Left Alone (Mal Waldron album)
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 24, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
| Label | Bethlehem | |||
| Producer | Teddy Charles | |||
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Left Alone is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1959 and released on the Bethlehem label.[1]
"Left Alone" is Waldron's signature song. He released an album of a similar title, Left Alone Live 1 (Fontana Records). It was recorded in Japan in 1971 and features Isao Suzuki (b) / Yoshiyuki Nakamura (dms) / Kohsuke Mine (sax). West 54 Records released the album on LP in 1980 as Left Alone: Mal Waldron Live.
The tracks "Left Alone" and "Catwalk" were released as two sides of a single; both were given four-star reviews by Billboard.[2]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Although Waldron dedicated the album to Lady Day and talks about her a bit on the last track in a short interview with vibraphonist Teddy Charles (which was recorded a bit later), he actually only performs one song from her repertoire... McLean's emotional alto is such a strong asset on the title cut that one wishes he were on the rest of this worthwhile set."[3]
John S. Wilson assigned 4 stars to the release in his DownBeat review.[4] He singles out "Left Alone", "Minor Pulsation", "Catwalk", and "Airegin" as highlights.[4]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
