Mal Waldron Plays the Blues

1971 live album by Mal Waldron
Mal Waldron Plays the Blues
Live album by
Mal Waldron
Released1971
RecordedJune 29, 1971
GenreJazz
Length44:05
LabelEnja
ProducerHorst Weber
Mal Waldron chronology
Black Glory
(1971) 		Mal Waldron Plays the Blues
(1971) 		Signals
(1971)

Mal Waldron Plays the Blues is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Munich in 1971 and released on the Enja label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The three Waldron and two Woode compositions generally have their own personalities (although none became standards) and serve as excellent showcases for Waldron's repetitive and percussive style. A fine effort".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  1. Announcement – 1:30
  2. "Blues For F.P." – 11:23
  3. "Way In" – 9:18
  4. Announcement – 1:12
  5. "Miles and Miles of Blues" – 5:32
  6. "Up Down Blues" (Jimmy Woode) – 6:03
  7. "Blues For D.S." (Woode) – 9:07
  • Recorded at the Domicile in Munich, West Germany on June 29, 1971.

Personnel

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Pierre Favre – drums

References

  1. ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 25, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 25, 2011
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