Mal Waldron Catalog

1952 (age 27)

Emmitt Davis - Rippin' And Runnin' / Look What'cha Done  (Hi-Lo 1407)

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Alfred Matthews, bass; Kansas Fields, drums; Emmitt Davis, vocal.

NYC, April 18, 1952

HL327Rippin' And Runnin'
HL328Look What'cha Done

Ike Quebec, Kansas Fields - Whispering Winds / Kiss Of Fire  (Hi-Lo 1406)

Ike Quebec, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Alfred Matthews, bass; Kansas Fields, drums.

NYC, April 18, 1952

HL329Whispering Winds
HL330Kiss Of Fire

1953

The Wanderers - Heh Mae Ethel / We Could Find Happiness  (Savoy 1109)

Buddy Tate, tenor sax; Dave McRae, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Carl Wilson, bass; Sid Bulkin, drums; The Wanderers, vocal group.

NYC, August 26, 1953

SWD4409Heh Mae Ethel
SWD4411We Could Find Happiness

Varetta Dillard - I Ain't Gonna Tell / (That's The Way) My Mind Is Working  (Savoy 1118)

Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Haywood Henry, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Wally Richardson, guitar; John William Jr., bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums; Varetta Dillard, vocal; Leroy Kirkland, arranger, director.

NYC, November 4, 1953

SVD4433I Ain't Gonna Tell
SVD4435(That's The Way) My Mind Is Working

1954

Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La Porta - Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2)  (Savoy MG-12059)

John LaPorta, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; George Barrow, baritone, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Rudy Nichols, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 31, 1954

SCM6914Purple Heart
SCM6915Gregarian Chant
SCM6916Eulogy For Rudy Williams
SCM6917Tea For Two
SCM6918Getting Together

** also released on Savoy SJL 1113 as Charles-Mingus - Jazz-Workshop.

Charles Mingus - The Moods Of Mingus  (Savoy MG 15050)

John LaPorta, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor, baritone sax; George Barrow, baritone, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Rudy Nichols, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 31, 1954

SCM6919Body And Soul

1955 (age 30)

New Jazz From Teo Macero And Bob Prince - What's New?  (Columbia CL 842)

John LaPorta, alto sax; Teo Macero, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Lenny Dijay, accordion; Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Ernestine Anderson, vocal #3.

NYC, September 9, 1955

1. CO5404824+ 18+
2. CO54049Heart On My Sleeve
3. CO54050Sounds Of May

Presenting... Jackie McLean - The New Tradition  (Ad Lib ADL 6601)

Donald Byrd, trumpet #1-5; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Douglas Watkins, bass; Ronald Tucker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 21, 1955

1. 11053It's You Or No One
2. 11054Blue Doll
3. 11055Mood Malody
4. 11056The Way You Look Tonight
5. 11057Little Melonae
6. 11058Lover Man (alto sax solo)

** also released on Jubilee JLP 1064, JGM 1064 as The Jackie McLean Quintet. on Josie Jazz Series JJM-3503, JJS-3503 as Jackie McLean Quintet.
** part of Roulette RE-129 as Jackie McLean Sextet - Echoes Of An Era: Tune Up.

Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia  (Debut DEB-123)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Jump Monk
Serenade In Blue

same session.

Work Song
Septemberly
All The Things You C-Sharp

** also released on Fantasy LP 6002, LP 86002; America (F) 30 AM 6052 as Chazz!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-045, OJCCD-045-2.

Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia  (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-045-2)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.: same session.

"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Jump Monk (alternate take)
All The Things You C-Sharp (alternate take)

** originally released on Debut DEB-123 + 2 bonus tracks.

Charles Mingus - Chazz!  (Debut (D) DEB 139)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.: same session.

"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

I'll Remember April
Love Chant
A Foggy Day

same session.

Haitian Fight Song
Lady Bird

The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach  (Fantasy LP 6009)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Drums

** also released on Fantasy LP 86009; Original Jazz Classics OJC-440, OJCCD-440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059.

Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings  (Debut 12DCD-4402-2)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.: same session.

"Cafe Bohemia", Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Drums (take 1)
Drums (take 2)
I'll Remember April (alternate take)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

A Foggy Day (alternate take)

Mal Waldron, piano.

A Portrait Of Bud Powell

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Haitian Fight Song (alternate take)
Love Chant (alternate take)
Lady Bird (alternate take)
What Is This Thing Called Love

1956

The Teddy Charles Tentet  (Atlantic LP 1229)

Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Jimmy Giuffre, arranger.

Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 6, 1956

1807Nature Boy
1808The Quiet Time

Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; George Barrow, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; Bob Brookmeyer, Gil Evans, arranger.

Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 11, 1956

1813Green Blues
1814You Go To My Head

Art Farmer as Peter Urban, trumpet; Don Butterfield, tuba; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger; Mal Waldron, piano, arranger; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Joe Harris, drums; George Russell, arranger.

Coastal Recording Studios, NYC, January 17, 1956

1831Vibrations
1832The Emperor
1833Lydian M-1

The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - Pithecanthropus Erectus  (Atlantic LP 1237)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; J.R. Monterose, tenor sax #1-3; Mal Waldron, piano; Charlie Mingus, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Audio-Video Studios, NYC, January 30, 1956

1. 1865Pithecanthropus Erectus: Evolution; Superiority-Complex; Decline; Destruction
2. 1866A Foggy Day
3. 1868Love Chant
4. 1869Profile Of Jackie

** also released on Atlantic SD 8809 as Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus.
** part of Rhino R2 72871 as Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961.

Jackie McLean - 4, 5 And 6  (Prestige PRLP 7048)

Donald Byrd, trumpet #3; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 13, 1956

1. 928Sentimental Journey
2. 929Why Was I Born?
3. 930Contour

Donald Byrd, trumpet #2,3; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax #3; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 20, 1956

1. 931When I Fall In Love
2. 932Abstraction
3. 933Confirmation

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8279 as 4, 5 & 6. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-056, OJCCD-056-2.
** part of Prestige P-24076 as Contour.

Gene Ammons All Stars - Hi Fi Jam Session  (Prestige PRLP 7060)

Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 13, 1956

940Jammin' With Gene
941We'll Be Together Again
942Not Really The Blues

** also released on Prestige PRLP 7060 (later) as Not Really The Blues. on Prestige PRST 7781 as Gene Ammons - Jammin' With Gene (Vol. 2 Of The Gene Ammons Jam Sessions). on Original Jazz Classics OJC-211, OJCCD-211-2.

Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill Hardman - Jackie's Pal  (Prestige PRLP 7068)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1-3,5,6; Mal Waldron, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 31, 1956

1. 969Sweet Doll
2. 970Just For Marty
3. 971Dee's Dilemma
4. 972It Could Happen To You
5. 973Sublues
6. 974Steeplechase

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8290 as Jackie McLean - Steeplechase. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1714, OJCCD-1714-2.

Mal Waldron Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce And Idrees Sulieman - Mal-1  (Prestige PRLP 7090)

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Arthur Edgehill, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, November 9, 1956

1013Shome
1014Transfiguration
1015Dee's Dilemma
1016Stablemates
1017Bud Study
1018Yesterdays

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-611, OJCCD-611-2.
** part of Prestige P-24068 as Mal Waldron - One And Two.

Donald Byrd, Jerome Richardson, Kenny Burrell, Hank Mobley, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor - All Night Long  (Prestige PRLP 7073)

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 28, 1956

1044Flickers
1045Boo-Lu
1046Lil' Hankie
1048All Night Long

** also released on Prestige PRLP 7289, PRST 7289 as Kenny Burrell - All Night Long. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-427, OJCCD-427-2.
** part of Prestige PRST-24025 as Kenny Burrell - All Day Long & All Night Long.

Donald Byrd-Kenny Burrell-Frank Foster-Hank Mobley-Mal Waldron-Curtis Fuller-Paul Quinichette-Hank Jones - Body & Soul  (Status ST 8317)

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Jerome Richardson, flute, tenor sax; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 28, 1956

1047Body And Soul
-Tune Up

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 17, 1957

1274Tea For Two

1957

Gene Ammons - Funky: Hi-Fi Jam Session  (Prestige PRLP 7083)

Art Farmer, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 11, 1957

1054Pint Size
1055King Size
1056Funky
1057Stella By Starlight

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-244, OJCCD-244-2.

Kenny Burrell, Al Cohn, Art Farmer, Hal McKusick, Mal Waldron, Teddy Kotick, Ed Thigpen - Earthy  (Prestige PRLP 7102)

Art Farmer, trumpet; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Edmund Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 25, 1957

1061Earthy
1062What's Not
1063I Wouldn't
1064The Front Line
1065Dayee

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1707, OJCCD-1707-2.

Jackie McLean & Co. Introducing Ray Draper & Tuba  (Prestige PRLP 7087)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba #1-3; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 8, 1957

1. 1078Flickers
2. 1079Help
3. 1080Minor Dream
4. 1081Beau Jack
5. 1082Mirage

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8323 as Jackie McLean And Co.. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-074, OJCCD-074-2.

Phil Woods, Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab, Hal Stein - Four Altos  (Prestige PRLP 7116)

Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab, Hal Stein, Phil Woods, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 9, 1957

1083Pedal Eyes
1084Kokochee
1085No More Nights
1086Kinda Kanonic
1087Staggers
1088Don't Blame Me

** also released on Prestige MPP-2508 as Phil Woods|Gene Quill|Sahib Shihab|Hal Stein - Four Altos. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1734, OJCCD-1734-2.

