Left Alone / Mal Waldron
) | Label: Bethlehem Records Catalog: BCP6045 Format: CD Mal WaldronComposed by: Various Recorded in 1959 shortly after the death of jazz legend Billie Holiday, Left Alone features pianist Mal Waldron (Lady Day’s accompanist from 1957), bassist Julian Euell and drummer Al Dreares. The lovely and poignant title track, and the song most associated with Mal, is also the album’s opener. One track, “You Don’t Know What Love Is”, was a mainstay of Billie Holiday’s repertoire. The remaining three tracks include two Waldron originals and Sonny Rollin’s “Airegin”. 2014 re-master.  Price: $16.98 |