Mal Waldron
Plays the Blues
Enja Records (Canada) 1986
enja 5021 (LP)
sleeve : VG+(wear on bottom and corner, light dirts, color-faded.)
media : VG+/VG+(light surface noise and light click noise caused by light hairlines.)
American pianist Mal Waldron, who remained a vital force on the front lines for nearly half a century, from the 1950s into the early 2000s. At our shop, he is especially beloved for the astonishing jazz-rock statement The Call, issued as the very first release on the Japo label. This album, released in 1986, was originally produced as a Japan-only Polydor title in 1971, and this copy is the later Enja reissue. Recorded live at Munich’s legendary jazz club Domicile in Germany, Waldron is joined here by Jimmy Woode on bass and Pierre Favre on drums. The Call itself was recorded in February of the same year, and this performance took place four months later in June, with traces of that same approach clearly surfacing throughout. A wonderful performance from start to finish.
Please note that there are surface marks on the vinyl, and a few passages with light crackle/pop noise.
A1: Blues for F.P.
B3: Blues for D.S.