Mal Waldron was a jazz pianist and composer. His appearances on record date from 1952 to 2002 and include more than 100 albums under his own name and more than 80 as a sideman. His writing for film soundtracks is also listed on this page.
Discography
editAs leader/co-leader
edit| Year recorded | Title | Label | Year released | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Mal-1 | Prestige | 1957 | With Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Gigi Gryce (alto sax), Julian Euell (bass), Arthur Edgehill (drums) |
| 1957 | Mal/2 | Prestige | 1957 | With Bill Hardman and Idrees Sulieman (trumpet; separately), Jackie McLean and Sahib Shihab (alto sax; separately), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Julian Euell (bass), Art Taylor and Ed Thigpen (drums; separately) |
| 1957 | The Dealers | Status | 1964 | With Bill Hardman (trumpet), John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette (tenor sax), Frank Wess (tenor sax, flute), Jackie McLean (alto sax), Julian Euell and Doug Watkins (bass; separately), Art Taylor (drums) |
| 1958 | Mal/3: Sounds | New Jazz | 1958 | With Art Farmer (trumpet), Eric Dixon (flute), Calo Scott (cello), Julian Euell (bass), Elvin Jones (drums), Elaine Waldron (vocals; two tracks) |
| 1958 | Just Wailin' | New Jazz | 1958 | With Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse and Kenny Burrell |
| 1958 | Mal/4: Trio | New Jazz | 1958 | With Addison Farmer (bass), Kenny Dennis (drums) |
| 1959 | Left Alone | Bethlehem | 1959 | With Jackie McLean (alto sax; one track only), Julian Euell (bass), Al Dreares (drums); Waldron talks about Billie Holiday on one track |
| 1959 | Impressions | New Jazz | 1959 | With Addison Farmer (bass), Albert Heath (drums) |
| 1959 | The Blues Minus You | Music Minus One | 1975 | With Wendell Marshall (bass), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1960 | Moonglow and Stardust | Music Minus One | 1960 | With Wendell Marshall (bass), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1960 | The Music Of Duke Ellington | Music Minus One | ? | With Wendell Marshall and Addison Farmer (bass; separately), Charles Perry and Ed Shaughnessy (drums; separately) |
| 1960 | The Music Of Jimmy McHugh | Music Minus One | ? | With George Duvivier (bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drums) |
| 1960 | Mal Waldron | Music Minus One | ? | With unknown (bass), unknown (drums) |
| 1960 | For Singers 'n Swingers | Music Minus One | 1960 | With George Duvivier (bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drums) |
| 1961 | The Quest | New Jazz | 1962 | With Eric Dolphy (alto sax, bass clarinet), Booker Ervin (tenor sax), Ron Carter (cello), Joe Benjamin (bass) Charlie Persip (drums) |
| 1961 | Fun with Brushes | Music Minus One | ? | With Addison Farmer (bass), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1961 | Blue Drums | Music Minus One | ? | With Wendell Marshall (bass), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1963? | Les Nuits de la Negritude | Powertree | 1963 | With George Tucker (bass), Al Dreares (drums) |
| 1966 | All Alone | GTA | 1966 | Solo piano |
| 1966? | Mal Waldron Trio | Karim | 1966 | With Giovanni Tommaso (bass), Pepito Pignatelli (drums) |
| 1967 | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! | 1967 | With Dave Burnes (trumpet), George Coleman (tenor saxophone, alto saxophone), Charles Davis (baritone saxophone), Richard Davis and George Duvivier (bass; separately), Al Dreares (drums); soundtrack album |
| 1969 | Ursula | Musica | 1969 | With Patrice Caratini (bass), Franco Manzecchi (drums) |
| 1969 | Set Me Free | Affinity | 1984 | With Barre Phillips, (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) |
| 1969 | Free at Last | ECM | 1970 | With Isla Eckinger (bass), Clarence Beckton (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Bound | RCA Victor | 1970 | With Yasuo Arakawa (bass), Takeshi Inomata (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Reverie | RCA Victor | 1970 | Solo piano |
