Waldron, Mal/kimiko Kasai
One For Lady
New York-born jazz pianist Mal Waldrons incredible career saw him backing Mingus, Coltrane, and Billie Holiday, and after surviving a heroin overdose and mental breakdown, he decamped to Europe to compose film scores; then, in 1970, he made his maiden voyage to Japan, where One For Lady was recorded with rising star Kimiko Kasai, drummer Hiroshi Murakami and bassist Yoshio Suzuki from Sadao Watanabes band. Waldrons expressive pianos and Kasais sultry vocal delivery are the outstanding draws, the sensitive renditions of Willow Weep For Me and Lover Man summing up the albums enduring appeal.