPAIN)
• Genre: Jazz

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