Impressions (Mal Waldron album)
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Impressions is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]
Reception
A contemporaneous review by the New Pittsburgh Courier stated that it was Waldron's "best trio offering to date" and "definitely of five-star calibre"[2] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating "Waldron's brooding Monk-influenced style is heard in its early prime on this excellent release".[3]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
New Pittsburgh Courier | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "Les Champs Elysées" – 6:22
- "C'est Formidable" – 4:04
- "Ciao" – 9:55
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 5:47
- "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:38
- "All About Us" (Elaine Waldron) – 5:02
- "With a Song in My Heart" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:40
- Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 20, 1959.
Personnel
References
- ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Keith, Harold L. (February 25, 1961) "Data 'Bout Discs" New Pittsburgh Courier, p. 20.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011.