Mal/4: Trio Explained

Mal/4: Trio
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	Mal-4 Trio.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	September 26, 1958
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:18
Label:	New Jazz
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Left Alone
Next Year:	1959

Mal/4: Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "His sometimes-brooding style was already quite recognizable and his inventive use of repetition was quite impressive. This recording gives listeners a definitive look at the early style of Mal Waldron".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Splidium-Dow"  - 5:20
2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)  - 7:12
3. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)  - 4:52
4. "J.M.'s Dream Doll"  - 4:18
5. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss)  - 11:27
6. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)  - 4:58
7. "Love Span"  - 5:11

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on September 26, 1958.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron  - piano
• Addison Farmer  - bass
• Kenny Dennis  - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8208 Mal Waldron discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 21, 2011