Mal/2

Mal/2
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1957
Recorded	April 19 and May 17, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:34
Label	Prestige
Mal Waldron chronology
Mal-1 (1956) Mal/2 (1957) The Dealers (1957)

Mal/2 is the second album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.^[1] The CD reissue added two additional recordings from the same sessions originally released on The Dealers (1957) as bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating " Waldron here leads a potent crew on an engaging and original set of arrangements. A cut above many of the relatively straightforward and blues-based hard bop dates of the time".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Potpourri" – 6:36
2. "J.M.'s Dream Doll" – 8:39
3. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:58
4. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 8:25
5. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 6:15
6. "One By One" – 9:41
7. "Blue Calypso" – 8:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 11:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 19 (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8) and May 17 (tracks 4-6), 1957.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron — piano
• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Bill Hardman (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8), Idrees Sulieman (tracks 4, 5 & 6) — trumpet
• Sahib Shihab — alto saxophone and baritone saxophone (tracks 4, 5 & 6)
• Jackie McLean — alto saxophone (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8)
• Julian Euell — bass
• Art Taylor (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8), Ed Thigpen (tracks 4, 5 & 6) — drums

References