Mal/2 Mal Waldron Sextet SKU: ACONC 616 Barcode: 888072504790 43.00 £43.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Craft Recordings (OJC Series) Released Date: 28th July 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Mal/2 quantity Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Craft Recordings announces the second batch of Original Jazz Classics series reissues—all of which are essential additions to any jazz fan’s collection. Delivering the highest-quality listening experience, each album boasts lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI and tip-on jackets, replicating the original artwork. All titles will also be released digitally in 192/24 HD audio. First launched in 1982 under Fantasy Records, Original Jazz Classics served as a home for the label’s impressive jazz catalog—which had grown to include thousands of celebrated titles from Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside, Debut, Contemporary, Jazzland and Pablo. Over the next three decades, OJC became the go-to source for jazz reissues—and faithfully presented more than 850 memorable albums. Given Craft Recordings’ shared passion for meticulous preservation and quality, it was a natural step to relaunch Original Jazz Classics—this time with a focus on vinyl and hi-res digital audio. Pianist Mal Waldron (1925–2002) was a prolific composer, arranger and musician, who released more than 100 albums as a leader (including numerous film scores) during his five-decade-long career. Revered for his versatility and blues-forward, innovative stylings, Waldron also served as the house pianist at Prestige Records and was an in-demand accompanist who played for Billie Holiday and Abbey Lincoln and served as a sideman for Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy, among others. In 1957, Waldron was ready to break out on his own with Mal/1 and, several months later, Mal/2. While his debut was well received, Mal/2 found the pianist taking his work to the next level—and recruiting some of the era’s most exciting musicians. In addition to trumpeter Idrees Sulieman and bassist Julian Euell (who both appeared on Mal/1), Waldron was joined by rising star John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), who had recently recorded his own debut as a leader. Also splitting duties on horns were Sahib Shihab (alto/baritone sax), Jackie McLean (alto sax) and Bill Hardman (trumpet), while drums were handled by Ed Thigpen and Art Taylor. In a variety of sextet settings, the musicians nimbly perform Waldron originals (the moody “One by One,” the energetic “Potpourri” and “J.M.’s Dream Doll,” named for McLean, who delivers a standout solo) and standards, including Cole Porter’s joyful classic “From This Moment On” and Fields/Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight.” A bluesy, hard-bop gem in Waldron’s extensive catalog, this long out-of-print classic was hailed as “a cut above” its contemporaries by AllMusic, which also praised its “engaging and original…arrangements.” Artist Mal Waldron Sextet Genre Jazz Label Concord Craft Recordings (OJC Series) Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings From This Moment On J.M.’s Dream Doll The Way You Look Tonight One By One Don’t Explain Potpourri Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Red Garland Trio Swingin’ On The Korner Jazz | Elemental | 3LP Released 19th January 2015 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Red Garland Trio Swingin’ On The Korner £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Elemental SKU: LP5990527 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 19th January 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (2012 – Remaster) Jazz | BMG USA - Bethlehem Records | 180g, 1LP Released 27th January 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane In The Winners Circle (2012 – Remaster) £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG USA - Bethlehem Records SKU: 4050538816198 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ella Fitzgerald Mack The Knife – Ella in Berlin Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd February 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ella Fitzgerald Mack The Knife – Ella in Berlin £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 5352710 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Jazz | Impulse | 1LP Released 23rd August 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impulse SKU: 7757378 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Alphonse Mouzon By All Means Jazz | MPS | 1LP Released 4th March 2022 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Alphonse Mouzon By All Means £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: MPS SKU: 0215722MSW Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Youn Sun Nah Same Girl Jazz | ACT | 1LP, Includes CD Released 18th December 2014 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Youn Sun Nah Same Girl £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9024-1 Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 18th December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters Jazz | Impulse | 3LP Released 8th February 2016 £43.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters £43.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impulse SKU: 4753604 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 8th February 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chick Corea Three Quartets Jazz | Concord Jazz | 1LP Released 12th August 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chick Corea Three Quartets £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Jazz SKU: ACON9002 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Philip Catherine & Nicolas Fiszman Live at the Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 (The Lost Recordings) Jazz | The Lost Recordings | 180g, 1LP Release Date TBC £0.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Philip Catherine & Nicolas Fiszman Live at the Berlin Jazzbühne Festival 1982 (The Lost Recordings) £0.00 Genre: Jazz Label: The Lost Recordings SKU: TLR 2204044V Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mal Waldron Trio Free At Last – Extended Edition Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 15th November 2019 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mal Waldron Trio Free At Last – Extended Edition £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7798632 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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