What It Is (Mal Waldron album) explained

What It Is
Type:Album
Artist:Mal Waldron
Cover:What It Is (Mal Waldron album).jpg
Released:1981
Recorded:November 15, 1981
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:14
Label:Enja
Producer:Horst Weber
Chronology:Mal Waldron
Prev Title:Live at Dreher, Paris 1981
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:One Entrance, Many Exits
Next Year:1982

What It Is is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1981 and released by the Enja label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "dauntless piano".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

  1. "Charlie Parker's Last Supper" (Clifford Jordan) - 7:14
  2. "Hymn from the Inferno" - 12:02
  3. "What It Is" - 17:58

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#enja-enj-4010-1 Mal Waldron discography
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed March 1, 2011