Talkin' & Walkin'
Studio album by Kenny Drew
Released	1956
Recorded	December 1955
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:12
Label	Jazz: West JWLP 4
Kenny Drew chronology
Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (1953-54) Talkin' & Walkin' (1956) Embers Glow (1956)

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Allmusic	[1]

Talkin' & Walkin' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label.^[2] The album was subsequently rereleased on Pacific Jazz and on CD on Blue Note with three additional live tracks recorded around the same time.

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Excellent modern mainstream music of the mid-'50s".^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated

1. "Talkin' Walkin'" - 6:19
2. "In the Prescribed Manner" - 5:06
3. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mack Gordon) - 5:30
4. "Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) - 5:45
5. "Hidden Channel" - 4:50
6. "Deadline" - 3:20
7. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 4:57
8. "Minor Blues (Blues in a Cardboard Box)" - 5:42
9. "Walkin' Talkin'" - 5:42
10. "It's a Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg) - 6:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Leroy's Blues" - 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Contour" - 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at the Forum Theatre in Los Angeles on November 18, 1955 (tracks 10-12) and at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles in December 1955 (tracks 1-9)

Personnel

• Kenny Drew - piano
• Jack Sheldon - trumpet (tracks 10-12)
• Joe Maini - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Lawrence Marable - drums

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