Cedar Anthony Walton, Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band 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", also known as "Fantasy in D".
He served in the Army in the mid-1950s, and then settled in New York. There, he worked with several artists, including Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Beginning in the 1970s, he led the Eastern Rebellion, an ensemble that lasted for more than two decades. He was also a composer, with tunes such as "Bolivia," "Mosaic" and "Ugetsu" becoming modern-day classics.
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His mother was a concert pianist.
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Hard bop pianist who came to the fore with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the early 1960's. He was also a noted composer (his best known numbers included "Bolivia," "Mosaic" and "Ugetsu"). He was a winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2010.
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Jazz pianist
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
She's Gotta Have It
1986
musician: piano
Cool Red
1976
musician: electric piano
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
'Round Midnight
1986
Piano (New York)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Main Man. Appunti per un film sul jazz a Bologna
2009
Documentary
Himself
Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil
1991
Video
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Jazz Pianist (In Memoriam)
Known for movies
She's Gotta Have It (1986) as Music Department
'Round Midnight (1986) as Piano (New York)
Cool Red (1976) as Music Department
My Main Man. Appunti per un film sul jazz a Bologna (2009) as Himself
$1.6 Million
