Mal Waldron discography [1956-2002]

 

Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from university. In the following dozen years or so Waldron led his own bands and played for those led by Charles Mingus, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy, among others. During Waldron's period as house pianist for Prestige Records in the late 1950s, he appeared on dozens of albums and composed for many of them, including writing his most famous song, "Soul Eyes", for Coltrane. Waldron was often an accompanist for vocalists, and was Billie Holiday's regular accompanist from April 1957 until her death in July 1959.

A breakdown caused by a drug overdose in 1963 left Waldron unable to play or remember any music; he regained his skills gradually, while redeveloping his speed of thought. He left the U.S. permanently in the mid-1960s, settled in Europe, and continued touring internationally until his death.

In his 50-year career, Waldron recorded more than 100 albums under his own name and more than 70 for other band leaders. He also wrote for modern ballet, and composed the scores of several feature films. As a pianist, Waldron's roots lay chiefly in the hard bop and post-bop genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s, but with time he gravitated more towards free jazz. He is known for his dissonant chord voicings and distinctive later playing style, which featured repetition of notes and motifs.

Mal Waldron.1956- Mal-1

Mal Waldron.1957- Mal-2

Mal Waldron.1958- Mal-3

Mal Waldron.1958- Mal-4

Mal Waldron.1959- Impressions

Mal Waldron.1959- Left Alone

Mal Waldron.1961- The Quest (with Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin)

Mal Waldron.1967- Sweet Love, Bitter

Mal Waldron.1969- Free at Last

Mal Waldron.1970- Blood and Guts [Live]

Mal Waldron.1970- Spanish Bitch

Mal Waldron.1970- Tokyo Bound

Mal Waldron.1971- Black Glory (with Jimmy Woode, Pierre Favre) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1971- First Encounter (with Gary Peacock)

Mal Waldron.1971- Journey Without End (with Steve Lacy)

Mal Waldron.1971- The Call

Mal Waldron.1972- Blues for Lady Day

Mal Waldron.1972- Mal Waldron on Steinway

Mal Waldron.1972- Mal Waldron with The Steve Lacy Quintet

Mal Waldron.1972- Reminiscent Suite (with Terumasa Hino)

Mal Waldron.1973- Up Popped the Devil (with Reggie Workman, Billy Higgins)

Mal Waldron.1974- Hard Talk [Live]

Mal Waldron.1978- Moods

Mal Waldron.1978- One-Upmanship (with Steve Lacy)

Mal Waldron.1979- Live at Theatersaal, Unna (with Steve Lacy) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1981- Live at Dreher, Vol.1- Round Midnight (with Steve Lacy) (2CD) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1981- Live at Dreher, Vol.2- The Peak (with Steve Lacy) (2CD) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1981- What It Is

Mal Waldron.1982- One Entrance, Many Exits

Mal Waldron.1983- Breaking New Ground

Mal Waldron.1983- Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie

Mal Waldron.1983- You and the Night and the Music

Mal Waldron.1984- Encounters (with David Friesen)

Mal Waldron.1985- Songs of Love and Regret (with Marion Brown)

Mal Waldron.1986- Left Alone '86 (with Jackie McLean) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1986- Sempre Amore (with Steve Lacy)

Mal Waldron.1986- The Git Go- Live at the Village Vanguard [Live]

Mal Waldron.1986- The Seagulls of Kristiansund- Live at the Village Vanguard [Live]

Mal Waldron.1986- Update

Mal Waldron.1987- Mal, Dance and Soul

Mal Waldron.1987- Our Colline's a Treasure

Mal Waldron.1987- The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil (with Steve Lacy) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1988- Much More! (with Marion Brown)

Mal Waldron.1988- No More Tears (For Lady Day)

Mal Waldron.1989- Crowd Scene

Mal Waldron.1989- Vol.I- Quadrologue at Utopia (with Jim Pepper) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1989- Vol.II- More Git' Go at Utopia (with Jim Pepper) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1990- Into the Light (with Christian Burchard)

Mal Waldron.1993- Le Matin d'un Fauve (with Michel Marre, Doudou Gouirand) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1993- My Dear Family

Mal Waldron.1995- Art of the Duo- The Big Rochade (with Nicolas Simion)

Mal Waldron.1995- Maturity, Vol.2- He's My Father

Mal Waldron.1995- Maturity, Vol.3- Dual

Mal Waldron.1995- Travellin' in Soul-Time (with Jeanne Lee, Toru Tenda) [Live]

Mal Waldron.1996- Maturity, Vol.5- Elusiveness of Mt. Fuji

Mal Waldron.1997- Soul Eyes

Mal Waldron.1998- Maturity, Vol.1- Klassics

Mal Waldron.2000- Live at North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague [Live]

Mal Waldron.2001- Live at Bimhuis, Amsterdam (2CD) [Live]

Mal Waldron.2002- Live at Teatro Olimpica, Vicenza (with Geri Allen) [Live]

Mal Waldron.2002- One More Time