Mal/4: Trio

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Mal/4: Trio
File:Mal-4 Trio.jpg
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released 1958
Recorded September 26, 1958
Genre Jazz
Length 43:18
Label New Jazz
Mal Waldron chronology
Mal/3: Sounds
(1958)Mal/3: Sounds1958
Mal/4: Trio
(1958)
Left Alone
(1959)Left Alone1959

Mal/4: Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "His sometimes-brooding style was already quite recognizable and his inventive use of repetition was quite impressive. This recording gives listeners a definitive look at the early style of Mal Waldron".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  1. "Splidium-Dow" — 5:20
  2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) — 7:12
  3. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) — 4:52
  4. "J.M.'s Dream Doll" — 4:18
  5. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) — 11:27
  6. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) — 4:58
  7. "Love Span" — 5:11
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 26, 1958.

Personnel

References

  1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011