View basket “The Great American Songbook” has been added to your basket. Rat Now…Paris 70 Mal Waldron Trio SKU: SRLP33 Barcode: SRLP33 31.00 £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sam Records Released Date: 25th December 2024 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Strictly Limited Edition 3000 copies. Re-mastered from the original stereo tapes by François Lê Xuân. Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Mastering. 180 gr Vinyl pressed in Marciac, France by Garcia & Co. Tip-on deluxe gatefold sleeve with photos by Thierry Trombert. A never-before released Mal Waldron Trio 1970 live recordings. First official release with the full permission and cooperation of the Mal Waldron Estate & INA (Institut National de l’Audiovisuel). This was recorded inside the Palais d’Orsay Hotel in Paris on March 10, 1970. The city’s International Sound Festival was being held at the time, and this recording was aired in the “Jazz Vivant” radio show presented by André Francis. The performance here is a first on record, and it captures the renaissance of pianist Mal Waldron, fronting a trio comprised of drummer Christian Vander (co-founder of the group Magma) and bassist Jean-François Catoire (a long-time partner of Vander). Waldron’s career was reviving after his European exile, a lengthy hiatus tied to his patient process of reconstruction after years spent fighting his addiction. In 1969 he recorded Free at Last for the brand-new ECM label (it was their very first production) and two years later he would do the same for the Enja label. Before that, in 1970, he had also toured in Japan for the first time, and it would make him instantly popular there. Before the present concert recorded on March 10, 1970, Mal Waldron had appeared the previous year (a summer gig) in a club at Antibes, the Early Bird, playing with the same comrades, namely Christian Vander and Jean-François Catoire. Many critics had praised that trio’s quality in the media, and the late Maurice Cullaz, a great admirer of Waldron, even went so far as to say he had “rarely heard these three musicians play in such an extraordinary manner.” So it was quite logical, when the trio got together again in March in Paris, that the same cohesion would be apparent in their opening tune “Rat Now,” a theme that had appeared on the Free at Last album recorded for ECM (November 1969) only four months before this concert. The pianist plays throughout in his characteristic style, the left hand accentuating a constant undertow while his right hand releases a controlled energy. Christian Vander’s unbridled percussion gives a free dimension to this tune, which lends a kind of austerity that shows the fundamental influence that the great Thelonious Monk had wielded over Waldron’s piano style, alongside that of Bud Powell: ”After I fell into the depths, I couldn’t find the lyrical side of my playing again. The way I expressed myself had become more dense; it had refocused itself more.” That legacy is even more palpable in the tune that follows, “Champs Elysées,” a composition from the album Impressions (1959). The melody lines, impregnated by the blues, mingle gleefully with the whirling figures provided by Mal and his partners. “Rock My Soul”—and its heady tempo, where once again we can measure the strength and complementary nature of Waldron’s left hand, transmitting a breakneck rhythm beneath the controlled lyricism coming from his right hand—also appeared among the pianist’s recently recorded compositions on the Free at Last session. Vander’s tumultuous drumming here feeds the flow with a robust jazz that is brimming with vigorous phrases; and when the tempo dies down, the double bass of Jean-François Catoire instils a truce that fools no-one: it heralds a feverish finale. The final theme “Mount Fujiyama” was inspired by a trip to Japan that Waldron made in the winter of 1969-70. Here the music carries the imprint of serenity, yet once again it is the reflection of Mal Waldron’s deep-rooted New York heritage. Romain GROSMAN – Translation by Martin DAVIES Musicians: Mal Waldron (Piano) Jean-François Catoire (Bass) Christian Vander (Drums) Artist Mal Waldron Trio Genre Jazz Label Sam Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country France Track Listings Side A Rat Race Champs-Elysées Side B Rock my Soul Mount Fujiyama Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Mal Waldron Trio and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Mal Waldron Trio Free At Last – Extended Edition Jazz | ECM | 2LP Released 15th November 2019 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mal Waldron Trio Free At Last – Extended Edition £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 7798632 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 15th November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gogo Penguin From The North Jazz | Sony | 1LP Released 3rd May 2024 £23.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Gogo Penguin From The North £23.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sony SKU: 19658881051 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall, December 1962 Jazz | Wax Love | 1LP Released 20th April 2018 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ornette Coleman At The Town Hall, December 1962 £14.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Wax Love SKU: WLV82040 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Lloyd & The Marvels I Long To See You Jazz | Blue Note | 2LP Released 10th June 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Lloyd & The Marvels I Long To See You £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: ABLU46498 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 10th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Wolfgang Haffner Life Rhythm Jazz | ACT | 1LP Released 20th September 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Wolfgang Haffner Life Rhythm £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ACT SKU: ACTLP9994-1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th September 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nimbus Sextet Dreams Fulfilled Jazz | Acid Jazz | 1LP Released 23rd October 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nimbus Sextet Dreams Fulfilled £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Acid Jazz SKU: AJXLP542 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone Wild is the Wind (Acoustic Sounds Series) Jazz | Philips (Acoustic Sounds Series) | 180g, 1LP Released 25th August 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone Wild is the Wind (Acoustic Sounds Series) £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Philips (Acoustic Sounds Series) SKU: 4855688 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dougie Stu Familiar Future Jazz | Heavenly | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd July 2021 £19.00 Select options Dougie Stu Familiar Future £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Heavenly Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd July 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Tijuana Moods Jazz | ORG | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Release Date TBC £68.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Tijuana Moods £68.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ORG SKU: AORG174-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Stanley Turrentine Sugar Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 21st May 2009 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Stanley Turrentine Sugar £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: CTI6005 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 21st May 2009 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | SACD Released 17th October 2025 £45.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) (SACD) £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: CAPA 001 SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 17th October 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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