Jackie McLean - Makin' The Changes  (New Jazz NJLP 8231)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Arthur Phipps, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 15, 1957

1089I Hear A Rhapsody
1091I Never Knew
1097Bean And The Boys

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-197, OJCCD-197-2.

Jackie McLean - A Long Drink Of The Blues  (New Jazz NJLP 8253)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Arthur Phipps, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 15, 1957

1090Embraceable You
1092These Foolish Things
1094I Cover The Waterfront

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-253, OJCCD-253-2.

Jackie McLean - McLean's Scene  (New Jazz NJLP 8212)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Arthur Phipps, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 15, 1957

1093Our Love Is Here To Stay
1096Old Folks
1099Outburst

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-098, OJCCD-098-2.

Jackie McLean - Strange Blues  (Prestige PRST 7500)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Arthur Phipps, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 15, 1957

1095What's New?
1098Strange Blues

** also released on Prestige (J) SMJ-6298 (mono); Original Jazz Classics OJC-354, OJCCD-354-2.

Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones - Olio  (Prestige PRLP 7084)

Thad Jones, trumpet; Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 16, 1957

1100Touche
1101Potpourri
1102Blues Without Woe
1103Hello Frisco
1104Dakar
1105Embraceable You

** also released on Status ST 8310 as Frank Wess With Thad Jones - Touche. on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1004-2.
** part of Prestige P-24107 as After Hours With Thad Jones/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Teddy Charles/Kenny Burrell/Paul Chambers/Doug Watkins/Art Taylor/Elvin Jones.

Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Raney With Byrd, McLean, Waldron, Watkins, Taylor - 2 Guitars  (Prestige PRLP 7119)

Donald Byrd, trumpet #1-5; Jackie McLean, alto sax #1-5; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar #1-5,7; Kenny Burrell, guitar #1-6; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 5, 1957

1. 1118Dead Heat
2. 1119Blue Duke
3. 1120Pivot
4. 1121This Way
5. 1122Little Melonae
6. 1123Close Your Eyes
7. 1124Out Of Nowhere

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-216, OJCCD-216-2.

Ray Draper Quintet - Tuba Sounds  (Prestige PRLP 7096)

Ray Draper, tuba; with Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Spanky DeBreast, bass; Ben Dixon, drums; and introducing Webster Young, trumpet.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 15, 1957

1143House Of Davis
1144Terry Anne
1145You're My Thrill
1146Pivot
1147Jackie's Dolly
1148Mimi's Interlude

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1936-2.

Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar With Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers, Art Taylor - Interplay For 2 Trumpets And 2 Tenors  (Prestige LP 7112)

Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, trumpet; John Coltrane, Bobby Jaspar, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 22, 1957

1163Anatomy
1164Interplay
1165Light Blue
1166Soul Eyes

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-292, OJCCD-292-2.
** part of Prestige PR 7341, PRST 7341 as John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell/Jackie McLean/Mal Waldron - Jazz Interplay. and Prestige P-24104 as John Coltrane - Dakar.

Teddy Charles - Vibe-Rant  (Elektra EKL-136)

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.

Carl Fischer Concert Hall, NYC, April 1, 1957

Old Devil Moon
Skylark
No More Nights
How Deep Is The Ocean
Arlene
Blues Become Elektra

** also scheduled on Savoy MG 12174.

Jammin' In Hi Fi With Gene Ammons  (Prestige LP 7110)

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 12, 1957

1184The Twister
1185Cattin'
1186Pennies From Heaven
1187Four

** also released on Prestige LP 7176 as "The Twister". on Prestige LP 7176 (later) as The Twister. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-129, OJCCD-129-2.

Teddy Charles-Idrees Sulieman-John Jenkins-Mal Waldron - Coolin'  (New Jazz NJLP 8216)

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; John Jenkins, alto sax #1-5; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957

1. 1188The Eagle Flies
2. 1189Bunni
3. 1190Reiteration
4. 1191Song Of A Star
5. 1192Staggers
6. 1193Everything Happens To Me

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1866-2.

Mal Waldron With Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, Idrees Sulieman, Sahib Shihab, And Bill Hardman - Mal/2  (Prestige PRLP 7111)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1957

1199Potpourri
1200J.M.'s Dream Doll
1201Don't Explain

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Sahib Shihab, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 17, 1957

1267The Way You Look Tonight
1268From This Moment On
1269One By One

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-671-2.
** part of Prestige PR 7341, PRST 7341 as John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell/Jackie McLean/Mal Waldron - Jazz Interplay. and Prestige P-24068 as Mal Waldron - One And Two.

Mal Waldron With John Coltrane/Jackie McLean/Paul Quinichette/Frank Wess - The Dealers  (Status ST 8316)

Bill Hardman, trumpet; Jackie McLean, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1957

1202Blue Calypso
1203Falling In Love With Love

John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 20, 1957

1348-1Dealin' #1
1349-1Wheelin' #1

** part of Prestige P-24069 as John Coltrane - Wheelin'.

John Coltrane - Dakar  (Prestige PRLP 7280)

John Coltrane, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 20, 1957

1208Dakar
1209Mary's Blues
1210Route 4
1211Velvet Scene
1212Witches Pit
1213Cat Walk

** also released on Prestige PRST 7280; Original Jazz Classics OJC-393, OJCCD-393-2.
** part of Prestige PRES 16-6 as Pepper Adams, Cecil Payne, Julius Watkins, Dave Amram - Modern Jazz Survey 2 / Baritones & French Horns. and Prestige P-24104.

Teo Macero With The Prestige Jazz Quartet - Teo  (Prestige PRLP 7104)

Teo Macero, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 27, 1957

1229Ghost Story
1230Please Don't Go Now
1231Just Spring
1232Star Eyes
1233Polody
1234What's Not

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1715, OJCCD-1715-2.

Paul Quinichette - On The Sunny Side  (Prestige PRLP 7103)

Curtis Fuller, trombone; Sonny Red Kyner, alto sax; John Jenkins, alto sax #2-4; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 10, 1957

1. 1250Circles
2. 1251Blue Dots
3. 1252On The Sunny Side Of The Street
4. 1254Cool-Lypso

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-076, OJCCD-076-2.

Paul Quinichette - On The Sunny Side  (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-076-2)

John Jenkins, alto sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 10, 1957

1253My Funny Valentine

** originally released on Prestige PRLP 7103 + 1 bonus track.

Cattin' With Coltrane And Quinichette  (Prestige PRLP 7158)

Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax #1-4; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 17, 1957

1. 1270Cattin'
2. 1271Anatomy
3. 1272Vodka
4. 1273Sunday
5. 1275Exactly Like You

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-460, OJCCD-460-2.

John Coltrane - Coltrane  (Prestige PRLP 7105)

Johnnie Splawn, trumpet; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax #1,3; Mal Waldron, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Al Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 31, 1957

1. 1292Straight Street
2. 1293While My Lady Sleeps
3. 1294Chronic Blues

** also released on Prestige PRST 7609 as The First Trane!. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-020, OJCCD-020-2.
** part of Prestige PRST-24014 as ...More Lasting Than Bronze.

Webster Young/Paul Quinichette/Mal Waldron/Joe Puma/Earl May/Ed Thigpen - For Lady  (Prestige PRLP 7106)

Webster Young, cornet; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Joe Puma, guitar; Earl May, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 14, 1957

1299The Lady
1300God Bless The Child
1301Moanin' Low
1302Don't Explain
1303Good Morning Heartache
1304Strange Fruit

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1716, OJCCD-1716-2.

After Hours With Thad Jones/Kenny Burrell/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Paul Chambers/Arthur Taylor  (Prestige LP 7118)

Thad Jones, trumpet; Frank Wess, flute, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 21, 1957

1305Count One
1306Empty Street
1307Blue Jelly
1308Steamin'

** also released on Prestige LP 7118 (later) as After Hours With The Prestige All-Stars. on Prestige PRLP 7278, PRST 7278 as Frank Wess With Kenny Burrell - Steamin'. on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1782-2.
** part of Prestige P-24107 as After Hours With Thad Jones/Frank Wess/Mal Waldron/Teddy Charles/Kenny Burrell/Paul Chambers/Doug Watkins/Art Taylor/Elvin Jones.

The Prestige Jazz Quartet  (Prestige PRLP 7108)

Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Jerry Segal, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1957

1309Friday The Thirteenth
1310Dear Elaine
1311Take Three Parts Jazz

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 28, 1957

1312Meta-Waltz

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1937-2.

Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday At Newport  (Verve MGV-8234)

Mal Waldron, piano; Joe Benjamin, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, evening, July 6, 1957

Nice Work If You Can Get It
Willow Weep For Me
Lover Come Back To Me
Lady Sings The Blues
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
My Man

** also released on Verve MGVS-6022. on ARS G-433 as Ella Fitzgerald And Billie Holiday At Newport.

Frank Wess, John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Arthur Taylor - Wheelin' & Dealin'  (Prestige PRLP 7131)

John Coltrane, Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Frank Wess, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 20, 1957

1348-2Dealin'
1349-2Wheelin'
1350Robbins' Nest
1351Things Ain't What They Used To Be

** also released on New Jazz NJLP 8327 as Wheelin' And Dealin'.... Featuring John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Paul Quinichette. on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-672-2.
** part of Prestige P-24069 as John Coltrane - Wheelin'.

Various Artists - The Sound Of Jazz  (Columbia CL 1098)

Doc Cheatham, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Danny Barker, guitar; Jim Atlas, bass; Jo Jones, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

rehearsal, "The Sound Of Jazz", CBS Studio #58, NYC, December 5, 1957

CO59473Fine And Mellow

Mal Waldron, piano.

