''Moods'' is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron, recorded in 1978, and released by the Enja label.Mal Waldron discography
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, the CD reissue omitted three of the piano solos (which were included as bonus tracks on the CD reissue of '' One-Upmanship'') to fit onto one compact disc and altered the running order; a later CD reissue reinstated Waldron's "

Soul Eyes "Soul Eyes" is a composition, with lyrics, written by Mal Waldron.Ratliff, Ben (December 6, 2002"Mal Waldron, 77, Composer of the Jazz Ballad 'Soul Eyes'" ''The New York Times''. It is a 32-bar ballad that takes the song form ABAC, and is written ...

Reception

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "This enjoyable and subtle music gives one a well-rounded picture of Mal Waldron's talents in the late 1970s."Yanow, S
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated'' # "Minoat" — 8:11 # "A Case of Plus 4's" — 15:04 # "Sieg Haile" — 19:09 # "Anxiety" — 3:33 # "Thoughtful" — 6:07 Omitted on CD reissue # "Lonely" — 6:33 # "Happiness" — 3:03 # "

" — 6:52 Omitted on first CD reissue # "

I Thought About You "I Thought About You" is a 1939 popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Background It was one of three collaborations Van Heusen and Mercer wrote for the Mercer-Morris publishing company started by Mercer and f ...

" ( Jimmy Van Heusen) — 7:38 # "Duquility" — 8:31 Omitted on CD reissue :*Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany, on May 6 (tracks 1––3) and May 8, 1978 (tracks 4–10).

Personnel

* Mal Waldron —

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Terumasa Hino is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. He is considered one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet, and flügelhorn. Early life He was born in Tokyo, Japan, and his father was a trumpeter and tap dancer. Hino start ...

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trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

(tracks 1-3) * Hermann Breuer —

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

(tracks 1-3) * Steve Lacy — soprano saxophone (tracks 1-3) * Cameron Brown — bass (tracks 1-3) *

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— drums (tracks 1-3)

References

{{Authority control Enja Records albums Mal Waldron albums Steve Lacy (saxophonist) albums 1978 albums