The Quest (album)

The Quest
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1961
Recorded	June 27, 1961
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:17
Label	New Jazz NJ 8269
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Mal Waldron chronology
Impressions (1959)Impressions1959 The Quest (1961) Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)Sweet Love, Bitter1967
Eric Dolphy chronology
Where? (1961) Where?1961 The Quest (1961) String Module Error: Match not found1961 At the Five Spot (1961) At the Five Spot1961
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The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1] Some reissues of the album appear under Eric Dolphy's name.^[2][3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[4] (Original Lp release)
allmusic (Yanow)	[2]
allmusic (Warburton)	[3]

Reception

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".^[2] Dan Warburton, writing for allmusic, describes the album as "an outstandingly original (and unjustly neglected) sextet date…."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

1. "Status Seeking" — 8:52
2. "Duquility" — 4:09
3. "Thirteen" — 4:42
4. "We Diddit" — 4:23
5. "Warm Canto" — 5:37
6. "Warp and Woof" — 5:36
7. "Fire Waltz" — 7:58

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 27, 1961.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7)
• Ron Carter – cello
• Joe Benjamin – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums

References