| 1970 | Blood and Guts | Futura | 1970 | With Patrice Caratini (bass), Guy Hayat (drums) |
| 1970 | Spanish Bitch | ECM (Japan) | 1970 | With Isla Eckinger (bass), Fred Braceful (drums, percussion) |
| 1970 | The Opening | Futura | 1970 | Solo piano |
| 1971 | The Call | JAPO | 1971 | With Jimmy Jackson (organ), Eberhard Weber (electric bass), Fred Braceful (drums, percussion) |
| 1970 | Mal: Live 4 to 1 | Philips | 1971 | Solo piano on 5 tracks; duo with Masabumi Kikuchi (piano) on 2 tracks; trio with Isao Suzuki (bass), Yoshiyuki Nakamura (drums) on 2 tracks; quartet with Kohsuke Mine (alto saxophone), Suzuki, Nakamura on 2 tracks; in concert |
| 1971 | First Encounter | RCA Victor | 1971 | Co-led with Gary Peacock (bass); with Hiroshi Murakami (drums) |
| 1971 | Number Nineteen | Freedom | 1971 | With Dick Van Der Capellen (bass), Martin Van Duynhoven (drums) |
| 1971 | Black Glory | Enja | 1971 | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Mal Waldron Plays the Blues | Enja | 1971 | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Signals | Freedom | 1971 | Solo piano |
| 1971 | Journey Without End | RCA Victor | 1972 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax); with Kent Carter (bass) and Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Blues for Lady Day | Black Lion | 1973 | Solo piano |
| 1972 | A Little Bit of Miles | Freedom | 1974 | With Henk Haverhoek (bass), Pierre Courbois (drums) |
| 1972? | Jazz a Confronto 19 | Horo | 1972 | Solo piano |
| 1972 | A Touch of the Blues | Enja | 1975 | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Allen Blairman (drums) |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron on Steinway | Teichiku | 1973 | Solo piano |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet | America (France) | 1972 | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Steve Potts (alto sax), Irene Aebi (cello), Kent Carter (bass), Noel McGhie (drums, percussion) |
| 1972 | The Whirling Dervish | America (France) | 1972 | With Peter Warren (bass), Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Meditations | RCA Victor | 1972 | Solo piano |
| 1973 | Up Popped the Devil | Enja | 1974 | With Carla Poole (flute; one track only), Reggie Workman (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1974 | Hard Talk | Enja | 1974 | With Manfred Schoof (cornet), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Isla Eckinger (bass), Allen Blairman (drums); in concert |
| 1976 | Like Old Times | Victor | 1976 | Co-led with Jackie McLean (alto sax); with Isao Suzuki (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1977 | One-Upmanship | Enja | 1977 | Quinted (Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Jimmy Woode (bass) and Makaya Ntshoko (drums)) plus Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1978 | Moods | Enja | 1978 | With Terumasa Hino (trumpet), Hermann Breuer (trombone), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Cameron Brown (bass), Makaya Ntshoko (drums) on 3 tracks; solo piano on 7 tracks |
| 1979 | Mingus Lives | Enja | 1979 | Solo piano |
| 1981 | Mal 81 | Progressive | 1981 | With George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | News: Run About Mal | Progressive | 1982 | With George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | Snake Out | Hathut | 1982 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1981 | Herbe de l'oubli | Hathut | 1983 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1981 | Let's Call This | Hathut | 1986 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) [2LP] |
| 1981 | Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 | Hathut | 1981 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax); compiles Snake Out, Herbe de l'oubli and Let's Call This, with additional tracks |
