Meditations (Mal Waldron album)
Meditations – Live at Dug is a 1972 live album recorded by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron.[1] This is his solo album recorded live in the jazz club Dug in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. The record was re-released in 2016 on CD.[2]
Meditations | ||||
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Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 12 July 1972 | |||
Venue | Dug, Tokyo | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:05 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Tetsuya Shimoda | |||
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Reception
A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "A sublime solo performance from Mal Waldron – the kind of unbridled, spiritual work he started giving us once he spent a lot of time overseas – sounds that are light years away from his American records of just a few short years before! Waldron is incredible here – and his ability to work in different ways with each hand on the piano almost makes it feel as if the performance is a duet, instead of a solo – as Mal can lay down modal rhythms with one hand, create incredible flights on the keys with the other – all while holding onto a sense of rhythm and melody that's completely wonderful throughout. Unlike some other Waldron records of this nature, which might go a bit outside – this one is free, but never "out" – and instead has Mal opening up beautifully on the titles "The Blues Suite", "Chairo No Hitomi", "The Stone Garden Of Ryoanji", "Summertime", "All Alone", and "Left Alone"."[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All Alone" | Waldron | 5:09 |
2. | "The Blues Suite" | Waldron | 17:05 |
3. | "Chairo No Hitomi" | Waldron | 4:59 |
4. | "The Stone Garden of Ryoanji" | Waldron | 8:16 |
5. | "Summertime" | George Gershwin | 4:43 |
6. | "Left Alone" | Waldron | 4:53 |
Total length: | 45:05 |
Personnel
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Keijiro Kubota – design
- Takashi Watanabe – recording mixer
- Takashi Arihara – photographer
- Tetsuya Shimoda – producer
References
- "Mal Waldron – Meditations (Live At Dug)". discogs.com. Discogs. 1978. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Mal Waldron - Meditations: Live At Dug (2016)". Israbox. israbox.cc. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Meditations – Live At Dug". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.