Mal-1

Mal-1
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1956
Recorded	November 9, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:48
Label	Prestige
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Mal Waldron chronology
Mal-1 (1956) Mal/2 (1957)

Mal-1 is the debut album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

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".^[2] 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".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

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

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

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone
• Julian Euell – bass
• Arthur Edgehill – drums

References

1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
2. Wilson, John S. (1959) The Collector's Jazz: Modern, pp. 297–298. J.B. Lippincott.
3. Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
4. Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.), p. 1454. Penguin.