My Dear Family

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My Dear Family
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Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedSeptember 21 & 24, 1993
Genre Jazz
Length53:44
Label Evidence
Producer Makoto Kimata
Mal Waldron chronology
Let's Call This... Esteem
(1993)
My Dear Family
(1993)
Waldron-Haslam
(1994)

My Dear Family is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1993 and released on the Evidence label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states "this is a superbly performed album by stellar, world-class musicians and should please most hardcore jazz fans." [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

  1. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) 4:48
  2. "Left Alone" (Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron) 8:18
  3. "Sassy" (Mal Waldron) 4:02
  4. "Sakura Sakura (Cherry Blossom)" (Traditional) 9:04
  5. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) 7:44
  6. "Jean-Pierre" (Miles Davis) 6:30
  7. "Red Shoes" (Ujo Noguchi) 7:59
  8. "My Dear Family" (Mal Waldron) 5:19
  • Recorded in New York City on September 21 & 24, 1993

Personnel

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References

  1. Mal Waldron discography accessed March 10, 2011
  2. 1 2 Collar, M. Allmusic Review accessed March 10, 2011