One-Upmanship (album)

One-Upmanship is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron with soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, recorded in 1977, and released by the Enja label.^[1] The CD reissue added three solo piano pieces to the original album.

One-Upmanship
Studio album by Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy
Released	1977
Recorded	February 12, 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:04
Label	Enja
Producer	Horst Weber
Mal Waldron chronology
Like Old Time (1976) One-Upmanship (1977) Moods (1978)
Steve Lacy chronology
Raps (1977) One-Upmanship (1977) Threads (1977)

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

1. "One-Upmanship" — 11:05
2. "Duquility" — 8:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
3. "The Seagulls of Kristiansund" — 11:20
4. "Thoughtful" — 6:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
5. "Hooray for Herbie" — 19:39
6. "Soul Eyes" — 6:49 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Conny's Studio in Wolperath, West Germany on February 12, 1977 (tracks 1, 3 & 5) and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany on May 8, 1978 (tracks 2, 4 & 6).

Personnel

• Mal Waldron — piano
• Manfred Schoof — cornet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Steve Lacy — soprano saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Jimmy Woode — bass (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Makaya Ntshoko — drums (tracks 1, 3 & 5)

References

1. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 28, 2011
2. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2011
3. Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.