The Call (Mal Waldron album)

The Call is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1971 and released on the JAPO label.[1] The album was the first release on the short-lived European jazz label. It is Waldron's only album as a bandleader to feature him playing the electric piano.[1]

The Call
Studio album by
Released1971
RecordedFebruary 1, 1971
GenreJazz
Length40:43
LabelJAPO
ProducerManfred Eicher
Mal Waldron chronology
The Opening
(1970)
The Call
(1971)
Mal: Live 4 to 1
(1971)

Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2] It was included as one of the 640 albums covered in the 2013 Japanese book Obscure Sound, written by Chee Shimizu. Shimizu praised the album for its "funky psychedelic groove" and interplay between Waldron's electric piano and Jimmy Jackson's organ.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Mal Waldron
  1. "The Call" — 18:53
  2. "Thoughts" — 21:50
  • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on February 1, 1971.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mal Waldron discography accessed February 24, 2011
  2. ^ a b "Mal Waldron – The Call". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Shimizu, Chee. Obscure Sound: Tōgenkyō-teki onban 640-sen obscure sound 桃源郷的音盤640選 (in Japanese). Rittor Music. p. 57. ISBN 978-4-8456-2258-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.