Left Alone (Mal Waldron album)
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| name = Left Alone
| type = Album
| artist = Mal Waldron
| cover = Left Alone (Mal Waldron album).jpg
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| released = 1959
| recorded = February 24, 1959
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| genre = Jazz
| length = 38:11
| label = Bethlehem
| producer = Teddy Charles
| chronology = Mal Waldron
| prev_title = Mal/4: Trio
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = Impressions
| next_year = 1959
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Left Alone is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1959 and released on the Bethlehem label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#bethlehem-bcp-6045 Mal Waldron discography] accessed February 21, 2011
"Left Alone" is Waldron's signature song.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mal-Waldron-Left-Alone/release/2397654 |title=Mal Waldron - Left Alone (1960, Vinyl) on Discogs}} He released an album of a similar title, Left Alone Live 1 (Fontana Records). It was recorded in Japan in 1971 and features Isao Suzuki (b) / Yoshiyuki Nakamura (dms) / Kohsuke Mine (A Sax). West 54 Records released the album on LP in 1980 as Left Alone: Mal Waldron Live.
The tracks "Left Alone" and "Catwalk" were released as two sides of a single; both were given four-star reviews by Billboard."Jazz" (February 20, 1961) Billboard, p. 34.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Although Waldron dedicated the album to Lady Day and talks about her a bit on the last track in a short interview with vibraphonist Teddy Charles (which was recorded a bit later), he actually only performs one song from her repertoire... McLean's emotional alto is such a strong asset on the title cut that one wishes he were on the rest of this worthwhile set."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/left-alone-r149609 Allmusic Review], accessed February 21, 2011.
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Track listing
:All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) – 6:06
- "Catwalk" (Mal Waldron) – 6:56
- "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 5:52
- "Minor Pulsation" (Mal Waldron) – 8:14
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:11
- Mal Waldron Interview: The Way He Remembers Billie Holiday – 4:09
:*Recorded in New York City on February 24, 1959.
Personnel
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone (track 1)
- Julian Euell – bass
- Al Dreares – drums
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