Black Glory Explained

Black Glory
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	Black Glory.jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	June 29, 1971
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:11
Label:	Enja
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Title:	Number Nineteen
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Mal Waldron Plays the Blues
Next Year:	1971

Black Glory is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Munich 1971 and released on the Enja label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron is in excellent form... playing with a knowledge of the avant-garde but still connected to the hard bop tradition".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "M.C." (Jimmy Woode)  - 0:35
2. "Sieg Haile"  - 17:39 (referring to Haile Selassie and Sieg Heil)
3. "La Glorie du Noir"  - 9:43
4. "The Call"  - 6:38
5. "Rock My Soul"  - 6:36

• • Recorded at the Domicile in Munich, West Germany on June 29, 1971.

Personnel

• • Mal Waldron  - piano Jimmy Woode  - bass
• Pierre Favre  - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#enja-enj-2004-1 Mal Waldron discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2011