Mal-1

Mal-1
Mal-1
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	May 1957
Recorded	November 9, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:48
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Mal Waldron chronology

Mal-1 is the debut album by the jazz pianist and composer Mal Waldron. It was released through Prestige Records in May 1957.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was recorded in November 1956.

Reception

A contemporaneous review by John S. Wilson stated that trumpeter Idrees Sulieman and alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce "play unusually well while Waldron contributes several provocative compositions and arrangements (especially a version of Yesterdays that is a remarkably interesting rewriting of a real warhorse) and plays with typically dark, warm charm".^[4] The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 4 stars, stating "Mal Waldron's recording debut as a leader presents the pianist with his many gifts already well developed".^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[6]

Track listing

"Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 4:51
"Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:47
"Transfiguration" (Lee Sears = Gigi Gryce) – 7:17
"Bud Study" – 5:48 (Mal Waldron)
"Dee's Dilemma" – 6:58 (Mal Waldron)
"Shome" (Idrees Sulieman) – 5:07

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on November 9, 1956.

Personnel

References

^ ^a ^b "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cashbox Publishing Co. May 11, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums" (PDF). The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. May 27, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
^ Wilson, John S. (1959) The Collector's Jazz: Modern, pp. 297–298. J.B. Lippincott.
^ ^a ^b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
^ Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.), p. 1454. Penguin.

[CBMay57-1] "May Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cashbox Publishing Co. May 11, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[BbMay57-2] "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums" (PDF). The Billboard. Cincinnati: The Billboard Publishing Co. May 27, 1957. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[Mal_Waldron_discography-3] Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011

[4] Wilson, John S. (1959) The Collector's Jazz: Modern, pp. 297–298. J.B. Lippincott.

[Allmusic-5] Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011

[6] Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.), p. 1454. Penguin.

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