Sweet Love, Bitter (album) explained

Sweet Love, Bitter
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	Sweet Love, Bitter.jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	March 23, 1967
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	31:28
Label:	Impulse!
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Title:	The Quest
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Ursula
Next Year:	1969

Sweet Love, Bitter is a soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1967 for the film of the same name written by Lewis Jacobs and directed by Herbert Danska and released on the Impulse! label.^[1] The movie was a loose fictitious retelling of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960s New York.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "the music by Waldron is brilliant. Known for his lyrical yet often dark compositions, Waldron's work on this session will surprise some of his biggest fans".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

1. "Loser's Lament (Theme From "Sweet Love, Bitter")" - 5:11
2. "Della" - 2:36
3. "Hillary" - 2:23
4. "Espresso Time" - 2:11
5. "Keel" - 2:40
6. "Smokin'" - 2:06
7. "Della's Dream" - 2:23
8. "The Search" - 1:21
9. "Candy's Ride" - 1:18
10. ""Bread"" - 1:47
11. "Eagle Flips Out" - 2:14
12. "Brindle's Place" - 3:07
13. "Sleep Baby Sleep - 2:11

• Recorded in New York City on March 23, 1967.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron - piano
• Dave Burns - trumpet
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone Richard Davis (tracks 1 & 4) George Duvivier (tracks 2, 3 & 5–13) - bass
• Al Dreares - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#impulse-as-9142 Mal Waldron discography
2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2011