Mal/3: Sounds Explained

Mal/3: Sounds
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	Mal-3 Sounds.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	January 31, 1958
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:52
Label:	New Jazz
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Title:	The Dealers
Prev Year:	1957
Next Year:	1958

Mal/3: Sounds 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 3 stars stating "The music is not essential but holds one's interest throughout".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Tension" – 6:37
2. "Ollie's Caravan" – 8:39
3. "The Cattin' Toddler" – 6:58
4. "Portrait of a Young Mother" – 8:58
5. "For Every Man There's a Woman" (Harold Arlen, Leo Robin) – 11:40

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 31, 1958.^[3]

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Eric Dixon – flute
• Calo Scott – cello
• Julian Euell – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Elaine Waldron – vocals (tracks 4 & 5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8201 Mal Waldron discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
3. Web site: Mal Waldron – Mal/3 Sounds . 1974 . Discogs . July 8, 2023.