Waldron-Haslam Explained

Waldron-Haslam
Type:Album
Artist:Mal Waldron & George Haslam
Cover:Waldron-Haslam.jpg
Released:1994
Recorded:February 24, 1994
Genre:Jazz
Length:68:39
Label:Slam
Producer:George Haslam
Chronology:Mal Waldron
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Waldron-Haslam is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron and baritone saxophonist George Haslam recorded in 1994 and released on the English Slam label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy states: "The two musicians are fully in sync, aside from the few times, particularly on the improvised pieces, where there is a tendency to ramble. Haslam boasts a singularly attractive, thin tone that balances the pianist's dense styling. The commanding improvisations by both Haslam and Waldron straddle the boundaries of free and post-bop jazz in a compellingly charming way."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron and George Haslam except as indicated

  1. "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) - 8:16
  2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 8:08
  3. "Catch as Catch Should" - 7:09
  4. "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 5:41
  5. "Variations on Brahms 3, Mvt.3" (Johannes Brahms, Mal Waldron) - 4:49
  6. "A Time for Duke" (Waldron) - 7:04
  7. "The Vortex" (George Haslam) - 8:45
  8. "Motion in Order" - 18:47

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#slam-slamcd-305 Mal Waldron discography
  2. Loewy, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 11, 2011.