Mal Waldron discography
This is an incomplete list, which will never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness as it excludes bootlegs, mix tapes and other minor records by independent labels.
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
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Mal-1 | Prestige | With Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Gigi Gryce (alto sax), Julian Euell (bass), Arthur Edgehill (drums) |
| 1957 | Mal/2 | Prestige | 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 | 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 | 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 | With Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse and Kenny Burrell |
| 1958 | Mal/4: Trio | New Jazz | With Addison Farmer (bass), Kenny Dennis (drums) |
| 1959 | Left Alone | Bethlehem | 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 | With Addison Farmer (bass), Albert Heath (drums) |
| 1959 | The Blues Minus You | Music Minus One | With Wendell Marshall (bass), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1960 | Moonglow and Stardust | Music Minus One | 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 | With George Duvivier (bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drums) |
| 1961 | The Quest | New Jazz | 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 | With George Tucker (bass), Al Dreares (drums) |
| 1966 | All Alone | GTA | Solo piano |
| 1966 | Mal Waldron Trio | Karim | With Giovanni Tommaso (bass), Pepito Pignatelli (drums) |
| 1967 | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! | 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 | With Patrice Caratini (bass), Franco Manzecchi (drums) |
| 1969 | Set Me Free | Affinity | With Barre Phillips, (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums) |
| 1969 | Free at Last | ECM | With Isla Eckinger (bass), Clarence Beckton (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Bound | RCA Victor | With Yasuo Arakawa (bass), Takeshi Inomata (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Reverie | RCA Victor | Solo piano |
| 1970 | Blood and Guts | Futura | With Patrice Caratini (bass), Guy Hayat (drums) |
| 1970 | Spanish Bitch | ECM | With Isla Eckinger (bass), Fred Brasful (drums) |
| 1970 | The Opening | Futura | Solo piano |
| 1971 | The Call | JAPO | With Jimmy Jackson (organ), Eberhard Weber (electric bass), Fred Braceful (drums, percussion) |
| 1971 | Mal: Live 4 to 1 | Philips | 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 | With Gary Peacock (bass; co-leader), Hiroshi Murakami (drums) |
| 1971 | Number Nineteen | Freedom | With Dick Van Der Capellen (bass), Martin Van Duynhoven (drums) |
| 1971 | Black Glory | Enja | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Mal Waldron Plays the Blues | Enja | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Signals | Freedom | Solo piano |
| 1971 | Journey Without End | RCA Victor | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader), Kent Carter (bass), Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Blues for Lady Day | Black Lion | Solo piano |
| 1972 | A Little Bit of Miles | Freedom | With Henk Haverhoek (bass), Pierre Courbois (drums) |
| 1972 | Jazz a Confronto 19 | Horo | Solo piano |
| 1972 | A Touch of the Blues | Enja | With Jimmy Woode (bass), Allen Blairman (drums) |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron on Steinway | Teichiku | Solo piano |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet | America (France) | 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) | With Peter Warren (bass), Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Meditations | RCA Victor | Solo piano |
| 1973 | Up Popped the Devil | Enja | With Carla Poole (flute; one track only), Reggie Workman (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1974 | Hard Talk | Enja | With Manfred Schoof (cornet), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Isla Eckinger (bass), Allen Blairman (drums); in concert |
| 1976 | Like Old Time | RCA Victor | With Jackie McLean (alto sax; co-leader), Isao Suzuki (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1977 | One-Upmanship | Enja | With Manfred Schoof (trumpet), Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Jimmy Woode (bass), Makaya Ntshoko (drums) |
| 1978 | Moods | Enja | 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 | Solo piano |
