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.
| Free at Last | ||||
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| Studio album by the Mal Waldron Trio | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | November 24, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Studio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:29 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1001 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Scheffner | |||
| Mal Waldron chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
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
editAll tracks are written by Mal Waldron except as indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rat Now" | 10:18 |
| 2. | "Balladina" | 5:05 |
| 3. | "1-3-234" | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock My Soul" | 11:23 | |
| 2. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Ann Ronell | 7:34 |
| 3. | "Boo" | 3:24 |
Personnel
editMal Waldron Trio
edit- Mal Waldron – piano
- Isla Eckinger – bass
- Clarence Becton – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Manfred Scheffner. Jazz by Post – producer
- Kurt Rapp – engineer
- Manfred Eicher – supervision
- Rufus Vedder – cover design
- Mal Waldron – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 22, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 22, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1454. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ 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.