"This album was recorded last summer when Waldron and his friends were invited to celebrate his birthday at Jazz Middelheim in Antwerp, Belgium, the bi-annual festival of Brtn Public Radio. His regular US bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille came over from New York. Jeanne Lee was only a short trainride away, in The Hague, Holland, where she teaches. Joe Henderson was flown in from San Francisco. Abbey Lincoln, who had performed with her own band the night before, stayed over to make an impromptu appearance. [...]
The same week they all went into the studio near Antwerp for what is Waldron's first album under his new RCA Victor recording contract. (Steve Coleman, a special favorite of Waldron's among a younger generation of players, later recorded his tracks in New York.)"
Tracks
01. Judy (Mal Waldron)
02. 02. Soul Eyes (Mal Waldron)
03. Fire Waltz (Mal Waldron)
04. Spaces (Mal Waldron)
05. Straight Ahead (Mal Waldron/Abbey Lincoln/Leon Baker)
06. From Darkness Into Light (Mal Waldron)
07. God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday/Harthur Herzog)
08. Dee’s Dilema (Mal Waldron)
09. The Git Go (Mal Waldron)
10. No More Tears (Mal Waldron)
MAL WALDRON piano
STEVE COLEMAN alto saxophone (1) (2)
ANDREW CYRILLE drums
JOE HENDERSON tenor saxophone (9)
JEANNE LEE vocals (2) (3) (10)
ABBEY LINCOLN vocals (5) (7)
REGGIE WORKMAN bass
Recorded August 15-17 at The Groove, Schelle in Antwerp, Belgium except “Judy” and “Soul Eyes” recorded October 10, 1997 at System Two Recording Studios, New York USA
BMG Ariola Belgium 74321 538872