| 1981 | Mal 81 | Progressive | With George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | News: Run About Mal | Progressive | With George Mraz (bass), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | Snake Out | Hathut | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1981 | Herbe de l'oubli | Hathut | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1981 | Let's Call This | Hathut | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1981 | Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 | Hathut | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader); compiles Snake Out, Herbe de l'oubli and Let's Call This, with additional tracks |
| 1981 | What It Is | Enja | With Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Cecil McBee (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums) |
| 1982 | One Entrance, Many Exits | Palo Alto | With Joe Henderson (tenor sax), David Friesen (bass), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1982 | In Retrospect | Baybridge | With Akira Miyazawa (tenor sax, flute), Isao Suzuki (bass), Hironobu Fujisawa (drums) |
| 1983 | Breaking New Ground | Baybridge | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie | Baybridge | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | You and the Night and the Music | Paddle Wheel | With Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1984 | Encounters | Muse | With David Friesen (bass; co-leader) |
| 1985 | Mal Waldron and Alone | CBS/Sony | Solo piano |
| 1985 | Songs of Love and Regret | Freelance Records | With Marion Brown (alto sax; co-leader) |
| 1985 | Dedication | Soul Note | With David Friesen (bass; co-leader) |
| 1986 | Space | Vent du Sud | With Michel Marre (trumpet, flugelhorn), Doudou Gouirand (alto sax, soprano sax), Joel Allouche (tabla; one track) |
| 1986 | Sempre Amore | Soul Note | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1986 | Update | Soul Note | Solo piano |
| 1986 | Left Alone '86 | Paddle Wheel | With Jackie McLean (alto sax; co-leader), Herbie Lewis (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1986 | The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard | Soul Note | With Woody Shaw (trumpet), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax, flute), Reggie Workman (bass), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1986 | The Seagulls of Kristiansund | Soul Note | Personnel as The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard |
| 1987 | Both Sides Now | Century | Solo piano |
| 1987 | Our Colline's a Treasure | Soul Note | With Leonard Jones (bass), Sangoma Everett (drums) |
| 1987 | Remembering the Moment | Soul Note | With Julian Priester (trombone), Jim Pepper (tenor sax), David Friesen (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil | Paddle Wheel | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Reggie Workman (bass), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | Mal, Dance and Soul | Enja | With Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums), Jim Pepper (tenor sax; four tracks) |
| 1988 | Evidence | Dark Light | Solo piano |
| 1988 | Art of the Duo | Tutu | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax) |
| 1988 | No More Tears (For Lady Day) | Timeless | With Paulo Cardoso (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989 | Into the Light | Materiali Sonori | With Christian Burchard (vibes), Michael Schone (bass), Dieter Serfas (percussion); also known as Duo, Solo, Quartet |
| 1989 | Crowd Scene | Soul Note | With Sonny Fortune (alto sax), Ricky Ford (tenor sax), Reggie Workman (b), Eddie Moore (d) |
| 1989 | Where Are You? | Soul Note | Personnel as on Crowd Scene |
| 1989 | Quadrologue at Utopia | Tutu | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989 | More Git' Go at Utopia | Tutu | With Jim Pepper (tenor sax, soprano sax), Ed Schuller (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Spring in Prague | Alfa Jazz | With Paulo Cardoso (bass), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Hot House | Arista/Novus | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1992 | I Remember Thelonious | Nel Jazz | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader) |
| 1993 | My Dear Family | Evidence | With Eddie Henderson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Grover Washington Jr. (soprano sax; 3 tracks), Reggie Workman (bass), Pheeroan Ak Laff (drums) |
| 1993 | Let's Call This... Esteem | Slam | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax; co-leader); in concert |
| 1994 | Waldron-Haslam | Slam | With George Haslam (baritone sax; co-leader) |
