MAL WALDRON - A LITTLE BIT OF MILES (FREEDOM)
Mal Waldron (p) Henk Haverhoek (b) Pierre Courbois (d)"Jazzzolder Hot House", Leiden, Holland, February 9, 1972
爵士钢琴手MAL WALDRON 于1972年的三重奏现场录音,与另外两名欧洲乐手的合作,只有2首曲目,每首曲子的时间长达十几分钟,完全即兴的演奏,表现出键盘音乐的无限可能性,第二首曲子是MAL WALDRON的原创曲目,也非常经典,听起来略带前卫自由的弹奏。
Mal Waldron is known for his dark, turbulent original compositions and this live trio engagement is no exception. Joining him are two European musicians, bassist
Henk Haverhoek and drummer
Pierre Courbois. The LP is made up of just two songs, the first being "A.L.B.O.M. (A Little Bit of Miles)," though it might better deserve the subtitle "A Lot of Mal." This fascinating work builds from a repeated vamp into a long adventuresome piece in which the pianist utilizes the full range of the keyboard. The second song, "Here, There and Everywhere," is not the composition made famous by the
Beatles but another Waldron original, which evolves from Waldron's tense exchange with
Courbois in the introduction to a driving post-bop setting that also showcases both members of his rhythm section to good effect. Released on various labels, including Freedom, Black Lion and the German Intercord, this exciting live album remains difficult to acquire.