CO59474Nervous

** also released on Columbia CS 8040.

Billie Holiday - Easy To Remember  (Society (E) SOC 1027)

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Benny Morton, trombone; Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Freddy Green, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

television broadcast, "The Sound Of Jazz", CBS Studio #58, NYC, December 8, 1957

Fine And Mellow

Jimmy McPartland, cornet; Tyree Glenn, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Harry Leon, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

television broadcast, "Art Ford's Jazz Party", Channel 13, NYC, May 29, 1958

You've Changed

Buck Clayton, trumpet; Tyree Glenn, trombone; Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Mary Osborne, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

television broadcast, "Art Ford's Jazz Party", Channel 13, NYC, July 10, 1958

What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Foolin' Myself (as Fooling Myself)
Easy To Remember

Buck Clayton, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Tyree Glenn, trombone; Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Harry Sheppard, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Mary Osborne, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

television broadcast, "Art Ford's Jazz Party", Channel 13, NYC, July 17, 1958

Don't Explain

1958

Gene Ammons And His All Stars - Groove Blues  (Prestige PRLP 7201)

Jerome Richardson, flute #1,2,4; John Coltrane, alto sax #1-3; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax #1,2; Pepper Adams, baritone sax #1,2; Mal Waldron, piano; George Joyner, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 3, 1958

1. 1426Ammon Joy
2. 1427Groove Blues
3. 1430It Might As Well Be Spring
4. 1432Jug Handle

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-723-2.
** part of Prestige P-24098 as The Big Sound.

Gene Ammons' All Stars - The Big Sound  (Prestige PRLP 7132)

Jerome Richardson, flute; John Coltrane, alto sax #1; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax #1; Pepper Adams, baritone sax #1,2; Mal Waldron, piano; George Joyner, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 3, 1958

1. 1428The Real McCoy
2. 1429That's All
3. 1431Cheek To Cheek
4. 1433Blue Hymn

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-651, OJCCD-651-2.
** part of Prestige P-24098 as The Big Sound.

Mal Waldron - Mal/3 Sounds  (Prestige PRLP 8201)

Art Farmer, trumpet; Eric Dixon, flute; Calo Scott, cello; Mal Waldron, piano; Julian Euell, bass; Elvin Jones, drums; Elaine Waldron, voice #4,5.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 31, 1958

1. 1449Tension
2. 1450Ollie's Caravan
3. 1451The Cattin' Toddler
4. 1452Portrait Of A Young Mother
5. 1453For Every Man There's A Woman

** also released on New Jazz PRLP 8201; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1814-2.

Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron - Just Wailin'  (New Jazz NJLP 8211)

Herbie Mann, flute; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; George Joyner, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, February 14, 1958

1470Minor Groove
1471Gospel Truth
1472Blue Echo
1473Trinidad
1474Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
1475Blue Dip

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-900-2.

Billie Holiday - Lady In Satin  (Columbia CL 1157)

Mel Davis, trumpet; Urbie Green, J.J. Johnson, Tom Mitchell, trombone; Danny Bank, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, unknown (a flute specialist), woodwinds; George Ockner, concertmaster; 11 unknown, violin; 3 unknown, viola; 2 unknown, David Sawyer, cello; Janet Putnam, harp; Mal Waldron, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Phil Kraus, percussion; Lois ......, Elise Bretton, Miriam Workman, soprano voices; Billie Holiday, vocal; Ray Ellies, arranger, conductor.

NYC, February 18-19, 1958

CO60460You Don't Know What Love Is
CO60461I'll Be Around
CO60462For Heaven's Sake

omit Davis.

NYC, February 19-20, 1958

CO60463But Beautiful
CO60464For All We Know
CO60465It's Easy To Remember
CO60466I'm A Fool To Want You

same personnel.

NYC, February 20-21, 1958

CO60467The End Of A Love Affair
CO60468Glad To Be Unhappy
CO60469You've Changed
CO60470I Get Along Without You Very Well
CO60471Violets For Your Furs

** also released on Columbia CS 8048.

Mary Ann McCall - Detour To The Moon  (Jubilee JLP 1078)

Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Jerry Segal, drums; Mary Ann McCall, vocal.

NYC, March, 1958

The Moon Was Yellow
Oh! You Crazy Moon
Moonglow
Blue Moon
East Of The Sun
It's Only A Paper Moon

Gene Ammons - Blue Gene  (Prestige PRLP 7146)

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums; Ray Barretto, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 2, 1958

1509Blue Greens 'N Beans
1510Hip Tip
1511Scamperin'
1512Blue Gene

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-192, OJCCD-192-2.

Billie Holiday - Broadcast Performances Volume 3, 1956-1958  (ESP-Disk' ESP 3006)

Buck Clayton, Charlie Shavers, trumpet; Tyree Glenn, trombone; Georgie Auld, tenor sax; Harry Sheppard, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Mary Osborne, guitar; Vinnie Burke, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal.

television broadcast, "Art Ford's Jazz Party", Channel 13, NYC, July 17, 1958

Moaning Low
When Your Lover Has Gone

** also released on Base Record (It) ESP 3006. on ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3005-2, (US) ESP 3005 as Broadcast Performances Vol. 3.

Georgie Auld, Buck Clayton, Don Elliott, Tyree Glenn, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Hinton, Don Lamond, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Billie Holiday, Brownie McGhee, Maxine Sullivan, Dick Hyman, Leonard Feather - The Seven Ages Of Jazz  (Metrojazz 2-E 1009)

Billie Holiday, vocal; with Buck Clayton, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Milton Hinton, bass; Don Lamond, drums.

"Oakdale Musical Theatre", Wallingford, CT, September 26, 1958

I Wished On The Moon
Lover Man

Mal Waldron - Mal/4 Trio  (New Jazz NJLP 8208)

Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Kenny Dennis, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 26, 1958

1606By Myself
1607Like Someone In Love
1608Get Happy
1609J.M.'s Dream Doll
1610Splidium-Dow
1611Love Span
1612Too Close For Comfort

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1856-2.

Billie Holiday - At Monterey/1958  (BlackHawk BKH 50701)

Mal Waldron, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Dick Berk, drums; Billie Holiday, vocal; and guests: Buddy De Franco, clarinet #5-11; Benny Carter, alto sax #5-11; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax #5-11.

"Monterey Jazz Festival", Monterey, CA, October 5, 1958

1.Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
2.Willow Weep For Me
3.When Your Lover Has Gone
4.God Bless The Child
5.I Only Have Eyes For You
6.Good Morning Heartache
7.Them There Eyes
8.Billie's Blues
9.Oh, What A Little Moonlight Can Do
10.Travelin' Light
11.Lover Come Back To Me

Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk - Reflections  (New Jazz PRLP 8206)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 17, 1958

1618Hornin' In
1619Skippy
1620Reflections
1621Four In One
1622Bye-Ya
1623Ask Me Now
1624Let's Call This

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-063, OJCCD-063-2.

Betty Blake Sings In A Tender Mood  (Bethlehem BCP-6058)

Marcus Belgrave, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Roland Alexander, tenor sax, flute; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Addison Farmer, Eustis Guillemet, bass; Charlie Persip, Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Betty Blake, vocal.

NYC, late 1958

Let There Be Love
I'll Be Around
Moon And Sand
Trouble Is A Man
Love Is Just Around The Corner
Lilac Wine
It's So Peaceful In The Country
While We're Young
Blue Fool
All Of You
Don't Say Love Has Ended
Out Of This World

1959

Charlie Mingus - Blues & Roots  (Atlantic LP 1305)

Willie Dennis, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, Jackie McLean, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

NYC, February 4, 1959

3346E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too

** also released on Atlantic SD 1305.
** part of Rhino R2 72871 as Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961.

Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961  (Rhino R2 72871)

Willie Dennis, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; John Handy, Jackie McLean, alto sax; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.: same session.

NYC, February 4, 1959

E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too (alternate take)

** same as Atlantic LP 1237 entitled The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - Pithecanthropus Erectus + LP 1260 entitled The Clown + LP 1305 entitled Charlie Mingus - Blues & Roots + LP 1377 entitled Charlie Mingus - Oh Yeah + LP 1416 entitled Charlie Mingus - Tonight At Noon + SD 2-3001 entitled Mingus At Antibes + 9 bonus tracks.

Mal Waldron - Left Alone  (Bethlehem BCP-6045)

Jackie McLean, alto sax #4; Mal Waldron, piano #1-5, talking #6; Julian Euell, bass #1-5; Al Dreares, drums #1-5.

NYC, February 24, 1959

1. 6562Minor Pulsation
2. 6565You Don't Know What Love Is
3. 6572The Cat Walk
4. 6573Left Alone
5.Airegin
6.Mal Waldron: The Way He Remembers Billie Holiday

The Mal Waldron Trio - Impressions  (New Jazz NJLP 8242)

Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Al Heath, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 20, 1959

1737Champs Elysees
1738C'est Formidable
1739Ciao!
1740You Stepped Out Of A Dream
1741All The Way
1742All About Us
1743With A Song In My Heart

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-132, OJCCD-132-2.

Manny Albam, Teddy Charles, William Russo, Teo Macero - Something New, Something Blue  (Columbia CL 1388)

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Bill Russo, arranger, conductor.

NYC, April 30, 1959

CO63146East Hampton Blues
CO63147Davenport Blues

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Frank Socolow, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes, arranger, conductor; Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

CO63148Swinging Goatsherd Blues
CO63149Blues In The Night

** also released on Columbia CS 8183.

Mal Waldron - The Blues Minus You  (Music Minus One MMO 1011)

Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Charles Perry, drums.