| 1981 | What It Is | Enja | 1981 | With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Cecil McBee (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums) |
| 1982 | One Entrance, Many Exits | Palo Alto | 1983 | With Joe Henderson (tenor sax), David Friesen (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1982 | In Retrospect | Baybridge | 1982 | With Akira Miyazawa (tenor sax, flute), Isao Suzuki (bass), Hironobu Fujisawa (drums) |
| 1983 | Breaking New Ground | Baybridge | 1983 | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie | Baybridge | 1984 | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | You and the Night and the Music | Paddle Wheel | 1984 | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1984 | Encounters | Muse | 1985 | Co-led with David Friesen (bass) |
| 1985 | Mal Waldron and Alone | CBS/Sony | 1985 | Solo piano |
| 1985 | Songs of Love and Regret | Freelance Records | 1986 | Co-led with Marion Brown (alto sax) |
| 1985 | Dedication | Soul Note | 1988 | Co-led with David Friesen (bass) |
| 1985 | Piano Duo Live at Pit Inn | CBS/Sony | 1988 | Co-led duo with Yōsuke Yamashita (piano) |
| 1986 | Space | Vent du Sud | 1986 | With Michel Marre (trumpet, flugelhorn), Doudou Gouirand (alto sax, soprano sax), Joel Allouche (tabla; one track) |
| 1986 | Sempre Amore | Soul Note | 1987 | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1986 | Update | Soul Note | 1987 | Solo piano |
| 1986 | Left Alone '86 | Paddle Wheel | 1987 | Co-led with Jackie McLean (alto sax); with Herbie Lewis (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1986 | The Git Go – Live at the Village Vanguard | Soul Note | 1987 | With Woody Shaw (trumpet), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax, flute), Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1986 | The Seagulls of Kristiansund | Soul Note | 1987 | Personnel as The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard |
| 1987 | Both Sides Now | Century | 1987 | Solo piano |
| 1987 | Our Colline's a Treasure | Soul Note | 1987 | With Leonard Jones (bass), Sangoma Everett (drums) |
| 1987 | Remembering the Moment | Soul Note | 1994 | With Julian Priester (trombone), Jim Pepper (tenor sax), David Friesen (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil | Paddle Wheel | 1987 | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Reggie Workman (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | Mal, Dance and Soul | Tutu | 1988 | With Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums), Jim Pepper (tenor sax; four tracks) |
| 1988 | Evidence | Dark Light | 1991 | Solo piano |
| 1988 | Art of the Duo | Tutu | 1989 | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax) |
| 1988 | No More Tears (For Lady Day) | Timeless | 1989 | With Paulo Cardoso (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989–90 | Into the Light | Materiali Sonori | 1990 | With Christian Burchard (vibes), Michael Schone (bass), Dieter Serfas (percussion); also known as Duo, Solo, Quartet |
| 1989 | Crowd Scene | Soul Note | 1989 | With Sonny Fortune (alto sax), Ricky Ford (tenor sax), Reggie Workman (b), Eddie Moore (d) |
| 1989 | Where Are You? | Soul Note | 1989? | The same personnel as on Crowd Scene |
| 1989 | Quadrologue at Utopia | Tutu | 1990 | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989 | More Git' Go at Utopia | Tutu | 1994 | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Spring in Prague | Alfa Jazz | 1990 | With Paulo Cardoso (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Hot House | Arista/Novus | 1991 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1992 | I Remember Thelonious | Nel Jazz | 1996 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1993 | Let's Call This... Esteem | Slam | 1993 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax); in concert |
| 1993 | My Dear Family | Evidence | 1994 | With Eddie Henderson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Grover Washington Jr. (soprano sax; 3 tracks), Reggie Workman (bass), Pheeroan Ak Laff (drums) |
