Spring in Prague
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Spring in Prague is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron
recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese Alfa Jazz label.
Mal Waldron
Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese Alfa Jazz label.
Track listing
- All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "Revolution" – 6:05
- "East of the Sun" – 7:57
- "Let us Live - dedicated to East-Germany" – 6:12
- "Spring in Prague" – 7:00
- "On a Clear Day" – 6:42
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) – 5:35 - "We Demand" – 10:07
- Recorded in Munchen, West Germany on February 19 & 20, 1990
Personnel
- Mal WaldronMal WaldronMalcolm Earl Waldron was an American jazz and world music pianist and composer, born in New York City.Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz and composition...
— pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Paulo Cardoso — bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
- John BetschJohn BetschJohn Betsch is an American jazz drummer.Betsch began on percussion at age nine, and attended Fisk University, Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After playing in organ trios, he released an album as a leader, Earth Blossom, in 1975...
— drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....