Talkin' & Walkin is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label.Kenny Drew discography. Retrieved June 7, 2012. The album was 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".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
Track listing All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated "Talkin' Walkin'" – 6:19 "In the Prescribed Manner" – 5:06 "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mack Gordon) – 5:30 "Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) – 5:45 "Hidden Channel" – 4:50 "Deadline" – 3:20 "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 4:57 "Minor Blues (Blues in a Cardboard Box)" – 5:42 "Walkin' Talkin'" – 5:42 "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg) – 6:56 Bonus track on CD reissue "Leroy's Blues" – 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue "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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