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This date really remains one of my all time favorite records by Mal, if not one of my very favorite jazz records. The chemistry with Archie Shepp is immense. He had worked before with Mal, not on official records but on gigs and there are several bootlegs circulating. And of course the recording with Tchangodei which was an official one but is pretty rare. Shepp’s raw and bluesy lyricism fits so incredibly well with Mal’s deep emotional statements on the piano. It’s like they activate the most lyrical part in each other and this whole music breaths nothing more than pure feeling.
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These are some very great last words by this remarkable pianist.
Where’s the love that’s made to fill my heart
Where’s the one from whom I’ll never part
First they hurt me, then desert me
I’m left alone, all aloneWhere’s the house that I can call my home
Where’s the place from which I’ll never roam
Town or city, It’s a pity
I’m left alone, all aloneSeek and find they always say
But up till now it’s not that way
Maybe fate has let her pass me by
Or perhaps we’ll meet before I die
Hearts will open, but until then
I’m left alone, all alone
von hier.
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