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Mal-1
Studio album by
Mal Waldron
ReleasedMay 1957 (1957-05)[1][2]
RecordedNovember 9, 1956
GenreJazz
Length37:48
LabelPrestige
ProducerBob Weinstock
Mal Waldron chronology
Mal-1
(1957) 		Mal/2
(1957)

Mal-1 is the debut album by the jazz pianist and composer Mal Waldron. It was released through Prestige Records in May 1957.[1][2][3] It was recorded in November 1956.

Reception[edit]

A contemporaneous review by John S. Wilson stated that trumpeter Idrees Sulieman and alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce "play unusually well while Waldron contributes several provocative compositions and arrangements (especially a version of Yesterdays that is a remarkably interesting rewriting of a real warhorse) and plays with typically dark, warm charm".[4] The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 4 stars, stating "Mal Waldron's recording debut as a leader presents the pianist with his many gifts already well developed".[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[6]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:51
  2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:47
  3. "Transfiguration" (Lee Sears = Gigi Gryce) – 7:17
  4. "Bud Study" – 5:48 (Mal Waldron)
  5. "Dee's Dilemma" – 6:58 (Mal Waldron)
  6. "Shome" (Idrees Sulieman) – 5:07
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on November 9, 1956.

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cashbox Publishing Co. May 11, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums" (PDF). The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. May 27, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
  4. ^ Wilson, John S. (1959) The Collector's Jazz: Modern, pp. 297–298. J.B. Lippincott.
  5. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
  6. ^ Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.), p. 1454. Penguin.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal-1

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