Mal Waldron Complete Trio Recordings 1958-1960 (3 LP On 2 CD)

Description: Personnel: Mal Waldron (p), Addison Farmer, Julian Euell (b), Kenny Dennis, Albert 'Tootie' Heath, Al Dreares (d), Jackie McLean (as) In the mid Fifties, Mal Waldron (1925-2002) was a rising pianist-composer, but relatively few were familiar with his work. He often backed singers, but his time as Billie Holidays regular accompanist, from April 1957 until her death in July 1959, was a crucial spell in his career. Hearing her sing night after night influenced his whole approach to instrumental jazz and filled him with new rhythmic and melodic confidence, as he demonstrated in the two excellent trio albums he did on the Prestige-New Jazz series: Mal/4 (1958) and Impressions (1959). As a pianist he found a balance between rhythmic and melodic tension while always remaining relaxed and assured, and through this he was able to communicate musical essentials with a certain poetic economy. His composing was also influenced by his work with Lady Day. Left Alone, (1960) the brooding, haunting title song of the third album on this set, was originally created and inspired by her and expressed Billies singular mood, with Jackie McLean catching her typical singing inflections in his alto solo. Waldrons more than two years behind Billie proved to be the most valuable musical experience of a career that was to reflect the thinking and the feeling of one of the most satisfying of all his contemporary pianists. TRACKLIST: CD 1 01. Splidum-Dow (Waldron) 5:22 02. Like Someone In Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 7:12 03. Get Happy (Arlen-Koehler) 4:53 04. J.M.s Dream Doll (Waldron) 4:18 05. Too Close for Comfort (Bock-Weiss-Holofcener) 11:27 06. By Myself (Schwartz-Dietz) 4:58 07. Love Span (Waldron) 5:11 Overseas Suite (Waldron) 08. Part I - Champs Elysées 6:23 09. Part II - C'est Formidable 3:39 10. Part III - Ciao! 9:55 CD 2 01. All the Way (Cahn-Van Heusen) 5:48 02. With a Song in My Heart (Rodgers-Hart) 6:38 03. All About Us (Elaine Waldron) 4:02 04. You Stepped Out of a Dream (Brown-Kahn) 5:02 05. Left Alone (Waldron-Holiday) 6:03 06. Catwalk (Mal Waldron) 6:52 07. You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul) 5:50 08. Minor Pulsation (Mal Waldron) 8:11 09. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 7:06 10. Interview by Teddy Charles Mal Waldron: The Way He Remembers Billie Holiday 4:09 Sources CD 1: Tracks #1-7, from the New Jazz album "Mal/4 - Trio" (NJ 8208) Tracks #8-10, from the New Jazz album "Impressions" (NJ 8242) Sources CD 2: Tracks #1-4, from the New Jazz album "Impressions" (NJ 8242) Tracks #5-8, from the Bethlehem album "Left Alone" (BCP 6045) Personnel on "Mal/4": Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Kenny Dennis, drums. Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, September 26, 1958 Personnel on "Impressions": Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Albert 'Tootie' Heath, drums. Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, March 20, 1959 Personnel on "Left Alone": Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Al Dreares, drums. Guest: Jackie McLean, alto sax on Left Alone. Recorded in New York City, April 1960 Sound engineer: Rudy Van Gelder (New Jazz) New Jazz designs: Esmond Edwards Cover photo: David Gahr Original recordings supervised by Esmond Edwards (New Jazz) and Teddy Charles (Bethlehem) This CD compilation produced by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered Note: Probably due to the uneven length of the pieces, the original Prestige/New Jazz album Impressions presented the three parts from Mal Waldrons Overseas Suite out of order. In this release the suite has been unified as it was originally conceived.

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