Blues for Lady Day

Blues for Lady Day (subtitled A Personal Tribute to Billie Holiday) is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD on Black Lion Records in 1994 combined with tracks from A Little Bit of Miles.

Blues for Lady Day
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1973
Recorded	February 5, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:59
Label	Freedom
Producer	Alan Bates
Mal Waldron chronology
Journey Without End (1971) Blues for Lady Day (1973) A Little Bit of Miles (1971)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "the emphasis is on thoughtful (and sometimes a bit downbeat) interpretations at ballad tempoes".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[3]

Track listing

1. "Blues for Lady Day" (Mal Waldron) — 3:43
2. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) — 4:04
3. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) — 3:20
4. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) — 5:38
5. "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) — 3:01
6. "You're My Thrill" (Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare) — 3:39
7. "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol) — 2:47
8. "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) — 4:48
9. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) — 3:01

• • Recorded in Baarn, Holland on February 5, 1972.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano