Impressions (Mal Waldron album)

Impressions is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Impressions
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedMarch 20, 1959
StudioVan Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length41:28
LabelNew Jazz
Mal Waldron chronology
Left Alone
(1959)
Impressions
(1959)
The Quest
(1961)

Reception

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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 stated, "Waldron's brooding Monk-influenced style is heard in its early prime on this excellent release".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
New Pittsburgh CourierStarStarStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarStar[4]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Keith, Harold L. (February 25, 1961) "Data 'Bout Discs" New Pittsburgh Courier, p. 20.
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 21, 2011.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1454. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.