| 1994 | After Hours | Owl | With Jeanne Lee (vocals, co-leader) |
| 1994 | Mingus, Monk, and Mal | Freelance | With Judy Niemack (vocals, co-leader) |
| 1994 | Mal, Verve, Black & Blue | Tutu | With Nicolas Simion (tenor sax), Ed Schuller (bass), Victor Jones (drums) |
| 1995 | Explorations... to the Mth Degree | Slam | With Max Roach (drums, co-leader); in concert |
| 1995 | Two New | Slam | With George Haslam (baritone sax; co-leader) |
| 1995 | Maturity 4: White Road, Black Rain | Tokuma | With Toru Tenda (flute), Jeanne Lee (vocals) |
| 1995 | Maturity 3: Dual | Tokuma | With Takeo Moriyama (drums) |
| 1995 | Maturity 2: He's My Father | Tokuma | With Mala Waldron (piano, vocals) |
| 1995 | Travellin' in Soul Time | Bvhaast | With Jeanne Lee (vocals), Toru Tenda (flute); in concert |
| 1995 | Art of the Duo: The Big Rochade | Tutu | With Nicolas Simion (soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet) |
| 1995–1999 | Mal Waldron | Tokuma | Solo piano |
| 1996 | Maturity 5: The Elusiveness of Mt. Fuji | Tokuma | Solo piano |
| 1997 | Soul Eyes | BMG | Featuring Jeanne Lee and Abbey Lincoln (vocals) |
| 1998 | Maturity 1: Klassics | Tokuma | With Yoshihiko Katori (vibes), Kengo Nakamura (bass) on some tracks |
| 2000 | Riding a Zephyr | Soul Note | With Judi Silvano (vocals) |
| 2001 | Silence | Justin Time | With David Murray (tenor sax, bass clarinet) |
| 2002 | One More Time | Sketch | With Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass) |
| 2002 | Left Alone Revisited | Enja | With Archie Shepp (tenor sax, vocals) |
Albums as sideman
| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Jammin' with Gene | Prestige |
| 1957 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Funky | Prestige |
| 1957 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons | Prestige |
| 1958 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | The Big Sound | Prestige |
| 1958 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Groove Blues | Prestige |
| 1958 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Blue Gene | Prestige |
| 1962 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Velvet Soul | Prestige |
| 1962 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Angel Eyes | Prestige |
| 1962 | Ammons, GeneGene Ammons | Sock! | Prestige |
| 1968 | Bailey, BennyBenny Bailey | Soul Eyes | MPS |
| 1958 | Blake, BettyBetty Blake | Betty Blake Sings in a Tender Mood | Bethlehem |
| 1956 | Burrell, KennyKenny Burrell | All Night Long | Prestige |
| 1957 | Burrell, KennyKenny Burrell | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | Burrell, KennyKenny Burrell (and Jimmy Raney) | 2 Guitars | Prestige |
| 1980 | Burowes, RoyRoy Burowes | Live at the Dreher | Marge |
| 1961 | Carter, RonRon Carter | Where? | Prestige |
| 1956 | Charles, TeddyTeddy Charles | The Teddy Charles Tentet | Atlantic |
| 1957 | Charles, TeddyTeddy Charles | Vibe-Rant | Elektra |
| 1960 | Charles, TeddyTeddy Charles | Jazz in the Garden | Warwick |
| 1957 | Coltrane, JohnJohn Coltrane | Dakar | Prestige |
| 1957 | Coltrane, JohnJohn Coltrane (and Paul Quinichette) | Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette | Prestige |
| 1957 | Coltrane, JohnJohn Coltrane | Coltrane | Prestige |
| 1969 | Davis, NathanNathan Davis | Jazz Concert in a Benedictine Monastery | Edici |
| 1961 | Dolphy, EricEric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 1 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Dolphy, EricEric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 2 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Dolphy, EricEric Dolphy | Memorial Album | Prestige |
| 1957 | Draper, RayRay Draper | Tuba Sounds | Prestige |
| 1981 | Dyani, JohnnyJohnny Dyani | Some Jive Ass Boer | Jazz Unité |
| 1967 | Embryo, Embryo | For Eva | Disconforme |
| 1970 | Embryo, Embryo | Steig aus | Brain |
| 1971 | Embryo, Embryo | Rocksession | Brain |
| 1989 | Embryo, Embryo | Turn Peace | Schneeball |
| 2010* | Embryo, Embryo | 40 | Trikont |
| 1966 | Gojković, DuškoDuško Gojković | Swinging Macedonia | Philips |
| 1960 | Green, BennieBennie Green | Hornful of Soul | Bethlehem |
| 1971 | Grey, SonnySonny Grey | Skippin' | Numera |
| 1972 | Hino, TerumasaTerumasa Hino | Reminiscent Suite | Victor (Japan) |
| 1957 | Holiday, BillieBillie Holiday | Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport | Verve |
| 1958 | Holiday, BillieBillie Holiday | Lady in Satin | Columbia |
| 1958 | Holiday, BillieBillie Holiday | Easy to Remember | Society |
