Blues for Lady Day
1973 studio album by Mal Waldron
Blues for Lady Day (subtitled A Personal Tribute to Billie Holiday ) is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label.[ 1] The album was rereleased on CD on Black Lion Records in 1994 combined with tracks from A Little Bit of Miles .
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "the emphasis is on thoughtful (and sometimes a bit downbeat) interpretations at ballad tempoes".[ 2]
Track listing
"Blues for Lady Day" (Mal Waldron) — 3:43
"Just Friends " (John Klenner , Sam M. Lewis ) — 4:04
"Don't Blame Me " (Jimmy McHugh , Dorothy Fields ) — 3:20
"You Don't Know What Love Is " (Gene de Paul , Don Raye ) — 5:38
"The Man I Love " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) — 3:01
"You're My Thrill " (Jay Gorney , Sidney Clare ) — 3:39
"Strange Fruit " (Abel Meeropol ) — 2:47
"Easy Living " (Ralph Rainger , Leo Robin ) — 4:48
"Mean to Me " (Fred E. Ahlert , Roy Turk ) — 3:01
Recorded in Baarn, Holland on February 5, 1972.
Personnel
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithGene Ammons WithJackie McLean WithCharles Mingus With the Prestige All Stars With others
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
Earthy (Kenny Burrell, 1957)
2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957)
Where? (Ron Carter , 1961)
The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956)
Coolin' (Teddy Charles , 1957)
Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette , 1957)
Coltrane (1957)
Dakar (John Coltrane, Pepper Adams & Cecil Payne , 1957)
At the Five Spot (Eric Dolphy , both volumes, 1961)
Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper , 1957)
Hornful of Soul (aka, Catwalk , Bennie Green , 1960)
Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport (1957)
Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday , 1958)
So Warm (Etta Jones , 1961)
After Hours (Thad Jones , 1957)
Olio (Thad Jones, 1957)
Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (1958)
Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln , 1961)
Teo (Teo Macero , 1957)
On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (Max Roach , 1961)
It's Time (Max Roach, 1962)
Speak, Brother, Speak! (Max Roach, 1962)
For Lady (Webster Young , 1957)