The Quest (album)

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

"Status Seeking" — 8:52
"Duquility" — 4:09
"Thirteen" — 4:42
"We Diddit" — 4:23
"Warm Canto" — 5:37
"Warp and Woof" — 5:36
"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

↑ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. The Quest (Mal Waldron) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
1 2 3 Warburton, Dan. The Quest (Eric Dolphy) at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
↑ Down Beat:December 6, 1962 Vol. 29, No.30

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