Cedars of Avalon is an album by guitarist Larry Coryell which was recorded in 2001 and released on the HighNote label the following year.[1][2]

Cedars of Avalon
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2002
RecordedDecember 4, 2001
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length58:12
LabelHighNote
HCD 7093
ProducerDon Sickler
Larry Coryell chronology
Inner Urge
(2001)
Cedars of Avalon
(2002)
The Power Trio Live in Chicago
(2002)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]

In his review on Allmusic, Ken Dryden states "One gets the feeling that the musicians were so comfortable playing together that they were actually a working quartet; the feeling of each track is of first-take freshness while being as close to perfection as possible ... This is yet another outstanding release by Larry Coryell".[3] On All About Jazz, C. Andrew Hovan called it a "most enjoyable mainstream set that might surprise some Coryell fanatics but which will easily please all".[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Larry Coryell except where noted

  1. "Cedars of Avalon" – 5:14
  2. "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) – 7:44
  3. "Fantasy in D" (Cedar Walton) – 6:34
  4. "Theme for Ernie" (Fred Lacey) – 7:01
  5. "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) – 2:37
  6. "D-Natural Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 6:28
  7. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 7:29
  8. "Newest Blues" (Walton) – 6:12
  9. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Burke) – 6:11
  10. "Shapes" – 2:42

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazz Depot: HighNote discography accessed December 28, 2018
  2. ^ Larry Coryell discography accessed December 28, 2018
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Larry Coryell – Cedars of Avalon: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Hovan, C. M. All About Jazz Review, accessed December 28, 2018