Left Alone Revisited Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron SKU: enja 91411 Barcode: 5060149623466 47.00 £47.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure Released Date: 24th September 2021 Buying Format: 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Re-mastering by: Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering. Mal Waldron’s first tribute to Billie Holiday, titled Left Alone, was recorded in 1959, mere months before the singer’s death. He returned to salute the legendary vocalist on several occasions since then, with this recording likely being his final tribute, recorded less than a year before his own death. Waldron, who worked with Holiday during her last years, is intimately familiar with her takes of the six standards heard on this disc, along with her own “Lady Sings the Blues.” Archie Shepp’s often gritty tenor sax is reminiscent of the texture of Holiday’s voice, yet he perfectly complements Waldron’s lush piano. They also pack a punch with their stark performance of “Left Alone” (Shepp’s occasional reed squeaks seem deliberate, as if to imitate breaks in her voice). Waldron also recites Holiday’s lyrics set to his composition at the conclusion of the LP. Shepp switches to soprano sax for an emotional take of “Everything Happens to Me” and “I Only Have Eyes for You,” with the latter song sounding as if the unheard singer is being ignored by her love interest. Shepp’s “Blues for 52nd Street” is both sassy and swinging. This instrumental salute to Billie Holiday is one of the best albums ever to honour her memory. by Ken Dryden/AMG Personnel: Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone & vocal Mal Waldron – piano Produced by Werner Aldinger Recorded Feb 7 & 8 2002 at la muse en circuit, Paris Artist Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron Genre Jazz Label Pure Pleasure Buying Options 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Format 180g , 2LP , Gatefold Sleeve Condition New Country UK Track Listings Easy Living Nice Work If You Can Get It Everything Happens To Me Left Alone When Your Lover Has Gone I Only Have Eyes For You Blues For d Street Porgy Lady Sings The Blues Left Alone (Spoken Lyrics) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Fire! Orchestra Echoes Jazz | Rune Grammofon | 3LP Released 14th April 2023 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fire! 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