Mal/2 Explained
Mal/2 is an album by the American jazz pianist Mal Waldron. It was released through Prestige Records in November 1957.[1] [2] [3] The CD reissue added two additional recordings from the same sessions originally released on The Dealers (1957) as bonus tracks.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron here leads a potent crew on an engaging and original set of arrangements. A cut above many of the relatively straightforward and blues-based hard bop dates of the time".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 6:15
- "J.M.'s Dream Doll" – 8:39
- "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 8:25
- "One By One" – 9:41
- "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:58
- "Potpourri" – 6:36
CD reissue
- "Blue Calypso" – 8:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 11:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 19 (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) and May 17 (tracks 1, 3, 4), 1957.
Personnel
- Mal Waldron - piano
- John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
- Idrees Sulieman (tracks 1, 3, 4), Bill Hardman (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) - trumpet
- Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone and baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Jackie McLean - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- Julian Euell - bass
- Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 3, 4), Art Taylor (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) - drums
Notes and References
- Book: DeVito, Chris . The John Coltrane Reference . Fujioka . Yasuhiro . Schmaler . Wolf . Wild . David . 2013 . Routledge . 2 January 2020 . 9780415634632 . Porter . Lewis . Lewis Porter . New York/Abingdon . 463.
- News: Parnes . Sid. November Album Releases . The Cash Box. 33. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181859/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1957/CB-1957-11-09-OCR-Page-0033.pdf. July 9, 2021. live. The Cash Box Publishing Co.. New York . November 9, 1957.
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#prestige-prlp-7111 Mal Waldron discography
- Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
