Free at Last (Mal Waldron album)
Free at Last is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1969 and released on the ECM label.[1] The album was the first release on the influential European jazz label.
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | November 24, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music overall is not that memorable or unique but it does have its unpredictable moments and finds Waldron really stretching himself."[2] JazzTimes, in its retrospective analysis of ECM's first 50 years, commented on the label's first release that: "It's doubtful that anyone who heard Free at Last in its day took particular notice of its fledgling label, but an unheeded message is still a message: We're on a different wavelength."[4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "Rat Now" – 10:18
- "Balladina" – 5:05
- "1-3-234" – 4:05
- "Rock My Soul" – 11:23
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:34
- "Boo" – 3:24
- Recorded at Studio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on November 24, 1969.
Personnel
- Mal Waldron – piano
- Isla Eckinger – bass
- Clarence Becton – drums
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References
- Mal Waldron discography accessed February 22, 2011
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2011
- Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- West, Michael J. (May 14, 2019). "JazzTimes 10: Landmark ECM Albums". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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