The Quest

by Mal Waldron

The Quest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:59
  • Community rating: 4.06/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Joe Benjamin, Ron Carter, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Charlie Persip

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A brooding and deeply compelling session that perfectly captures the exploratory 'questing' nature of its title. Waldron's percussive, repetitive piano style creates a hypnotic foundation for the incredible frontline of Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, dissonant, ballad, classic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Status Seeking (8:57)
  2. Duquility (5:57)
  3. Thirteen (5:26)
  4. We Diddit (4:28)
  5. Warm Canto (5:42)
  6. Warp and Woof (5:39)
  7. Fire Waltz (7:50)

Credits

  • Mal Waldron - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • Eric Dolphy - primary artist, alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Booker Ervin - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Joe Benjamin - bass
  • Ron Carter - cello
  • Don Schlitten - design, photography by, graphic design, photography
  • Charlie Persip - drums
  • Nat Hentoff - liner notes
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • Esmond Edwards - supervised by

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