NYC, probably late 1959

The Twister
Empty Street
Dealin' Blue Gene
Blue Greens 'N' Beans
Hip Tip
Earthy
The Gospel Truth
Wheelin'
Pedal Eyes

1960

Mal Waldron - Moonglow And Stardust  (Music Minus One MMO 1012)

Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

NYC, probably early 1960

Moonglow
Stardust
Idaho
Sweet Lorraine
Cool-'lypso
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Sleigh Ride
I Surrender, Dear

Mal Waldron - The Music Of Duke Ellington  (Music Minus One MMO 1015)

Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass #1-6,8,9; Wendell Marshall, bass #7,10; Ed Shaughnessy, drums #1-6,8,9; Charlie Persip, drums #7,10.

NYC, probably early 1960

1.Caravan
2.Sophisticated Lady
3.Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
4.Mood Indigo
5.Jump For Joy
6.It Don't Mean A Thing
7.Solitude
8.Don't Get Around Much Anymore
9.I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
10.I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart

Curtis Fuller, Booker Little, Donald Byrd, 'Philly' Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Mal Waldron, Ed Shaughnessy, Armando Peraza, Marcus Belgrave, Addison Farmer, Don Ellis, Willie Rodriguez, Earl Zindars - The Soul Of Jazz Percussion  (Warwick W 5003)

Marcus Belgrave, Donald Byrd, Booker Little, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Armando Peraza, congas.

NYC, spring 1960

Chasing The Bird
Wee Tina
Call To Arms

Don Ellis, Booker Little, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; 'Philly' Joe Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas; Ed Shaughnessy, percussion, vibes.

November Afternoon
Witchfire
Construction Crew

** also released on Warwick W 5003 ST.

Donald Byrd, Booker Little - The Third World  (TCB LP 1004)

Marcus Belgrave, Donald Byrd, Booker Little, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Armando Peraza as Armando Perazo, congas; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer.

NYC, spring 1960

Chasing The Bird
Call To Arms
Wee Tina

Don Ellis, Booker Little, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas; Ed Shaughnessy, percussion, vibes; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer.

Construction Crew (as Construction)
November Afternoon

Booker Little, Booker Ervin - Sounds Of Inner City  (TCB LP 1003)

Don Ellis, Booker Little, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; Willie Rodriguez, congas; Ed Shaughnessy, percussion, vibes; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer.: same session.

NYC, spring 1960

Witchfire (as Witch Fire)

Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Joe Scariza, editing engineer, remixing engineer.

"The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, August 25, 1960

Scoochie (as Souchie)
Cycles
Stardust
The Confined Few
Blues De Tambour (as Blues De'Tambour)

The Teddy Charles New Directions Quartet - Metronome Presents Jazz In The Garden At The Museum Of Modern Art  (Warwick W 2033)

Booker Little, trumpet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Teddy Charles, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

"The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, August 25, 1960

Scoochie
Cycles
Embraceable You
Blues De Tambour
Stardust
Take 3 Parts Jazz Suite: Route 4; Byriste; Father George
The Confined Few

** also released on Warwick W 2033 ST.

Nat Wright - The Biggest Voice In Jazz  (Warwick W 2040)

Shelly Gold, flute; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Ronnie Bedford, drums; Nat Wright, vocal; Mal Waldron, conductor, arranger.

NYC, September, 1960

Secret Love
This Nearly Was Mine
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
Caravan
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
Sophisticated Lady

Benny Green, trombone; Shelly Gold, flute; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Nat Wright, vocal; Mal Waldron, conductor, arranger.

My Man's Gone Now
Johnny One Note
You Let My Love Grow Cold
Joshua

** also released on Warwick W 2040 ST.

Mal Waldron - The Music Of Jimmy McHugh  (Music Minus One MMO 1016)

Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

NYC, probably late 1960

I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
Don't Blame Me
It's A Most Unusual Day
I'm In The Mood For Love
I Feel A Song Coming On
Diga Diga Doo
I Must Have That Man
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Cuban Love Song
You're A Sweetheart
I Can't Give You Anything But Love (fast tempo)

Mal Waldron  (Music Minus One MMO 1017)

Mal Waldron, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.

NYC, probably late 1960

Temptation
Pagan Love Song
Broadway Rhythm
The Moon Is Low
Singin' In The Rain
You Were Meant For Me
You Are A Lucky Star
All I Do Is Dream Of You
You Stepped Out Of A Dream
I've Got A Feelin' You're Foolin'

Mal Waldron - For Singers 'N Swingers  (Music Minus One MMO 1018)

Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums.

NYC, probably late 1960

Taking A Chance On Love
Cabin In The Sky
How About You
Ruby
Rose Room
Laura
Blue Moon
Over The Rainbow
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Stairway To The Stars
Deep Purple
Try A Little Tenderness

Bennie Green - Hornful Of Soul  (Bethlehem BCP-6054)

Bennie Green, trombone; Lem Davis, alto sax; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Wyatt Ruther, bass; Art Taylor, drums; Tommy Lopez, congas.

NYC, December, 1960

Groove One
Lowland Ism
Dibblin' And Dabblin'
The Cat Walk
Dee Dee

1961

Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead  (Candid CJM 8015)

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, reeds; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley, conga drums #6; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961

1.Straight Ahead
2.When Malindy Sings
3.In The Red
4.Blue Monk
5.Left Alone
6.African Lady
7.Retribution

** also released on Candid CJS 9015; Barnaby KZ 31037; Candid (Eu) CS 9015, (E) CCD79015.

Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy  (Candid (Eu) CS 9033)

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, reeds; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley, conga drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961

African Lady (take 4)

** also released on Candid (E) CCD79033.

Etta Jones And Strings - So Warm  (Prestige PRLP 7204)

Richard Berg, Joe Singer, French horn; Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Bill English, drums; Etta Jones, vocal; unidentified strings, Oliver Nelson, strings arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 9, 1961

3075All My Life
3076If You Were Mine
3077You Don't Know What Love Is
3078I Wish I Didn't Love You So

** also released on Prestige PRST 7204; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-874-2.

Ron Carter With Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron - Where?  (New Jazz NJLP 8265)

Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Ron Carter, bass, cello; Charles Persip, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 20, 1961

3086Rally
3087Where?
3088Yes Indeed
3089Bass Duet
3090Saucer Eyes
3091Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

** also released on Prestige PRST 7843 as Eric Dolphy With Ron Carter - Where?. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-432, OJCCD-432-2.
** part of Prestige P-24053 as Eric Dolphy/Ron Carter - Magic.

Mal Waldron With Eric Dolphy And Booker Ervin - The Quest  (New Jazz NJLP 8269)

Eric Dolphy, alto sax, clarinet; Booker Ervin, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ron Carter, cello; Joe Benjamin, bass; Charles Persip, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 27, 1961

3110Thirteen
3111Duquility
3112Status Seeking
3113Warp And Woof
3114Warm Canto
3115Fire Waltz
3116We Diddit

** also released on Prestige PRST 7579 as Eric Dolphy And Booker Ervin With The Mal Waldron Sextet - The Quest. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-082, OJCCD-082-2.
** part of Prestige P-24085 as Eric Dolphy - Fire Waltz.

Eric Dolphy - Here And There  (Prestige PR 7382)

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961

3147Status Seeking
3148God Bless The Child

** also released on Prestige PRST 7382; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-673-2.
** part of Prestige P-24070 as Status.

Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Volume 2.  (Prestige PRLP 7294)

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961

3149Aggression
3150Like Someone In Love

** also released on Prestige PRST 7294, PRST 7826; Original Jazz Classics OJC-247, OJCCD-247-2.
** part of Prestige P-34002 as The Great Concert Of Eric Dolphy.

Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Volume 1.  (New Jazz NJLP 8260)

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961

3151Fire Waltz
3152Bee Vamp
3153The Prophet

** also released on Prestige PRST 7611 as Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot Vol. 1. on Original Jazz Classics OJC-133, OJCCD-133-2.
** part of Prestige P-34002 as The Great Concert Of Eric Dolphy.

Eric Dolphy - Dash One  (Prestige MPP-2517)

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961

3152Bee Vamp (alternate take)

Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Memorial Album: Recorded Live At The Five Spot  (Prestige PR 7334)

Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 16, 1961

3154Number Eight
3155Booker's Waltz

** also released on Prestige PRST 7334; Original Jazz Classics OJC-353, OJCCD-353-2.
** part of Prestige P-34002 as The Great Concert Of Eric Dolphy.

Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet  (Impulse! A-8)

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums #1; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell #1; Abbey Lincoln, voice.

NYC, August 1, 1961

1. 10460Garvey's Ghost
2. 10461Mendacity

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums #2; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell #2.

NYC, August 3, 1961

1. 10462Mama
2. 10463Tender Warriors

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 8, 1961

10468Praise For A Martyr

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell.

NYC, August 9, 1961

10473Man From South Africa

** also released on Impulse! AS-8, GRD-122.

Eldee Young And Company  (Argo LP-699)

Leo Wright, alto sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Eldee Young, bass, cello; Red Holt, drums.

Chicago, IL, December 28, 1961?

11403Goodbye
11404Crazy, She Calls Me
11405John Henry
11406Cry Me A River
Truly
Big Brother
Just For Kicks

same personnel.

Chicago, IL, December 28, 1961

11392Motherless Child
11393Mr. Kicks
11394When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Mal Waldron - Fun With Brushes  (Music Minus One MMO 175)

Mal Waldron, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Charles Perry, drums, arranger.

