Impressions (Mal Waldron album)

Impressions
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1959
Recorded	March 20, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:28
Label	New Jazz
Mal Waldron chronology
Left Alone (1959) Impressions (1959) The Quest (1961)

Impressions is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label. ^[1]

Reception

A contemporaneous review by the New Pittsburgh Courier stated that it was Waldron's "best trio offering to date" and "definitely of five-star calibre" ^[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Waldron's brooding Monk-influenced style is heard in its early prime on this excellent release". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
New Pittsburgh Courier	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Les Champs Elysées" – 6:22
2. "C'est Formidable" – 4:04
3. "Ciao" – 9:55
4. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 5:47
5. "All the Way" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:38
6. "All About Us" (Elaine Waldron) – 5:02
7. "With a Song in My Heart" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:40

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Addison Farmer – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

References

1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011.
2. Keith, Harold L. (February 25, 1961) "Data 'Bout Discs" New Pittsburgh Courier, p. 20.
3. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 21, 2011.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1454. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.