View basket “A Night At The Vanguard Chess (Verve By Request)” 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 Teaspoon And The Waves Teaspoon And The Waves Jazz | Mr Bongo | 1LP Released 5th March 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Teaspoon And The Waves Teaspoon And The Waves £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mr Bongo SKU: MRBLP225 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 5th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pharoah Sanders Izipho Zam (My Gifts) Jazz | Pure Pleasure | 180g, 1LP Released 20th February 2020 £34.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Pharoah Sanders Izipho Zam (My Gifts) £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Pure Pleasure SKU: SES-19733 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th February 2020 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Jimmy Heath Love Letter Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 17th July 2020 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jimmy Heath Love Letter £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 712470 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Andre 3000 New Blue Sun Jazz | Epic | 3LP Released 29th March 2024 £86.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Andre 3000 New Blue Sun £86.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Epic SKU: 19658814751 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 29th March 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Sun Araw Rock Sutra Jazz | Sun Ark Records | 1LP Released 3rd April 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sun Araw Rock Sutra £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sun Ark Records SKU: SA060 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 3rd April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Lloyd Wild Man Dance Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 13th April 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Lloyd Wild Man Dance £21.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4712599 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Larry Young Unity (Classic Vinyl Series) Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 19th August 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Larry Young Unity (Classic Vinyl Series) £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4579754 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th August 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Salsoul Orchestra, The Anthology I (Lemon & Black Galaxy Vinyl) Jazz | BMG | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th July 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salsoul Orchestra, The Anthology I (Lemon & Black Galaxy Vinyl) £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538913972 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded N.Y. 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