Description
Single LP reissue of Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron's 2002 album for Enja, 'Left Alone Revisited'. "Left Alone" is the legendary theme that Mal Waldron composed for Billie Holiday, for whom he was the last pianist. With saxophonist Archie Shepp, another admirer of the singer and, like him, a great lover of duets, Waldron revisits some of the tunes associated with this unique voice. Modesty and emotion are present, and while the shadow of the great Billie hovers over this session, it is not the painful and tortured image that we often associate with her, but a benevolent figure who communicates to the saxophonist and the pianist an expressive force, a sweetness and a fullness of sound that go straight to the heart, and make a place for themselves there for a long time, right next to our most intimate emotions.
"When Billie died I found it very painful to play any tune assosiated with her. Always they would invoke unhappy and sad moments from our musical collaboration. But now, for the first time with Archie, or maybe because of Archie, selecting the material and performing the songs became for me a joyous time in which I recalled many happy and positive moments togther with Billie. Also re-establishing contact with Archie Shepp, who is one of the truly great saxophonists of our time, made the creation of this album a fantastically uplifting experience for me" - Mal Waldron
Please note this reissue does not include the track "I Only Have Eyes For You".
