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The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil

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The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil
Live album by
Released1987
RecordedAugust 28 & 29, 1987
GenreJazz
Length45:55
LabelPaddle Wheel
ProducerShigeyuki Kawashima
Mal Waldron chronology
Remembering the Moment
(1987)
The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil
(1987)
Mal, Dance and Soul
(1987)
Steve Lacy chronology
Momentum
(1987)
The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil
(1987)
The Window
(1987)

The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City in 1987 and released on the Japanese Paddle Wheel label.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Henry M. Shteamer awarded the album 4 stars stating " Live at Sweet Basil is highly recommended as an introduction to both Waldron and Lacy, as these performances reveal the quirks of each of their styles in a peppy, yet very profound setting".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  1. "What It Is" — 12:19
  2. "Evidence" (Thelonious Monk) — 10:52
  3. "Snake Out" — 15:21
  4. "Let's Call This" (Monk) — 7:23
  • Recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City on August 28 & 29, 1987

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Mal Waldron discography accessed March 9, 2011
  2. ^ a b Shteamer, H. M. Allmusic Review accessed March 9, 2011