NYC, probably 1961

Lady Be Good
Take The "A" Train
Sweet Georgia Brown
It's Only A Paper Moon
September In The Rain
St. Louis Blues
I Remember You
All God's Children Got Rhythm

John LaPorta - 8 Men In Search Of A Drummer  (Music Minus One MMO 4003)

Louis Mucci, trumpet; Sonny Russo, trombone #5-8; John LaPorta, alto sax; George Barrow, Larry Wilcox, tenor, baritone sax #5-8; Mal Waldron, piano; Turk Van Lake, guitar; Wendell Marshall, bass; Charlie Perry, drums, arranger.

NYC, probably 1961

1.Early Dues
2.Blue Tail
3.Baby Gnu
4.The Cradle
5.The Fourth Estate
6.Minor Affair
7.Charleston Boy
8.Sound The Drum

Mal Waldron - Blue Drums  (Music Minus One MMO 4005)

Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Charlie Perry, drums.

NYC, probably 1961

The Twister
Dealin'
Blue Gene
Pedal Eyes
The Gospel Truth
Blue Greens 'N Beans
Hip Tip
Earthy
Wheelin'

Mal Waldron - For Pianists Only!  (Music Minus One MMO 4007)

Al Shackman, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Mal Waldron, arranger.

NYC, probably 1961

Rose Room
Cabin In The Sky
Stairway To The Stars
Try A Little Tenderness
How About You

Teddy Charles, vibes; George Duvivier, bass; Ed Shaughnessy, drums; Mal Waldron, arranger.

Taking A Chance On Love
Deep Purple
Blue Moon
Over The Rainbow
When I Grow Too Old To Dream

Mal Waldron - They Laughed When I Sat Down To Play...  (Music Minus One MMO 4008)

Seldon Powell, tenor sax; George Duvivier, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Mal Waldron, arranger.

NYC, probably 1961

Love Me Or Leave Me
This Is Always
Makin' Whoopee
Serenade In Blue
Day In, Day Out
Blue Greens 'N Beans

Tyree Glenn, vibes, trombone; George Duvivier, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Mal Waldron, arranger.

Fools Rush In
Our Waltz
Little White Lies
The More I See You
Winter Wonderland
Short Stop

1962

Max Roach His Chorus And Orchestra - It's Time  (Impulse! A-16)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 15, 1962

10776It's Time
10777Living Room

same personnel.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 26, 1962

10790Another Valley
10791The Profit

Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #2; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962

1. 10792Lonesome Lover
2. 10793Sunday Afternoon

** also released on Impulse! AS-16, IMPD-185.

Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln - Lonesome Lover / Max Roach - Sunday Afternoon  (Impulse! 45-214)

Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #2; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962;
edited: NYC, January 15, 1963

1. 11291Lonesome Lover
2. 11292Sunday Afternoon

Gene Ammons - Velvet Soul  (Prestige PR 7320)

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1962

3573Light 'N' Up
3577Salome's Tune
3579A Stranger In Town

** also released on Prestige PRST 7320.

Gene Ammons - Sock!  (Prestige PR 7400)

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1962

3574Short Stop
3575They Say You're Laughing At Me
3578Blue Coolade

** also released on Prestige PRST 7400.

Gene Ammons - Angel Eyes  (Prestige PR 7369)

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums.: same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 5, 1962

3576It's The Talk Of The Town
3580You Go To My Head

** also released on Prestige PRST 7369; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-980-2.

Max Roach - Speak, Brother, Speak!  (Fantasy LP 6007)

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.

"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962

Speak, Brother, Speak!
A Variation

** also released on Fantasy LP 86007; Original Jazz Classics OJC-646, OJCCD-646-2; America (F) 30 AM 6057.
** part of Milestone M-47061 as Conversations.

1964

Mal Waldron - Les Nuits De La Negritude  (Powertree AP 1003)

Mal Waldron, piano; George Tucker, bass; Al Dreares, drums.

NYC, probably circa mid 1964

Samabli (Summerday)
Easy Going
All Of My Life
Ollie's Caravan
Modal Air
Lullaby Chant
The Call To Arms
Skipper's Waltz
Love Span
Quiet Temple (All Alone)

1966 (age 41)

Mal Waldron - All Alone  (GTA Records (It) GT LP 1004)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Milan, Italy, March 1, 1966

All Alone
Due Torri
A View Of S. Luca
Blue Summer
If You Think I'm Licked
Three For Cicci
Mosque Raid
Waltz Of Oblivious

** also released on Globe (J) MJ-7114, SMJ-6124M; Victor (J) VDJ-1565.

Mal Waldron Trio  (Karim (It) KLP 14)

Mal Waldron, piano; Giovanni Tommaso, bass; Pepito Pignatelli, drums.

Rome, Italy, May 30 and 31, 1966

Steady Bread
Blues For Picchi
Rosa
Marco
For Bob
Theme "The Coureus"
View From St. Luca
Chim Chim Cheree
Dock Scene
Speedy

Dusko Goykovich - Swinging Macedonia  (Philips (G) 843 942 PY)

Dusko Gojkovic, trumpet, flugelhorn; Eddie Busnello, alto sax; Nathan Davis, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Cees See, drums.

Philips Studios, Cologne, West Germany, August 30 and 31, 1966

Macedonia
Old Fisherman's Daughter
Jumbo Uganda
The Gypsy
Macedonian Fertility Dance
Bem-Basha
Saga Se Karame
Wedding March Of Alexander The Macedonian
The Nights Of Skopje
Balcan Blue

** also released on Columbia (E) SX 6260, (E) SCX 6260; Enja (G) 4048, CD 4048-2.

Nada Jovic & Dusko Gojkovic Quintet - Take Me In Your Arms  (Cosmic Sounds (E) CS-20 CD)

Nada Jovic, vocal; & Dusko Gojkovic, trumpet; Eddie Busnello, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Peter Trunk, bass; Cees See, drums; Dusko Gojkovic, Alex Kovic, arranger.

Cologne, West Germany, September, 1966

My Hearth Belongs To Dady
A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Where Can I Go Without You
Love Me Darling
Take Me In Your Arms
Goody Goody
Attention
Love For Sale
One Of These Days

Various Artists - Jazz Jamboree-66 Vol. 1  (Polskie Nagrania Muza (Polish) XL 0342)

Mal Waldron, piano; Kurt Lindgren, bass.

"Jazz Jamboree 66", Warsaw, Poland, October 14, 1966

Steady Bread
Left Waltz
For Bob

1967

Mal Waldron - Sweet Love, Bitter (Soundtrack)  (Impulse! A-9142)

Dave Burns, trumpet; George Coleman, alto sax; Charles Davis, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass #1,4; George Duvivier, bass #2,3,5-13; Alfred Dreares, drums.

March 23, 1967

1. 90756Loser's Lament (Theme From "Sweet Love, Bitter")
2. 90757Della
3. 90758Hillary
4. 90759Espresso Time
5. 90760Keel
6. 90761Smokin'
7. 90762Della's Dream
8. 90763The Search
9. 90764Candy's Ride
10. 90765"Bread"
11. 90766Eagle Flips Out
12. 90767Brindle's Place
13. 90768Sleep Baby Sleep

** also released on Impulse! AS-9142.

Embryo With Mal Waldron Featuring Christian Burchard - For Eva  (Disconforme SL (Andorran) DISC 1939 CD)

Christian Burchard, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Lothar Meid, bass #1-3; Dieter Gewissler, bass #3; Reinhard Knieper, bass #4,5; Dieter Serfas, drums.

Munich, West Germany;
Graz, Austria, 1967

1.For Bob
2.Cool World
3.Anka's Trance
4.Bud Study
5.Fire Waltz

1968

Benny Bailey All Stars - Soul Eyes  (SABA (G) SB 15 158 ST)

Benny Bailey, trumpet; Nathan Davis, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums; Charly Campbell, congas.

Munich, West Germany, January 11, 1968

Prompt
Soul Eyes
Ruts, Grooves And Dimensions
Mid-Evil Dance

** also released on MPS (G) MPS 15 158 ST; MPS/BASF (G) CRM 657, 21 20657-?.

Various Artists - 9. Mednarodni International Jazz Festival, Ljubljana '68  (Helidon (Yugoslav) 08-001)

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

"9th International Jazz Festival", "Tivoli Concert Hall", Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June 8, 1968

Little Man You've Had A Busy Day

1969

Mal Waldron - Ursula  (Musica (F) MUS. 3012)

Mal Waldron, piano; Patrice Caratini, bass; Franco Manzecchi, drums.

Paris, France, June 12, 1969

1st Bassman
Girl On A Bicycle Waltz
Ursula
Blood And Guts
Drummer's Bags
Valse Von Den Puppen
For Mimi
Les Parents Terribles

Nathan Davis - Jazz Concert In A Benedictine Monastery  (Edici ED 006101)

Nathan Davis, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Benedictine Monastery Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland, July 11, 1969

Frog In'
Song For Agnes
Uschimaus
With This My Love
Up Jumped Spring

Mal Waldron - Set Me Free  (Affinity (E) AFF 116)

Mal Waldron, piano; Barre Phillips, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Paris, France, October, 1969

Set Me Free
Yeah; Attila The Hun
Jamaica Libre
Desillusion
You Were Always There

Mal Waldron Trio - Free At Last  (ECM (G) ECM 1001)

Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Clarence Becton, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November 24, 1969

Rat Now
Balladina
1-3-234
Rock My Soul
Willow Weep For Me
Boo

** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1001 (CD).

1970

Mal Waldron - Tokyo Bound  (Victor (J) SMJX-10089)

Mal Waldron, piano; Yasuo Arakawa, bass; Takeshi Inomata, drums.