| 1958 | Holiday, BillieBillie Holiday | Billie Holiday at Monterey 1958 | Black Hawk |
| 1961 | Jones, EttaEtta Jones | So Warm | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jones, ThadThad Jones | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1971 | Kasai, KimikoKimiko Kasai | One for Lady | JVC/Victor (Japan) |
| 1958 | Lacy, SteveSteve Lacy | Reflections | New Jazz |
| 1961 | LaPorta, JohnJohn LaPorta | Eight Men in Search of a Drummer | Music Minus One |
| 1961 | Lincoln, AbbeyAbbey Lincoln | Straight Ahead | Candid |
| 1955 | Macero, TeoTeo Macero | What's New? | Columbia |
| 1957 | Macero, TeoTeo Macero | Teo | Prestige |
| 1959 | Macero, TeoTeo Macero | Something New, Something Blue | Columbia |
| 1958 | McCall, Mary AnnMary Ann McCall | Detour to the Moon | Jubilee |
| 1955 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | Presenting... | Ad Lib |
| 1956 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | 4, 5 and 6 | Prestige |
| 1956 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | Jackie's Pal | Prestige |
| 1957 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | Jackie McLean & Co. | Prestige |
| 1957 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | Makin' the Changes | Prestige |
| 1957 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | A Long Drink of the Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | Strange Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | McLean, JackieJackie McLean | McLean's Scene | Prestige |
| 1954 | Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus | Jazz Composers Workshop | Savoy |
| 1955 | Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus | Mingus at the Bohemia | Debut |
| 1955 | Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus | The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach | Debut |
| 1956 | Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus | Pithecanthropus Erectus | Atlantic |
| 1959 | Mingus, CharlesCharles Mingus | Blues & Roots | Atlantic |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Baritones and French Horns | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Olio | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Coolin' | New Jazz |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | The Prestige Jazz Quartet | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars, The Prestige All Stars | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Prestige |
| 1957 | Quinichette, PaulPaul Quinichette | On the Sunny Side | Prestige |
| 1961 | Roach, MaxMax Roach | Percussion Bitter Sweet | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Roach, MaxMax Roach | It's Time | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Roach, MaxMax Roach | Speak, Brother, Speak! | Impulse! |
| 1982 | Umezu, KazutokiKazutoki Umezu | Another Step | Union Jazz |
| 1957 | Various, Various | The Sound of Jazz | Columbia |
| 1966 | Various, Various | Jazz Jamboree '66, Volume 1 | Polskie Nagrania Muza |
| 1979 | Various, Various | Jazzbühne Berlin 1979 | Amiga |
| 1979 | Various, Various | Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 4 | Jugoton |
| 1978 | Weiss, KlausKlaus Weiss | Child's Prayer | EMI/Electrola |
| 1979 | Weiss, KlausKlaus Weiss | On Tour | Calig |
| 1957 | Woods, PhilPhil Woods | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1983 | Yoseyama, SumikoSumiko Yoseyama | With Mal | Continental |
| 1961 | Young, EldeeEldee Young | Eldee Young and Company | Argo |
| 1957 | Young, WebsterWebster Young | For Lady | Prestige |
| 1960 | Zindars, EarlEarl Zindars (and Armando Peraza) | The Soul of Jazz Percussion | Warwick |
Singles as sideman
| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Quebec, IkeIke Quebec | Whispering Winds / Kiss Of Fire | Hi-Lo |
| 1952 | Davis, EmmettEmmett Davis | Rippin' And Runnin' / Look What'cha Done | Hi-Lo |
| 1953 | The Wanderers, The Wanderers | Heh Mae Ethel / We Could Find Happiness | Savoy |
| 1953 | Dillard, VarettaVaretta Dillard | I Ain't Gonna Tell / (That's The Way) My Mind Is Working | Savoy |
Soundtracks as composer
| Year recorded |
Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Gillespie, DizzyDizzy Gillespie | The Cool World | Philips |
| 1965* | Three Rooms in Manhattan | ||
| 1967 | Waldron, MalMal Waldron | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! |
| 1972* | George Who?[1] | ||
| 1986* | Tokyo Blues |
References
- ↑ "George Qui?" British Film Institute. Accessed July 16, 2013.
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