This obscure CD reissue has the wrong date listed (it is from February 24, 1959, not November 1957) and fails to mention that altoist
Jackie McLean sits in with pianist
Mal Waldron's trio (which includes bassist
Julian Euell and drummer
Al Dreares) on the title cut, a number co-written by
Waldron and
Billie Holiday. Although
Waldron dedicated the album to
Lady Day and talks about her a bit on the last track in a short interview with vibraphonist
Teddy Charles (which was recorded a bit later), he actually only performs one song from her repertoire: "You Don't Know What Love Is." Otherwise this rather brief CD has the title cut, two other typically brooding
Waldron originals plus
Sonny Rollins' "Airegin."
McLean's emotional alto is such a strong asset on the title cut that one wishes he were on the rest of this worthwhile set.