All Alone

by Mal Waldron

All Alone cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: GTA
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:28
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Milan after a period of significant personal hardship and a devastating nervous breakdown, 'All Alone' is a stark, deeply introspective solo piano performance. Mal Waldron's playing is marked by heavy, brooding ostinatos and a deliberate, almost minimalist pacing that sharply contrasts with the frenetic energy of his earlier hard bop days. It marks a profound, emotional rebirth in his extensive discography.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. All Alone (5:10)
  2. Due Torri (5:14)
  3. A View of S. Luca (5:17)
  4. Blue Summer (5:43)
  5. If You Think I'm Licked (6:59)
  6. Three For Cicci (3:44)
  7. Mosque Raid (4:36)
  8. Waltz of Oblivious (3:42)

Credits

  • Mal Waldron - primary artist, piano, composed by
  • Paolo Piccolo - design
  • Mario Orfini - photography by
  • Mario Nicolao - producer, liner notes
  • Remo Coatto - recorded by

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