Mal Waldron - Up Popped The Devil (1973) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01 Up Popped The Devil 10:25
02 Space Walk 12:28
03 Snake Out 11:02
04 Changachangachanga 13:32

personnel :

Piano - Mal Waldron
Bass - Reggie Workman
Drums - Billy Higgins
Flute - Carla Poole

Pianist Mal Waldron's music is characterized by a heavily-brooding rhythmic quality, with the left hand usually carrying the theme at one repetitious tempo while the right hammers away in juxtaposition with a counter tempo (usually faster). Such was the case with "Up Popped the Devil," "Snake Out" and "Changachangachang," three very Waldronian pieces in both structure and execution, the latter deriving its melody from the whole-tone scale. Aside from Waldron, the record's strongest points were bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Billy Higgins, their work being sensitive and supportive throughout.~ Bob Rusch