The Call (Mal Waldron album) explained

The Call
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mal Waldron
Cover:	The Call (Mal Waldron album).jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	February 1, 1971
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:43
Label:	JAPO
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Mal Waldron
Prev Title:	The Opening
Prev Year:	1970
Next Year:	1971

The Call is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1971 and released on the JAPO label.^[1] The album was the first release on the short-lived European jazz label. It is Waldron's only album as a bandleader to feature him playing the electric piano.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2] It was included as one of the 640 albums covered in the 2013 Japanese book Obscure Sound, written by Chee Shimizu. Shimizu praised the album for its "funky psychedelic groove" and interplay between Waldron's electric piano and Jimmy Jackson's organ.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

1. "The Call" - 18:53
2. "Thoughts" - 21:50

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on February 1, 1971.

Personnel

• • • Mal Waldron - electric piano Jimmy Jackson - organ Eberhard Weber - electric bass
• Fred Braceful - drums, percussion

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#japo-60001 Mal Waldron discography
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|album|the-call-mw0001882329|pure_url=yes}} Mal Waldron – The Call ]. . . September 22, 2018.
3. Book: Shimizu, Chee . Obscure Sound: Tōgenkyō-teki onban 640-sen . ja:obscure sound 桃源郷的音盤640選 . 57 . Rittor Music . Japanese . 978-4-8456-2258-0.