''The Quest'' is an album by American jazz pianist

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

that was released by the New Jazz in July 1962. It was recorded in June 1961, with

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gai ...

and

Booker Ervin Booker Telleferro Ervin II (October 31, 1930 – August 31, 1970) was an American tenor saxophone player. His tenor playing was characterised by a strong, tough sound and blues/gospel phrasing. He is remembered for his association with bassi ...

.Mal Waldron discography
accessed February 21, 2011 Some reissues of the album have appeared under Eric Dolphy's name.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "the complex music (which falls between hard bop and the avant-garde) is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out".

Track listing

''All compositions by Mal Waldron'' # "Status Seeking" — 8:52 # "Duquility" — 4:09 # "Thirteen" — 4:42 # "We Diddit" — 4:23 # "Warm Canto" — 5:37 # "Warp and Woof" — 5:36 # "Fire Waltz" — 7:58

Personnel

– piano *

– alto saxophone, clarinet *

– tenor saxophone * Ron Carter – cello * Joe Benjamin – double bass * Charlie Persip – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quest (album), The New Jazz Records albums Mal Waldron albums Eric Dolphy albums 1961 albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums produced by Esmond Edwards