The Quest (album)


The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label in July 1962. Some reissues of the album have appeared under Eric Dolphy's name.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the complex music is successfully interpreted. Worth checking out". Dan Warburton, also writing for AllMusic, describes the album as "an outstandingly original sextet date…."

Track listing

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

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