Mal/3: Sounds

Mal/3: Sounds
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1958
Recorded	January 31, 1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:52
Label	New Jazz
Mal Waldron chronology
The Dealers (1957) Mal/3: Sounds (1958) Mal/4: Trio (1958)

Mal/3: Sounds is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music is not essential but holds one's interest throughout".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Tension" – 6:37
2. "Ollie's Caravan" – 8:39
3. "The Cattin' Toddler" – 6:58
4. "Portrait of a Young Mother" – 8:58
5. "For Every Man There's a Woman" (Harold Arlen, Leo Robin) – 11:40

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on January 31, 1958.^[3]

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Art Farmer – trumpet
• Eric Dixon – flute
• Calo Scott – cello
• Julian Euell – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums
• Elaine Waldron – vocals (tracks 4 & 5)

References

1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
3. "Mal Waldron – Mal/3 Sounds". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved July 8, 2023.