The Promise Land

The Promise Land
Studio album by Cedar Walton
Released	August 28, 2001
Recorded	March 29, 2001 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:35
Label	HighNote HCD 7081
Producer	Don Sickler
Cedar Walton chronology
Roots (1997) The Promise Land (2001) Latin Tinge (2002)

The Promise Land is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 2006 and released on the Highnote label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "Top-notch hard bop is performed by pianist Cedar Walton's quartet... Easily recommended for fans of modern straight-ahead jazz".^[2] All About Jazz observed "Walton's joyous musical spirit is candidly articulated on The Promise LandWalton's joyous musical spirit is candidly articulated on The Promise Land".^[3] JazzTimes said "everything seems to fall comfortably into place".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

1. "Promise Land" - 5:14
2. "N.P.S." - 6:44
3. "Back to Bologna" - 5:19
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:56
5. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 5:33
6. "Thirty Degrees to the Wind" - 7:30
7. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 6:26
8. "I'll Know" (Frank Loesser) - 6:25
9. "Bremond's Blues" - 5:28

Personnel

• Cedar Walton - piano
• Vincent Herring - alto saxophone, flute
• David Williams - bass
• Kenny Washington - drums

Production

• Don Sickler - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References

1. Cedar Walton discography accessed February 24, 2015
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review, accessed February 24, 2015
3. Astarita, G., All About Jazz Review, December 1, 2001
4. Appelbaum, L., JazzTimes Review, January/February 2002