Summary: <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Pianist Cedar Walton rode high on the cresting wave of ’60s Hard Bop. He performed with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and in Lee Morgan’s band and was house pianist at Prestige Records. Walton passed away in August 2013. On this 1980 session, he performs his tune “N.P.S.” and duets with McPartland on “Lover Man.”</span></p>