Tokyo, Japan, February 7 and 12, 1970

Japanese Island
Rock One For Jinbosan
Atomic Energy
Mount Fuji

Mal Waldron - Tokyo Reverie  (Victor (J) SMJX-10103)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Tokyo, Japan, February 7, 1970

Tokyo Daytime
A Touch Of Tokyo
Sayonara
Braue Samurai
Hallelujah
Soul In Search
Variations On A Theme
Blood And Guts

Mal Waldron - Blood And Guts  (Futura (F) GER 13)

Mal Waldron, piano; Patrice Caratini, bass; Guy Hayat, drums.

"Centre Culturel Americain", Paris, France, May 12, 1970

Down At The Gill's
My Funny Valentine
La Petite Africaine
Blood And Guts

** also released on Musica (F) MUS. 2019.

Mal Waldron - Spanish Bitch  (Globe (J) SMJX-10113)

Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Fred Braceful, percussion; Manfred Eicher as M.E., producer.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, September 18, 1970

Spanish Bitch
Eleanor Rigby
Black Chant
All That Funk

Mal Waldron - The Opening  (Futura (F) GER 20)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Paris, France, November 19, 1970

Right On
Of Pigs Andp Anthers
Cry Out
Die Fludel
Petite Gemaux
Sieg Haile

** also released on Musica (F) MUS. 2003.

Embryo - Steig Aus  (Brain/Metronome (G) 1023)

Edgar Hofmann, violin; Jimmy Jackson, organ; Mal Waldron, electric piano; Roman Bunka, guitar; Jorg Evers, Dave King, bass; Christian Burchard, drums, vibes.

West Germany, December 22, 1970

Radio Marrakesch
Orient Express
Dreaming Girls
Call

1971

Embryo - Rocksession  (Brain/Metronome (G) 1036)

Edgar Hofmann, soprano sax, violin; Jimmy Jackson, organ; Mal Waldron, electric piano; Siegfried Schwab, guitar; Jorg Evers, Dave King, bass; Christian Burchard, drums.

Stommeln, West Germany, February 1, 1971

A Place To Go
Entrances
Warm Canto
Dirge

Mal Waldron, Jimmy Jackson, Eberhard Weber, Fred Braceful - The Call  (JAPO (G) JAPO 60001)

Jimmy Jackson, organ; Mal Waldron, electric piano; Eberhard Weber, electric bass; Fred Braceful, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February 1, 1971

The Call
Thoughts

Kimiko Kasai, Mal Waldron - One For Lady  (Victor (J) SMJX-10119)

Mal Waldron, piano; Yoshio Suzuki, bass; Hiroshi Murakami, drums; Kimiko Kasai, vocal.

Tokyo, Japan, February 13, 1971

Don't Explain
My Man
Someother Day
Willow Weep For Me
Yesterdays
Lover Man
You're My Thrill
Left Alone

Mal Waldron - Mal: Live 4 To 1  (Philips (J) FX-8513/14)

Mal Waldron, piano; Masabumi Kikuchi, piano #1,2.

"Swing Journal Jazz Workshop", "Yamaha Hall", Tokyo, Japan, March 2, 1971

1.Little Abbi
2.Blood And Guts
3.Willow Weep For Me
4.You Don't Know What Love Is
5.Don't Explain

Kohsuke Mine, alto sax #1,2; Mal Waldron, piano; Isao Suzuki, bass #1-4; Yoshiyuki Nakamura, drums #1-4.

"Swing Journal Jazz Workshop", "Yamaha Hall", Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 1971

1.Left Alone
2.Straight, No Chaser
3.Right On
4.Thoughts
5.Yesterdays
6.All Alone

Mal Waldron, Gary Peacock - First Encounter  (Victor (J) SMJX-10112)

Mal Waldron, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Hiroshi Murakami, drums.

Tokyo, Japan, March 8, 1971

She Walks In Beauty
The Heart Of The Matter
What's That
Walkin' Way

Mal Waldron - Number Nineteen  (Freedom (E) FLP 41073)

Mal Waldron, piano; Dick Van Der Capellen, bass; Martin Van Duynhoven, drums.

Baarn, Holland, May 30, 1971

Number 19
Trip
Watakushi No Sekai

Mal Waldron Plays The Blues - Live At The Domicile  (Polydor (J) MP 2213)

Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Pierre Favre, drums.

"Domicile", Munich, West Germany, June 29, 1971

Blues For F.P.
Way In
Miles And Miles Of Blues
Up Down Blues
Blues For D.S.

** also released on Enja (G) 5021 as Mal Waldron Plays The Blues. on Enja (G) CD 2002-2.

Mal Waldron - Black Glory: Recorded Live At The Domicile  (Enja (G) 2004)

Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Pierre Favre, drums.: same session.

"Domicile", Munich, West Germany, June 29, 1971

Sieg Haile
La Gloire Du Noir
The Call
Rock My Soul

** also released on Enja (G) CD 2004-2.

Mal Waldron - Signals  (Freedom (E) FLP 41042)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Baarn, Holland, August 14, 1971

Signals
Things That's Go Bump In The Night
Zapata
A Touch Of The Blues

** also released on Arista Freedom AL 1042.

Mal Waldron - Skippin'  (Numera MAT 8)

Sonny Grey, trumpet; Alain Hatot, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Gus Nemeth, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

November 3, 1971

Skippin'
Journey Without End
The Fire Now
Antony

Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy - Journey Without End  (Victor (J) SMJX-10134)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Kent Carter, bass; Noel McGhie, drums.

Studio Europa Sonor, Paris, France, November 30, 1971

The Fire Now
Journey Without End
I Feel A Draft
Bone
Mar

1972

Mal Waldron - Blues For Lady Day  (Black Lion (E) BLP 30142)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Baarn, Holland, February 5, 1972

Blues For Lady Day
Just Friends
Don't Blame Me
You Don't Know What Love Is
The Man I Love
You're My Thrill
Strange Fruit
Easy Living
Mean To Me

Mal Waldron - A Little Bit Of Miles  (Freedom (E) FLP 40116)

Mal Waldron, piano; Henk Haverhoek, bass; Pierre Courbois, drums.

"Jazzzolder Hot House", Leiden, Holland, February 9, 1972

A.L.B.O.M. (A Little Bit Of Miles)
Here, There And Everywhere

Mal Waldron - Jazz A Confronto 19  (Horo (It) HLL 101-19)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Rome, Italy, April 1, 1972

Tew Nune
Picchy's Waltz
Breakin' Through
Canto Ritrovato
Lullaby
Appia Antica

** also released on Horo (J) RVJ-6044 as Jazz A Confronto.

Mal Waldron - A Touch Of The Blues  (Enja (G) 2062)

Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Allen Blairman, drums.

"East-West Jazz Festival", Nuremberg, West Germany, May 6, 1972

Here, There And Everywhere
The Search
A Touch Of The Blues

Mal Waldron On Steinway  (Carson/Paula LPS 4000)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Paris, France, May 11, 1972

Paris Reunited
Portrait Of A Bullfighter
One For Bud
For Eric Satie

Mal Waldron With The Steve Lacy Quintet  (America (F) 30 AM 6124)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Steve Potts, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Irene Aebi, cello; Kent Carter, bass; Noel McGhie, drums, percussion.

Paris, France, May, 1972

Vio
Jump For Victor
Blue Wee

** also released on America (F) 067 862-2.

Mal Waldron With The Steve Lacy Quintet  (America (F) 067 862-2)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Steve Potts, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Irene Aebi, cello; Kent Carter, bass; Noel McGhie, drums, percussion.: same session.

Paris, France, May, 1972

Vio (alternate take)
Jump For Victor (alternate take)

** originally released on America (F) 30 AM 6124 + 2 bonus tracks.

Mal Waldron - The Whirling Dervish  (America (F) 30 AM 6128)

Mal Waldron, piano; Peter Warren, bass; Noel McGhie, drums.

Paris, France, May, 1972

Reaching Out
The Whirling Dervish
Walk

Mal Waldron - Meditations  (Victor (J) SMJX-10147)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"DUG", Tokyo, Japan, July 12, 1972

All Alone
The Blues Suite
Chairo No Hitomi
The Stone Garden Of Ryoanji
Summertime
Left Alone

Mal Waldron, Terumasa Hino - Reminiscent Suite  (Victor (J) SMJX-10155)

Terumasa Hino, trumpet; Takao Uematsu, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Isao Suzuki, bass; Motohiko Hino, drums; Yuhji Imamura, percussion.

Tokyo, Japan, August 14, 1972

Reminiscent Suite: Dig It Deep Down Baby
Reminiscent Suite: Echoes
Reminiscent Suite: One More With Feeling
Black Forest

1973

Mal Waldron - Up Popped The Devil  (Enja (G) 2034)

Carla Poole, flute #2; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

NYC, December 28, 1973

1.Up Popped The Devil
2.Space Walk
3.Snake Out
4.Changachangachanga

1974

Mal Waldron - Hard Talk  (Enja (G) 2050)

Manfred Schoof, cornet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Allen Blairman, drums.

"East-West Jazz Festival", "Meistersingerhalle", Nuremberg, West Germany, May 4, 1974

Snake Out
Hard Talk
Russian Melody

** also released on Enja (G) CD 2050-2.

Mal Waldron - Hard Talk  (Enja (G) CD 2050-2)

Manfred Schoof, cornet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Allen Blairman, drums.: same session.