| 1994 | Waldron-Haslam | Slam | 1994 | Co-led with George Haslam (baritone sax) |
| 1994 | After Hours | Owl | 1994 | Co-led with Jeanne Lee (vocals) |
| 1994 | Mingus, Monk, and Mal | Freelance | 1995 | Co-led with Judy Niemack (vocals) |
| 1994 | Communiqué | Soul Note | 1997 | Co-led with Steve Lacy (soprano sax) |
| 1994 | Mal, Verve, Black & Blue | Tutu | 1996 | With Nicolas Simion (tenor sax), Ed Schuller (bass), Victor Jones (drums) |
| 1995 | Explorations... to the Mth Degree | Slam | 1996 | Co-led with Max Roach (drums); in concert [2CD] |
| 1995 | Two New | Slam | 1995 | Co-led with George Haslam (baritone sax) |
| 1995 | Maturity 2: He's My Father | Tokuma | 2003 | With Mala Waldron (piano, vocals) |
| 1995 | Maturity 3: 'Dual | Tokuma | 1996 | With Takeo Moriyama (drums) |
| 1995 | Maturity 4: White Road, Black Rain | Tokuma | 2003 | With Toru Tenda (flute), Jeanne Lee (vocals) |
| 1995 | Travellin' in Soul Time | Bvhaast | 1997 | With Jeanne Lee (vocals), Toru Tenda (flute); in concert |
| 1995 | Art of the Duo: The Big Rochade | Tutu | 1998 | With Nicolas Simion (soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet) |
| 1995–99 | Mal Waldron | Tokuma | 2003 | Solo piano |
| 1996 | Maturity 5: The Elusiveness of Mt. Fuji | Tokuma | 1997 | Solo piano |
| 1997 | Soul Eyes | BMG | 1997 | Featuring Jeanne Lee and Abbey Lincoln (vocals) |
| 1998 | Maturity 1: Klassics | Tokuma | 1999 | With Yoshihiko Katori (vibes), Kengo Nakamura (bass) on some tracks |
| 2000 | Riding a Zephyr | Soul Note | 2002 | With Judi Silvano (vocals) |
| 2001 | Silence | Justin Time | 2008 | Co-led duo with David Murray (tenor sax, bass clarinet) |
| 2002 | One More Time | Sketch | 2002 | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass) |
| 2002 | Left Alone Revisited | Enja | 2002 | Co-led duo with Archie Shepp (tenor sax, vocals) |
Albums as sideman
edit| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Gene Ammons | Jammin' with Gene | Prestige |
| 1957 | Gene Ammons | Funky | Prestige |
| 1957 | Gene Ammons | Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | The Big Sound | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | Groove Blues | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | Blue Gene | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Velvet Soul | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Angel Eyes | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Sock! | Prestige |
| 1968 | Benny Bailey | Soul Eyes | MPS |
| 1958 | Betty Blake | Betty Blake Sings in a Tender Mood | Bethlehem |
| 1956 | Kenny Burrell | All Night Long | Prestige |
| 1957 | Kenny Burrell | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | Kenny Burrell (and Jimmy Raney) | 2 Guitars | Prestige |
| 1980 | Roy Burowes | Live at the Dreher | Marge |
| 1961 | Ron Carter | Where? | Prestige |
| 1956 | Teddy Charles | The Teddy Charles Tentet | Atlantic |
| 1957 | Teddy Charles | Vibe-Rant | Elektra |
| 1960 | Teddy Charles | Jazz In The Garden At The Museum Of Modern Art | Warwick |
| 1957 | John Coltrane | Dakar | Prestige |
| 1957 | John Coltrane (and Paul Quinichette) | Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette | Prestige |
| 1957 | John Coltrane | Coltrane | Prestige |
| 1969 | Nathan Davis | Jazz Concert in a Benedictine Monastery | Edici |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 1 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 2 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | Memorial Album | Prestige |
| 1957 | Ray Draper | Tuba Sounds | Prestige |
| 1981 | Johnny Dyani | Some Jive Ass Boer | Jazz Unité |
| 1967 | Embryo | For Eva | Disconforme |
| 1970 | Embryo | Steig aus | Brain |
| 1971 | Embryo | Rocksession | Brain |
| 1989 | Embryo | Turn Peace | Schneeball |
| 2010* | Embryo | 40 | Trikont |
| 1966 | Duško Gojković | Swinging Macedonia | Philips |
| 1960 | Bennie Green | Hornful of Soul | Bethlehem |
