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Cedar Walton

Born: 17th January 1934, Dallas, Texas, USA

Died: 19th August 2013, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Nationality: American

Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D".

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