"East-West Jazz Festival", "Meistersingerhalle", Nuremberg, West Germany, May 4, 1974

Hurray For Herbie

** originally released on Enja (G) 2050 + 1 bonus track.

1976 (age 51)

Mal Waldron, Jackie McLean - Like Old Time  (Victor (J) SMJ-6137)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Isao Suzuki, bass #1,2,4-6; Billy Higgins, drums #1,2,4-6.

Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 1976

1.J.M.'s Dream Doll
2.I Loves You, Porgy
3.I'm A Fool To Want You
4.Blues For Matsuura
5.No More
6.Left Alone

1977

Mal Waldron Quintet With Steve Lacy - One-Upmanship  (Enja (G) 2092)

Manfred Schoof, trumpet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

Conny's Studio, Wolperath, West Germany, February 12, 1977

One-Upmanship
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Hurray For Herbie

** also released on Inner City IC 3010. on Amiga (G) 8 55 738 as Mal Waldron - Manfred Schoof.

Mal Waldron Quintet - Middelheim Jazz Festival 1977  (Jazztime (J) JT-120)

Manfred Schoof, trumpet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

"Middelheim Jazz Festival", Antwerp, Belgium, August 15, 1977

The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Hooray For Herbie
Snake Out
Russian Melody

1978

Mal Waldron - Moods  (Enja (G) 3021+23)

Terumasa Hino, trumpet; Hermann Breuer, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May 6, 1978

Minoat
A Case Of Plus 4's
Sieg Haile

Mal Waldron, piano.

Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May 8, 1978

Anxiety
Thoughtful
Lonely
Happiness
Soul Eyes
I Thought About You
Duquility

** also released on Inner City IC 3018-2.

Klaus Weiss - Child's Prayer  (EMI/Electrola (G) MRC 1C066-45321)

Roman Schwaller, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Gunter Moll, guitar; Rocky Knauer, bass; Klaus Weiss, drums.

Hamburg, West Germany, August 27 and 28, 1978

Child's Prayer
Tears For Lost Friends
Shades Of Coltrane
La Rochelle
Drone
Blooze

1979

Mal Waldron - Mingus Lives  (Enja (G) 3075)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"Chapati Club", Spa, Belgium, February 28, 1979

Mingus Lives
Snake Out
Tensile Structures
Here, There And Anywhere

Klaus Weiss - On Tour  (Calig (G) CAL 30623)

Roman Schwaller, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Gunter Moll, guitar; Rocky Knauer, bass; Klaus Weiss, drums.

"Domicile", Munich, West Germany, April 6 and 7, 1979

Shades Of Coltrane
Back To Bach
Klever Klaus
Mingus Lives
Golden Golson

Various Artists - Jazzbuhne Berlin '79  (Amiga (G) 8 55 749)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"Jazzbuhne Berlin", "Volksbuhne", East Berlin, East Germany, April 22, 1979

Thoughtful

Horace Parlan / Mal Waldron Sextet - Jazzbuhne Berlin '83 Vol. 18  (Repertoire (G) REP 4918-WZ)

Manfred Schoof, cornet; Hermann Breuer, trombone; Gert Dudek, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.

"Jazzbuhne Berlin", "Volksbuhne", East Berlin, East Germany, April 22, 1979

Sieg

Various Artists - Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 4  (Jugoton (Yugoslav) LSY 61536)

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; John Lockwood, bass; Makaya Ntoshko, drums.

"Ljubljana Jazz Festival", Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, June 15, 1979

Relaxin' At Camarillo (as Relaxing At Camarillo)

Mal Waldron/Johnny Dyani - Live At Centro Jazz St. Louis  (Sinner Lady Gloria (It) unnumbered)

Mal Waldron, piano; Johnny Dyani, bass.

"Centro Jazz St. Louis", Rome, Italy, October 27, 1979

Untitled
-

1980

Roy Burrowes/Mal Waldron Live At The Dreher  (EPM Musique (F) 151992)

Roy Burrowes, trumpet; Richard Raux, sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Patrice Caratini, bass; George Brown, drums.

"Dreher", Paris, France, March 9 and 10, 1980

Old Compton Street
Hard Talk
Sometimes
Jamaica
Searching
Sea Gulls
Symphony In Blues
Going Back Home

Mal Waldron - Solo Piano: Live In Vancouver, 1980  (Condition West Recordings (Canadian) none)

Mal Waldron, piano.

live in Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1980

Opening Improvisation
Waltz And Shout
Blues
You Don't Know What Love Is
Fire Waltz
It Could Happen To You

1981

Johnny Dyani/Mal Waldron Duo Live At Jazz Unite - Some Jive Ass Boer  (Jazz Unite (F) 102)

Mal Waldron, piano; Johnny Dyani, bass; Pablo Sauvage, percussion #3.

"Jazz Unite", France, April 16, 1981

1.Safari
2.African Cake-Walk
3.Makulu-Kalahari
4.Strange Intrusions
5.Blues For Mandela
6.Time Will Tell

Mal Waldron Trio - Mal 81  (Progressive PRO 7060)

Mal Waldron, piano; George Mraz, bass; Al Foster, drums.

RCA Studios, NYC, June 18, 1981

Love For Sale
Summertime
Angel Eyes
Autumn Leaves
Body And Soul
I Surrender, Dear
Yesterdays
All Of You

Mal Waldron - News - Run About Mal  (Progressive PRO 7061)

Mal Waldron, piano; George Mraz, bass; Al Foster, drums.: same session.

RCA Studios, NYC, June 18, 1981

It Could Happen To You
You Don't Know What Love Is
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Tea For Two
Willow Weep For Me
I'm A Fool To Want You
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
With A Song In My Heart

Steve Lacy And Mal Waldron Live At Dreher Paris 1981 - Round Midnight Vol. 1  (hatART (Swi) CD 2-6172)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 10, 1981

Let's Call This
'Round Midnight

same personnel.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 13, 1981

No Baby
Herb De L'Oublie
Snake Out

** part of hatOLOGY (Swi) 4-596 as Mal Waldron And Steve Lacy Live At Dreher Paris 1981 - Round Midnight.

Mal Waldron And Steve Lacy - Let's Call This  (hatART (Swi) 2038)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same session.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 13, 1981

'Round Midnight

same personnel.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 14, 1981

Deep Endeavors
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund

same session.

Bone
I Feel A Draft
Epistrophy

same personnel.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 15, 1981

The Peak
Let's Call This
Well, You Needn't

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Snake-Out  (hatMUSICS (Swi) 3501)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same personnel.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 14, 1981

A Case Of Plus 4's
Snake Out

same session.

No Baby
Blinks

** part of hatART (Swi) 2015 as Herbe De L'oubli - Snake-Out.

Mal Waldron And Steve Lacy Live At Dreher Paris 1981 - The Peak Vol. 2  (hatART (Swi) CD 2-6186)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same session.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 14, 1981

'Round Midnight
Well, You Needn't

** part of hatOLOGY (Swi) 4-596 as Mal Waldron And Steve Lacy Live At Dreher Paris 1981 - Round Midnight.

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Herbe De L'oubli  (hatMUSICS (Swi) 3515)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same personnel.

"Dreher", Paris, France, August 15, 1981

Herbe De L'Oubli
Hooray For Herbie
Epistrophy

** part of hatART (Swi) 2015 as Herbe De L'oubli - Snake-Out.

Various Artists - Interpretations Of Monk  (DIW (J) DIW-395/398)

Mal Waldron, piano; Don Cherry, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

"The Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University", NYC, evening concert, November 1, 1981

Announcement By Verna Gillis
'Round About Midnight (solo by Waldron)
Let's Call This (duo by Waldron & Lacy)
Reflections (duo by Waldron & Lacy)
Friday The 13th
Rhythm-a-ning
Epistrophy

Mal Waldron - What It Is  (Enja (G) 4010)

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.

Vanguard Studios, NYC, November 15, 1981

Charlie Parker's Last Supper
Hymn From The Inferno
What It Is

** also released on Enja (G) CD 4010-2.

1982

Mal Waldron - One Entrance, Many Exits  (Palo Alto Jazz PA 8014)

Joe Henderson, tenor sax #1,4,5; Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, bass; Billy Higgins, drums #1,4-6.

Menlo Park, CA, January 4, 1982

1.Golden Golson
2.One Entrance, Many Exits
3.Chazz Jazz
4.Herbal Syndrome
5.How Deep Is The Ocean
6.Blues In 4 By 3

Various Artists - Mistletoe Magic  (Palo Alto Jazz PA 8032)

Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Menlo Park, CA, January 4, 1982

The Christmas Song

Kazutoki Umezu - Another Step  (Union Jazz (J) ULP-5004)

Kazutoki Umezu, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Takeharu Hayakawa, bass; Takashi Kikuchi, drums.

Tokyo, Japan, April 21 and 22, 1982

I Should Care
Lonely Nights
Hole In Stomach Woman
Circular Line
'Round Midnight

Mal Waldron - In Retrospect  (Baybridge (J) KUX-172-B)

Akira Miyazawa, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Isao Suzuki, bass; Hironobu Fujisawa, drums.

