Free at Last (Mal Waldron album)


Free at Last is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1969 and released on the ECM label. The album was the first release on the influential European jazz label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music overall is not that memorable or unique but it does have its unpredictable moments and finds Waldron really stretching himself." JazzTimes, in its retrospective analysis of ECM's first 50 years, commented on the label's first release that: "It's doubtful that anyone who heard Free at Last in its day took particular notice of its fledgling label, but an unheeded message is still a message: We're on a different wavelength."

Track listing

  1. "Rat Now" - 10:18
  2. "Balladina" - 5:05
  3. "1-3-234" - 4:05
  4. "Rock My Soul" - 11:23
  5. "Willow Weep for Me" - 7:34
  6. "Boo" - 3:24