Let's Call This... Esteem

Let's Call This... Esteem is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Oxford in 1993 and released on the Slam label.^[1][2]

Let's Call This... Esteem
Live album by Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron
Released	1993
Recorded	May 16, 1993
Venue	Playhouse Theatre, Oxford, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	78:06
Label	Slam
Producer	George Haslam
Steve Lacy chronology
Three Blokes (1992) Let's Call This... Esteem (1993) Vespers (1993)
Mal Waldron chronology
I Remember Thelonious (1991) Let's Call This... Esteem (1993) My Dear Family (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Steve Loewy stated: "While this one differs only minutely from some of the other collaborations between these two outstanding musicians, the rewards are plentiful, and both the novice and experienced listener will thrill to the nuanced excitement."^[3]

Track listing

1. Introduction/"Let's Call This..." (Thelonious Monk) – 6:59
2. "Monk's Dream" (Monk) – 5:23
3. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:17
4. "Snake Out" (Mal Waldron) – 14:00
5. "Blues for Aida" (Steve Lacy) – 7:27
6. "Johnny Come Lately" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:53
7. "What It Is" (Waldron) – 9:05
8. "Evidence" (Monk) – 6:55
9. "Epistrophy" (Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 5:17
10. "Esteem" (Lacy) – 7:50

Personnel

• Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
• Mal Waldron – piano