The Quest (album)

The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label in July 1962.[1][2] Some reissues of the album have appeared under Eric Dolphy's name.[3][4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat
(Original Lp release)
[5]
AllMusic (Yanow)[3]
AllMusic (Warburton)[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Quest
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1962 (1962-07)[1]
RecordedJune 27, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:17
LabelNew Jazz NJ 8269
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Mal Waldron chronology
Impressions
(1959)
The Quest
(1962)
Sweet Love, Bitter
(1967)
Eric Dolphy chronology
Where?
(1961)
The Quest
(1961)
At the Five Spot
(1961)
Reissue Cover

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out".[3] Dan Warburton, also writing for AllMusic, describes the album as "an outstandingly original (and unjustly neglected) sextet date…."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

  1. "Status Seeking" 8:52
  2. "Duquility" 4:09
  3. "Thirteen" 4:42
  4. "We Diddit" 4:23
  5. "Warm Canto" 5:37
  6. "Warp and Woof" 5:36
  7. "Fire Waltz" 7:58

Personnel

References

  1. Editorial Staff, Billboard (7 July 1962). "The Quest". Billboard Music Week. The Billboard Publishing Co. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
  3. Yanow, Scott. The Quest (Mal Waldron) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  4. Warburton, Dan. The Quest (Eric Dolphy) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  5. Down Beat:December 6, 1962 Vol. 29, No.30
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