One-Upmanship is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron with soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, recorded in 1977, and released by the Enja label.[1] The CD reissue added three solo piano pieces to the original album.
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | February 12, 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:04 | |||
| Label | Enja | |||
| Producer | Horst Weber | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Mal Waldron
- "One-Upmanship" — 11:05
- "Duquility" — 8:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Seagulls of Kristiansund" — 11:20
- "Thoughtful" — 6:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Hooray for Herbie" — 19:39
- "Soul Eyes" — 6:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Conny's Studio in Wolperath, West Germany on February 12, 1977 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on May 8, 1978 (tracks 2, 4 & 6).
Personnel
edit- Mal Waldron — piano
- Manfred Schoof — cornet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Steve Lacy — soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Jimmy Woode — bass (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Makaya Ntshoko — drums (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
References
edit- ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 28, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2011
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.