Mal/4: Trio

{{Infobox album

| name = Mal/4: Trio

| type = Album

| artist = Mal Waldron

| cover = Mal-4 Trio.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1958

| recorded = September 26, 1958

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 43:18

| label = New Jazz

| producer =

| chronology = Mal Waldron

| prev_title = Mal/3: Sounds

| prev_year = 1958

| next_title = Left Alone

| next_year = 1959

}}

Mal/4: Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8208 Mal Waldron discography] accessed February 21, 2011

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "His sometimes-brooding style was already quite recognizable and his inventive use of repetition was quite impressive. This recording gives listeners a definitive look at the early style of Mal Waldron".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/mal4-trio-r149614 AllMusic Review] accessed February 21, 2011

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

| rev2 = Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}}}

Track listing

:All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

  1. "Splidium-Dow" – 5:20
  2. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 7:12
  3. "Get Happy" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:52
  4. "J.M.'s Dream Doll" – 4:18
  5. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) – 11:27
  6. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:58
  7. "Love Span" – 5:11

:*Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on September 26, 1958.

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