The All American Trio (also released as Cedar Walton/Ron Carter/Jack DeJohnette) is an album by pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter and Drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1983 and first released on the Japanese Baystate label.[1]

The All American Trio
Studio album by Cedar Walton, Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette
Released	1984
Recorded	December 22 & 23, 1983 Vanguard Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Baystate RJL-8085
Producer	Benny Golson, Fumimaru Kawashima and Makoto Kimata
Cedar Walton chronology
Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983) The All American Trio (1984) Cedar's Blues (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz highlighted DeJohnette's musical progress since his 1968 recordings with Walton, and commented that "all three players are intuitively musical in approach".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Cedar Walton except as indicated

1. "Iron Clad" – 5:52
2. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:37
3. "Blue Heart" (Benny Golson) – 5:05
4. "Ebony" (Jack DeJohnette) – 5:21
5. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:09
6. "A Slight Smile" (Ron Carter) – 5:07
7. "The Rubber Man" – 6:24
8. "B and A" (Carter) – 4:44

Personnel

• Cedar Walton – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References