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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 (

Songs

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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)
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Pithecanthropus erectus
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All Alone
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Profile of Jackie

Albums

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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

Singles & EPs

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Encore! Live in Mestre Venezia 1984

EP2026
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The Call

Single1971
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Soul Eyes (Live)

Single2022
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Cat Walk

Single2012
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The Opening

EP1970
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Crowd Scene (feat. Ricky Ford, Reggie Workman, Sonny Fortune & Eddie Moore)

Single1989
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Old Folks (Live at the Jazz Showcase, August 1979) (feat. Sonny Stitt)

Single2026
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One Entrance, Many Exits (feat. Joe Henderson, David Friesen & Billy Higgins)

EP1982
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Epistrophy (Live)

Single2024

Videos

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Eric Dolphy-''Warm Canto''

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Mal Waldron - Catwalk

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Mal Waldron - Left Alone (1971).

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

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

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Charles Mingus - Work Song

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Richard Davis - Warm Canto

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Mal Waldron & Jackie McLean - Left Alone

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

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Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron "Blues for Aïda"

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