Impressions (Mal Waldron album)

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Impressions
New Jazz
Mal Waldron chronology
Left Alone
(1959)
Impressions
(1959)
The Quest
(1961)

Impressions is an album by American jazz pianist

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  1. "Les Champs Elysées" – 6:22
  2. "C'est Formidable" – 4:04
  3. "Ciao" – 9:55
  4. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 5:47
  5. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:38
  6. "All About Us" (Elaine Waldron) – 5:02
  7. "With a Song in My Heart" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Keith, Harold L. (February 25, 1961) "Data 'Bout Discs" New Pittsburgh Courier, p. 20.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011.
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