Black Glory

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Black Glory
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Live album by
Released1971
RecordedJune 29, 1971
Genre Jazz
Length41:11
Label Enja
Mal Waldron chronology
Number Nineteen
(1971)
Black Glory
(1971)
Mal Waldron Plays the Blues
(1971)

Black Glory is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Munich 1971 and released on the Enja label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron is in excellent form... playing with a knowledge of the avant-garde but still connected to the hard bop tradition". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  1. "M.C." (Jimmy Woode) 0:35
  2. "Sieg Haile" 17:39 (referring to Haile Selassie and Sieg Heil)
  3. "La Glorie du Noir" 9:43
  4. "The Call" 6:38
  5. "Rock My Soul" 6:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 24, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 24, 2011