The Quest (album)
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Studio album by Mal Waldron | |||||
Released | 1961 | ||||
Recorded | June 27, 1961 | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
Length | 41:17 | ||||
Label | New Jazz NJ 8269 | ||||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | ||||
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The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.[1] Some reissues of the album appear under Eric Dolphy's name.[2][3]
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Down Beat | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Original Lp release) |
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Reception
The allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out".[2] Dan Warburton, writing for allmusic, describes the album as "an outstandingly original (and unjustly neglected) sextet date…."[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Mal Waldron
- "Status Seeking" — 8:52
- "Duquility" — 4:09
- "Thirteen" — 4:42
- "We Diddit" — 4:23
- "Warm Canto" — 5:37
- "Warp and Woof" — 5:36
- "Fire Waltz" — 7:58
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- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 27, 1961.
Personnel
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, clarinet
- Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7)
- Ron Carter – cello
- Joe Benjamin – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
References
- ↑ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yanow, Scott. The Quest (Mal Waldron) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Warburton, Dan. The Quest (Eric Dolphy) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ Down Beat:December 6, 1962 Vol. 29, No.30