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| 1. | Johnny Come Lately
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| 2. | Prelude to a Kiss
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| 3. | The Star-Crossed Lovers
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| 4. | To the Bitter
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| 5. | Azure
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| 6. | Sempre Amore
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| 7. | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
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| 8. | Smada
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Jazz / Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Mal Waldron - Piano
Steve Lacy
Gennaro Carone Engineer
Giancarlo Barigozzi Engineer
Giovanni Bonandrini Producer
Giuliano Crivelli Cover Art
Mike Hennessey Liner Notes
Pianist Mal Waldron and soprano-saxophonist Steve Lacy have collaborated on many occasions (on an irregular basis) starting in the 1980's. Both masterful musicians are expatriates whose styles developed after they made their initial impact in the 1950's. On this likable set, they perform eight songs composed by Duke Ellington and/or Billy Strayhorn. Although adventurous in spots, their intepretations of such pieces as "Johnny Come Lately," "Prelude To A Kiss" and "Smada" are quite respectful and keep the strong melodies in mind. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Mal Waldron
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Aug 16, 1926 in New York, NY
Died: Dec 02, 2002 in Brussels, Belgium
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Progressive Jazz
A pianist with a brooding, rhythmic, introverted style, Mal Waldron's playing has long been flexible enough to fit into both hard bop and freer settings. Influenced by Thelonious Monk's use of space, Waldron has had his own distinctive chord voicings nearly from the start. Early on, Waldron played jazz on alto and classical music on piano, but he switched permanently to jazz piano while at Queens College. He freelanced around New York in the early '50s with Ike Quebec (for whom he made his recording debut), Big Nick Nicholas, and a variety of R&B-ish groups. Waldron frequently worked with Charles Mingus from 1954-1956 and was Billie Holiday's regular accompanist during her last two years (1957-1959). Often hired by Prestige to supervise recording sessions, Waldron contributed many originals (including "Soul Eyes," which became a standard) and basic arrangements that prevented spontaneous dates from becoming overly loose jam sessions. He has mostly led his own groups since Holiday's death, although he was part of the Eric Dolphy-Booker Little Quintet that was recorded extensively at the Five Spot in 1961, and also worked with Abbey Lincoln for a time during the era. He wrote three film scores (The Cool World, Three Bedrooms in Manhattan, and Sweet Love Bitter) before moving permanently to Europe in 1965, settling in Munich in 1967. Waldron, who has occasionally returned to the U.S. for visits, has long been a major force in the European jazz world. His album Free at Last was the first released by ECM, and his Black Glory was the fourth Enja album. Waldron, who frequently teamed up with Steve Lacy (often as a duet), kept quite busy up through the '90s, featuring a style that evolved but was certainly traceable to his earliest record dates. Among the many labels that have documented his music have been Prestige, New Jazz, Bethlehem, Impulse, Musica, Affinity, ECM, Futura, Nippon Phonogram, Enja, Freedom, Black Lion, Horo, Teichiku, Hat Art, Palo Alto, Eastwind, Baybridge, Paddle Wheel, Muse, Free Lance, Soul Note, Plainisphere, and Timeless. In September of 2002, Waldron was diagnosed with cancer. Remaining optimistic, he continued to tour until he passed away on December 2 in Brussels, Belgium at the age of 76.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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