Cedar Walton

Biography

American hard-bop pianist and composer, a Jazz Messenger under *Art Blakey* in the early 1960s and later *Clifford Jordan*'s closest collaborator in the group billed as the Magic Triangle. His leader debut 'Cedar!' (1967) appeared on #Prestige Records#; in 1974 he founded the long-running group Eastern Rebellion with *Sam Jones*, and his compositions 'Bolivia' and 'Firm Roots' became modern jazz standards.