| 1971 | Sonny Grey | Skippin' | Numera |
| 1972 | Terumasa Hino | Reminiscent Suite | Victor (Japan) |
| 1957 | Billie Holiday | Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport | Verve |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Lady in Satin | Columbia |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Easy to Remember | Society |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday at Monterey 1958 | Black Hawk |
| 1961 | Etta Jones | So Warm | Prestige |
| 1957 | Thad Jones | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1971 | Kimiko Kasai | One for Lady | JVC/Victor (Japan) |
| 1958 | Steve Lacy | Reflections | New Jazz |
| 1961 | John LaPorta | Eight Men in Search of a Drummer | Music Minus One |
| 1961 | Abbey Lincoln | Straight Ahead | Candid |
| 1955 | Teo Macero | What's New? | Columbia |
| 1957 | Teo Macero | Teo | Prestige |
| 1959 | Teo Macero | Something New, Something Blue | Columbia |
| 1958 | Mary Ann McCall | Detour to the Moon | Jubilee |
| 1955 | Jackie McLean | Presenting... Jackie McLean | Ad Lib |
| 1956 | Jackie McLean | 4, 5 and 6 | Prestige |
| 1956 | Jackie McLean | Jackie's Pal | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Jackie McLean & Co. | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Makin' the Changes | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | A Long Drink of the Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Strange Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | McLean's Scene | Prestige |
| 1954 | Charles Mingus | Jazz Composers Workshop | Savoy |
| 1955 | Charles Mingus | Mingus at the Bohemia | Debut |
| 1955 | Charles Mingus | The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach | Debut |
| 1956 | Charles Mingus | Pithecanthropus Erectus | Atlantic |
| 1959 | Charles Mingus | Blues & Roots | Atlantic |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Baritones and French Horns | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Olio | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Coolin' | New Jazz |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | The Prestige Jazz Quartet | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Prestige |
| 1957 | Paul Quinichette | On the Sunny Side | Prestige |
| 1961 | Max Roach | Percussion Bitter Sweet | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Max Roach | It's Time | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Max Roach | Speak, Brother, Speak! | Impulse! |
| 1982 | Kazutoki Umezu | Another Step | Union Jazz |
| 1957 | Various | The Sound of Jazz | Columbia |
| 1966 | Various | Jazz Jamboree '66, Volume 1 | Polskie Nagrania Muza |
| 1979 | Various | Jazzbühne Berlin 1979 | Amiga |
| 1979 | Various | Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 4 | Jugoton |
| 1978 | Klaus Weiss | Child's Prayer | EMI/Electrola |
| 1979 | Klaus Weiss | On Tour | Calig |
| 1957 | Phil Woods | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1983 | Sumiko Yoseyama | With Mal | Continental |
| 1961 | Eldee Young | Eldee Young and Company | Argo |
| 1957 | Webster Young | For Lady | Prestige |
| 1960 | Earl Zindars (and Armando Peraza) | The Soul of Jazz Percussion | Warwick |
Singles as sideman
edit| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ike Quebec | Whispering Winds / Kiss Of Fire | Hi-Lo |
| 1952 | Emmett Davis | Rippin' And Runnin' / Look What'cha Done | Hi-Lo |
| 1953 | The Wanderers | Heh Mae Ethel / We Could Find Happiness | Savoy |
| 1953 | Varetta Dillard | I Ain't Gonna Tell / (That's The Way) My Mind Is Working | Savoy |
Soundtracks as composer
edit| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Dizzy Gillespie | The Cool World | Philips |
| 1965* | Three Rooms in Manhattan | ||
| 1967 | Mal Waldron | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! |
| 1972* | George Who?[1] | ||
| 1986* | Tokyo Blues |
References
edit- ^ "George Qui?" British Film Institute. Accessed July 16, 2013.