Talkin' & Walkin'
# Talkin' & Walkin'

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Talkin' & Walkin' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label. 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".

## 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 a 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
