Mal Waldron discography

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

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As leader/co-leader

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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 Brasful (drums)
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

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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

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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

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Year
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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

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  1. ^ "George Qui?" British Film Institute. Accessed July 16, 2013.
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