First Encounter
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | First Encounter |
| type | Album |
| artist | Mal Waldron and Gary Peacock |
| cover | First Encounter.jpg |
| released | 1971 |
| recorded | March 8, 1971 |
| Tokyo, Japan | |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 46:19 |
| label | RCA Victor |
| chronology | Mal Waldron |
| prev_title | Mal: Live 4 to 1 |
| prev_year | 1971 |
| next_title | Number Nineteen |
| next_year | 1971 |
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| name = First Encounter | type = Album | artist = Mal Waldron and Gary Peacock | cover = First Encounter.jpg | alt = | released = 1971 | recorded = March 8, 1971 Tokyo, Japan | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 46:19 | label = RCA Victor | producer = | chronology = Mal Waldron | prev_title = Mal: Live 4 to 1 | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = Number Nineteen | next_year = 1971
First Encounter is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1971 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The long improvisations on the four originals (three by Waldron and one from Peacock) are melancholy, usually introverted and subtle. The interplay between Waldron and Peacock on the inside/outside music is the main asset to this obscure but generally rewarding session". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = }}
Track listing
All compositions by Mal Waldron except where noted.
- "She Walks In Beauty" — 12:18
- "The Heart Of The Matter" — 11:56
- "What's That" (Gary Peacock) — 9:05
- "Walking Way" — 13:00
Personnel
References
References
- [http://www.jazzdisco.org/mal-waldron/catalog/#victor-smjx-10112 Mal Waldron discography] accessed February 24, 2011
- Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/first-encounter-r149604 Allmusic Review] accessed February 24, 2011
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