Free_at_Last_(Mal_Waldron_album)

<i>Free at Last</i> (Mal Waldron album)

Free at Last (Mal Waldron album)

1970 studio album by the Mal Waldron Trio

Free at Last is an album by the Mal Waldron Trio, recorded on November 24, 1969 and released on the nascent ECM label the following year—the first release on the influential Euro-jazz label.[1] The trio features rhythm section Isla Eckinger and Clarence Becton.

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Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "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 a retrospective analysis of ECM's first 50 years, commented, "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."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mal Waldron except as indicated

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Personnel

Mal Waldron Trio

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Isla Eckinger – bass
  • Clarence Becton – drums

Technical personnel

  • Manfred Scheffner. Jazz by Post – producer
  • Kurt Rapp – engineer
  • Rufus Vedder – cover design
  • Mal Waldron – liner notes

References

  1. [1]
    Mal Waldron discography accessed February 22, 2011
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2011
  3. [3]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1454. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. [4]
    Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    West, Michael J. (May 14, 2019). "JazzTimes 10: Landmark ECM Albums". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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