View basket “Midnight Special (Classic Vinyl)” 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 Binker And Moses Journey to the Mountain of Forever Jazz | Gearbox | 2LP Released 26th March 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Binker And Moses Journey to the Mountain of Forever £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Gearbox SKU: GB1537OBI Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jutta Hipp At The Hickery House Vol. 1 Jazz | Decca | 180g, 1LP Released 20th September 2024 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Jutta Hipp At The Hickery House Vol. 1 £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca SKU: 5880789 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th September 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer Live Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 13th April 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer Live £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1335 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Blue Mitchell The Thing To Do Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 31st October 2009 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blue Mitchell The Thing To Do £13.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: BN4178 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st October 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Digs Disney Jazz | CBS | 1LP Released 29th November 2023 £10.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Dave Brubeck Quartet Dave Digs Disney £10.00 Genre: Jazz Label: CBS SKU: nn276922 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Ornette Coleman Round Trip: Ornette Coleman on Blue Note Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 6LP, Box Set Released 28th January 2022 £222.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ornette Coleman Round Trip: Ornette Coleman on Blue Note £222.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 3586531 Formats: 180g, 6LP, Box Set Released Date: 28th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nils Wülker Go Jazz | Warner Jazz | 1LP Released 11th September 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nils Wülker Go £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Warner Jazz SKU: 0190295200077 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 11th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Billie Holiday Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival October 5th 1958 Jazz | Mr Suit | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th March 2015 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Billie Holiday Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival October 5th 1958 £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mr Suit SKU: SUITABLE1338 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis ESP Jazz | Mobile Fidelity | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th December 2016 £75.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Miles Davis ESP £75.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mobile Fidelity SKU: MFSL2451 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th December 2016 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Chester Thompson Powerhouse Jazz | Real Gone Music | 1LP Released 7th May 2021 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chester Thompson Powerhouse £16.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Real Gone Music SKU: RLGM12021PMI Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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