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Mal Waldron / Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors
by Karl Ackermann
Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy first played together in 1958 at the Bowery neighborhood's Five Spot. Their association was long, if not necessarily prolific on record. Though their personal styles contrasted, they frequently existed in a parallel universe. Both expatriates lived in Paris, were predisposed to the avant-garde, and shared a deep appreciation for Thelonious Monk's music. They performed and recorded until 2002 when Waldron died. Barcelona-based Elemental Music Records acquired the previously unreleased recordings of Lacy and Waldron from ...
read moreMal Waldron - Steve Lacy: The Mighty Warriors
by Dan McClenaghan
Producer/jazz detective Zev Feldman is still at it, ferreting out unreleased recordings from jazz giants of the past and releasing them with buffed-up sound quality and first-rate packaging. Long lost recordings from pianists Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Art Tatum and Ahmad Jamal have seen the light of the twenty-first century, thanks to Feldman, as has newly discovered music from trumpeter Chet Baker. Now it is pianist Mal Waldron (1925 -2002) and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's (1934 -2004) turn, with The ...
read moreMal Waldron, Aymée Nuviola, Immanuel Wilkins, Grover Washington, Jr.
by David Brown
This week, a soulful set with Washington, McCann and Spalding. Then some Monk by Monk and Lacy/Waldron followed by a short set of Immanuel Wilkins old and new. We will also check out recent releases by Mat Maneri Quartet and Miho Hazama, and more. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) ...
read moreMal Waldron: Free At Last
by Karl Ackermann
The sensitivity reflected in much of Mal Waldron's music was a deep aspect of his psyche. The Harlem-born pianist, who died in Brussels, Belgium, in 2002, worked downtown with saxophonist Ike Quebec at Café Society in the early 1950s and went on to record on several Charles Mingus recordings including Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic), Jazz Composers Workshop (Savoy Records), and Mingus At The Bohemia (Debut Records), all released in 1956. Waldron was not at home with Mingus' style of composing and ...
read moreDavid Murray - Mal Waldron: Silence
by AAJ Italy Staff
Silence ha una doppia valenza estetica ed emotiva, poiché costituisce l’ultima incisione di Waldron, scomparso nel 2002. Al suo fianco David Murray, per un felice connubio giocato su un moto avvolgente ricco di strutture articolate, di guizzi e sorprese. Tensione e distensione, magma e distesa melodia in un affascinante gioco di scatole cinesi. È questa la scansione dominante di un solido pendolo musicale, contrassegnato da energia e sincere esigenze artistiche. Un incontro tra fuoriclasse, che ben combina il fraseggio aspro ...
read moreMal Waldron: One More Time
by Mike Neely
One More Time is an intimate portrait of two neglected masters with a third master, Steve Lacy, stepping in to add his low-key tip of the hat. Mal Waldron and Jean-Jacques Avenel are the focus of this release that serves as a tribute to Waldron, one of jazz's most versatile pianists who died in 2002. The highlights of Waldron's career are striking by any standard. Many of his recordings with Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Eric Dolphy, and Steve ...
read moreMal Waldron - David Friesen: Remembering Wal
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dispiace dirlo, ma la collaborazione discografica tra Waldron e Friesen occupa un ruolo marginale, quasi insignificante, nella fulgida carriera del pianista statunitense. Facendo seguito a Dedication, non si può certo definire questo un incontro memorabile. Un omaggio postumo certamente sentito e sincero, ma che avrebbe meritato una prova musicale ben più significativa di questa. Sarà per il suono metallico del pianoforte e per la non eccelsa resa sonora di questa incisione in presa diretta, in occasione di un concerto californiano ...
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