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My Dear Family
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	My Dear Family.jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	September 21 & 24, 1993
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:44
Label:	Evidence
Producer:	Makoto Kimata
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Title:	Let's Call This... Esteem
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Waldron-Haslam
Next Year:	1994

My Dear Family is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1993 and released on the Evidence label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states "this is a superbly performed album by stellar, world-class musicians and should please most hardcore jazz fans."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) - 4:48
2. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) - 8:18
3. "Sassy" (Mal Waldron) - 4:02
4. "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) - 9:04
5. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:44
6. "Jean-Pierre" (Miles Davis) - 6:30
7. "Red Shoes" (Ujo Noguchi) - 7:59
8. "My Dear Family" (Mal Waldron) - 5:19

• Recorded in New York City on September 21 & 24, 1993

Personnel

• Mal Waldron - piano
• Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6-8)
• Grover Washington Jr. - soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 5)
• Reggie Workman - bass
• Pheeroan akLaff - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#evidence-ecd-22155-2 Mal Waldron discography
2. Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed March 10, 2011