Jazz pianist Mal Waldron's 1962 album The Quest features Eric Dolphy (clarinet, alto sax) and Booker Ervin (tenor sax). Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios in New Jersey the album contains seven cuts that fall somewhere between hard-bop and avant-garde. This edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a Tip-On Jacket.
Track Listing:
1. Status Seeking - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin (8.52)
2. Duquility - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
3. Thirteen - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
4. We Diddit - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
5. Warm Canto - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
6. Warp and Woof - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
7. Fire Waltz - Mal Waldron with Eric Dolphy and Booker Ervin
Year of Production: 1962
