Blues for Lady Day | ||||
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Studio album by Mal Waldron | ||||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | February 5, 1972 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 69:59 | |||
Label | Freedom | |||
Producer | Alan Bates | |||
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Blues for Lady Day (subtitled A Personal Tribute to Billie Holiday) is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label. The album was rereleased on CD on Black Lion Records in 1994 combined with tracks from A Little Bit of Miles.
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "the emphasis is on thoughtful (and sometimes a bit downbeat) interpretations at ballad tempoes".