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Mal Waldron

Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. 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. From Wikipedia (

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Warm Canto (feat. Eric Dolphy & Booker Ervin)

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I'm Left Alone (feat. Jackie McLean) (feat. Jackie McLean)

Mal Waldron Trio

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Pithecanthropus erectus

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All Alone

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Profile of Jackie

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Blue Echo

2026

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MAL/4

2024

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What It Is (feat. Clifford Jordan & Dannie Richmond)

2021

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After Hours (Remastered 2025)

2025

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Mingus, Monk & Mal

2024

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Magic Night in Borgio Verezzi

2018

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Candy Girl

2025

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Mal/2

2023

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One for Lady

2024

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Impressions (feat. Addison Farmer & Albert "Tootie" Heath)

2022

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Encore! Live in Mestre Venezia 1984

EP • 2026

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The Call

Single • 1971

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Soul Eyes (Live)

Single • 2022

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Cat Walk

Single • 2012

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The Opening

EP • 1970

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Crowd Scene (feat. Ricky Ford, Reggie Workman, Sonny Fortune & Eddie Moore)

Single • 1989

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Old Folks (Live at the Jazz Showcase, August 1979) (feat. Sonny Stitt)

Single • 2026

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One Entrance, Many Exits (feat. Joe Henderson, David Friesen & Billy Higgins)

EP • 1982

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Epistrophy (Live)

Single • 2024

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Eric Dolphy-''Warm Canto''

Sokrates Votskos • 93K views

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Mal Waldron - Catwalk

catwalkdiet • 3.6K views

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Mal Waldron - Left Alone (1971).

Jazz • 2.2K views

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Mal Waldron: Left Alone | JBL Summit MAKALU , Mark Levinson ML-50/No52/No5105

HiFi Immersion • 2.5K views

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"I'll Close My Eyes" - Kenny Burrell (Jazz Guitar Transcription)

Let's Transcribe • 13K views

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Charles Mingus - Work Song

Alexandre K. • 3.3K views

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Richard Davis - Warm Canto

Doyouknow ? • 52K views

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Mal Waldron & Jackie McLean - Left Alone

Don Quixote • 1.1K views

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Mal Waldron - Sayonara [US/Japan] Jazz (1970)

Music for empty rooms • 27K views

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Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron "Blues for Aïda"

Josef K. • 3.5K views

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John Coltrane

1.3M monthly audience

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Miles Davis

2.26M monthly audience

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Gil Evans

3.04K subscribers

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3.22M monthly audience

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Booker Ervin

1.05K subscribers

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Sonny Rollins

454K monthly audience

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Oscar Peterson

3.12M monthly audience

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Art Tatum

9.95K subscribers

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Duke Ellington

54.8K subscribers

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Milt Jackson

5.44K subscribers