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One-Upmanship (album)

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One-Upmanship
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedFebruary 12, 1977
GenreJazz
Length42:04
LabelEnja
ProducerHorst Weber
Mal Waldron chronology
Like Old Time
(1976)
One-Upmanship
(1977)
Moods
(1978)
Steve Lacy chronology
Raps
(1977)
One-Upmanship
(1977)
Threads
(1977)

One-Upmanship is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron with soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, recorded in 1977, and released by the Enja label.[1] The CD reissue added three solo piano pieces to the original album.

Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Tom HullB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Mal Waldron
  1. "One-Upmanship" — 11:05
  2. "Duquility" — 8:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "The Seagulls of Kristiansund" — 11:20
  4. "Thoughtful" — 6:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Hooray for Herbie" — 19:39
  6. "Soul Eyes" — 6:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Conny's Studio in Wolperath, West Germany on February 12, 1977 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on May 8, 1978 (tracks 2, 4 & 6).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed February 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2011
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.