More Mal
Mal Waldron
Mal/2
Sometimes, in some moods, there’s no one like Mal Waldron to smooth, sooth and get you into a groove outside your own shit. Is it his intense introspection? Charming chording? Delicate clusters of happy-unhappy (to grab a quote from Ira Gitler’s liner notes)? Well I’ll be damned if I know but what I do know is there’s some times Mal is just the man.
Mal/2, recorded in 1957, adds Jackie McLean alto sax, John Coltrane tenor sax, Indrees Sulieman trumpet, Sahib Sihab alto sax, Julian Euell or Ed Thigpen bass and Bill Harman or Art Taylor drums. While less out than the ever beautifully stunning The Quest, it is none the less highly recommended.
Mal Waldron
One and Two
And for those looking for even more Mal, check out the specially priced two-record set also from Prestige. The quartet for One (1956) features Indrees Sulieman, Gigi Gryce alto sax, Julian Euell bass and Arthur Edgehill drums.