The Quest | |||||
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Studio album by Mal Waldron | |||||
Released | 1961 | ||||
Recorded | June 27, 1961 | ||||
Genre | Jazz | ||||
Length | 41:17 | ||||
Label | New Jazz NJ 8269 | ||||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat |
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allmusic (Yanow) | |
allmusic (Warburton) |
The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label. Some reissues of the album appear under Eric Dolphy's name.
The allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out". Dan Warburton, writing for allmusic, describes the album as "an outstandingly original (and unjustly neglected) sextet date…."