Mal Waldron Trio - - Free At Last (extended Editi...

Backed by Isla Eckinger on bass and Clarence Becton on drums, the trio delivers a "muscular" and often "angrily minimalist" performance that bridged the gap between post-bop and the more experimental ECM sound to come.

Waldron described this session as his personal encounter with free jazz, though he clarified it was not "complete anarchy". Instead, he focused on heavy, rhythmic repetition and minimalism rather than traditional chord-based soloing. Mal Waldron Trio - Free At Last (Extended Editi...

The 50th-anniversary reissue includes the original six-track set plus a second LP (or expanded digital/CD content) featuring four previously unreleased tracks: Free At Last Extended Edition by The Mal Waldron Trio Backed by Isla Eckinger on bass and Clarence