Tokyo, Japan, April 23, 1982

All Alone
Oleo
Blue Monk
I Can't Get Started
Straight, No Chaser

Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron - At The Bimhuis 1982  (Daybreak (Du) DBCHR 75249)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Bimhuis", Amsterdam, Holland, 1982

Blues For Aida
Snake Out
Reflections
'Round Midnight
Epistrophy

1983

Mal Waldron - Breaking New Ground  (Baybridge (J) KUX-180-B)

Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

Tokyo, Japan, June 28 and 29, 1983

Dans La Cuisine D'alibi
Suicide Is Painless
After The Love Has Gone
Beat It
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Gymnopedie No. 2
Everything Must Change
Thy Freedom Come

Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie  (Baybridge (J) FEX 27-B)

Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same personnel.

Tokyo, Japan, December 8, 1983

Desepoir Agreable
Hermonies
Premiere Pensee Rose + Croix
Essais Le Vilain Petit Vaurien
Three Gymnopedies No. 1

** also released on Baybridge (J) 30CP-106.

Mal Waldron - You And The Night And The Music  (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6272)

Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same personnel.

Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 1983

The Way You Look Tonight
Bags' Groove
'Round Midnight
You And The Night And The Music
Georgia On My Mind
Billie's Bounce
Waltz For My Mother

** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) 240E-6837.

Sumiko Yoseyama Meets Mal Waldron - With Mal  (Continental (J) HL-5032)

Mal Waldron, piano; Kunimitsu Inaba, bass; Motohiko Hino, drums; Sumiko Yoseyama, vocal; unidentified strings.

Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 22 and 27, 1983

Where Are You
But Beautiful
How Deep Is The Ocean
Till There Was You
That's What Got Looks Like To Me
'Round Midnight
That's Life
My Funny Valentine
They Can't Take That Away From Me
The Nearness Of Myself

1984

Mal Waldron And David Friesen - Encounters  (Muse MR 5305)

Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, "Oregon" bass.

Telemation Audio, Seattle, WA, March 18, 1984

If I Were A Bell
Encounters
My Toby
Night Wind
Imagination
Outside's Inside Too

** also released on Sony Records (J) SRCS 9410.

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Live In Berlin  (Jazzwerkstatt (G) Jw022)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Jazzbuhne Berlin", Berlin, West Germany, June 15, 1984

Improvisation
Blinks
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Snake Out
Epistrophy

1985 (age 60)

Femi Bellomo - Since You've Gone  (Dire (It) F 0376)

Roberto Ottaviano, alto, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Attilio Zanchi, bass; Gianni Cazzola, drums; Femi Bellomo, vocal.

Milan, Italy, March 11-15, 1985

A Child Is Born
Since You've Gone
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Left Alone
Never Give Up
Easy Living
Estate

Kim Parker, Mal Waldron - Sometimes I'm Blue  (Soul Note (It) SN 1133)

Mal Waldron, piano; Isla Eckinger, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums; Kim Parker, vocal.

Milan, Italy, May 28 and 29, 1985

Born To Be Blue
Day Dream
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Singing Dancing
Devil May Care
Angel Eyes
Wishful Samba
A Song You'll Never Sing
Fiesta In Blue
Pretty Girl (The Star-Crossed Lovers)

David Friesen, Mal Waldron - Remembering Mal  (Soul Note (It) 121398-2)

Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, bass.

"Hyatt On Sunset", Los Angeles, CA, July, 1985

If I Were A Bell
Fire Waltz
'Round Midnight
With A Song In My Heart
You Mean Me
Someday My Prince Will Come
All God's Chillung Got Rhythm

Mal Waldron And Alone  (CBS/Sony (J) 32DH-273)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Tokyo, Japan, September 1 and 2, 1985

All Alone
I Thought About You
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
You Don't Know What Love Is
It Never Entered My Mind
Fire Waltz
My Old Flame
Yesterdays
Lover Man
Left Alone

Sumiko Yoseyama, Mal Waldron - Duo  (Eastworld (J) EWJ-90046)

Mal Waldron, piano; Sumiko Yoseyama, vocal.

Tokyo, Japan, September 17 and 18, 1985

Embraceable You
What A Moonlight Can Do
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Body And Soul
Good Morning, Heartache
I Remember Clifford
Nice Work If You Can Get It
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Teach Me Tonight
Come In From The Rain
Summertime

Mal Waldron, Yosuke Yamashita - Piano Duo Live At Pit Inn  (CBS/Sony (J) 32DH-360)

Mal Waldron, Yosuke Yamashita, piano.

"Shinjuku Pit Inn", Tokyo, Japan, September 17, 1985

Piano Improvisation I
Piano Improvisation II
My Old Flame

Sumiko Yoseyama, Mal Waldron - Duo 76/45  (Dam DOR 0137)

Mal Waldron, piano; Sumiko Yoseyama, vocal.

Tokyo, Japan, October, 1985

'Round Midnight
All Of You
Teach Me Tonight
Misty
Body And Soul
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
What A Little Moonlight Can Do

Mal Waldron, Marion Brown - Songs Of Love And Regret  (Free Lance (F) FRL 006)

Marion Brown, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, November 8 and 10, 1985

Blue Monk
A Cause De Monk
To The Golden Lady In Her Graham Cracker Window
Contemplation
Hurry Sundown
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing

** also released on Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 006, FRL-NS 0302.

Mal Waldron, Marion Brown - Songs Of Love And Regret  (Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 006)

Marion Brown, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same session.

Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, November 8 and 10, 1985

Blue Monk (take 2)

** originally released on Free Lance (F) FRL 006 + 1 bonus track.

Mal Waldron, David Friesen - Dedication  (Soul Note (It) 121178-1)

Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, bass.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, November 18, 1985

Dedication
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
It Never Entered My Mind
Rhythmics
Mowgly The Cat
Tapestry
Batik

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121178-2.

1986

Mal Waldron - Space  (Vent Du Sud (F) VS 107)

Michel Marre, trumpet, flugelhorn; Doudou Gouirand, alto, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Joel Allouche, tabla #4.

Montpellier, France, February 9, 1986

1.Space
2.Segala
3.Catwalk (as The Little Cat Walk)
4.Fatherless Child (as The Last Poet)
5.Soul Eyes
6.Monica

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Sempre Amore  (Soul Note (It) 121170-1)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, February 17, 1986

Johnny Come Lately
Prelude To A Kiss
The Star-Crossed Lovers
To The Bitter
Azure
Sempre Amore
A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
Smada

Mal Waldron - Update  (Soul Note (It) SN 1130)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, March 10, 1986

Free For C.T.
A Night In Tunisia
The Inch Work
Variations On A Theme By Cecil Taylor
You Are Getting To Be A Habit With Me
I Should Care

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121130-2.

Mal Waldron, Jackie McLean - Left Alone '86  (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6453)

Jackie McLean, alto sax #1-7,9; Mal Waldron, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass #1-7,9; Eddie Moore, drums #1-7,9.

"Gotanda U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall", Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1986

1.Left Alone
2.God Bless The Child
3.All Of Me
4.The Cat Walk
5.Lover Man
6.Minor Pulsation
7.Good Morning, Heartache
8.All Alone
9.Super Okra Blues

** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6167, 240E-6814.

Mal Waldron, Jackie McLean - Left Alone '86  (Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6167)

Jackie McLean, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

"Gotanda U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall", Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 1986

Left Alone (alternate take)

** originally released on Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6453 + 1 bonus track.

Mal Waldron - The Git-Go: Live At The Village Vanguard  (Soul Note (It) SN 1118)

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

"Village Vanguard", NYC, September 16, 1986

Status Seeking
The Git Go

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121118-2.

Mal Waldron - The Seagulls Of Kristiansund  (Soul Note (It) SN 1148)

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Village Vanguard", NYC, September 16, 1986

Snake Out
Judy
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121148-2.

Various Artists - Eric Dolphy And Booker Little Remembered Live At Sweet Basil  (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6450)

Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.

"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, October 3 and 4, 1986

The Prophet
Aggression
Booker's Waltz

** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) 240E-6832.

Various Artists - Eric Dolphy And Booker Little Remembered Live At Sweet Basil Vol. II - Fire Waltz  (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6476)

Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.: same session.

"Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, October 3 and 4, 1986

Number Eight
Fire Waltz
Bee Vamp

** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6214.

1987

Mal Waldron - Our Colline's A Treasure  (Soul Note (It) 121198-1)

Mal Waldron, piano; Leonard Jones, bass; Sangoma Everett, drums.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, April 28 and 30, 1987

Spaces
Our Colline's A Treasure
Chez Pascale
The Git Go
Because Of You I Live Again

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121198-2.

Tchangodei, Archie Shepp, Mal Waldron - Three For Freedom  (Volcanic (F) 18.018)

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano, grave-medium; Tchangodei, piano, medium-aigu.

Lyon, France, May 12 and 15, 1987

Africa Struggle
Space Blues
Drifting Blues
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund

** also released on Volcanic (F) 18.018xCD.

Tchangodei, Mal Waldron - Les Venins D'Afrique  (Volcanic (F) 20.020)

Tchangodei, Mal Waldron, piano.

"Le Bec De Jazz", Lyon, France, May, 1987

Les Venins D'Afrique Part 1
Les Venins D'Afrique Part 2
Les Venins D'Afrique Part 3
Les Venins D'Afrique Part 4
Les Venins D'Afrique Part 5

David Friesen, Eddie Moore, Jim Pepper, Julian Priester, Mal Waldron - Remembering The Moment  (Soul Note (It) 121278-2)

Julian Priester, trombone; Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; David Friesen, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

"The Hobbit", Portland, OR, June 25, 1987

Autumn Leaves
A Night In Tunisia
All Blues

Anthony Braxton - Six Monk's Compositions (1987)  (Black Saint (It) 120116-1)

Anthony Braxton, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Bill Osborne, drums.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, June 30, and July 1, 1987

Brilliant Corners
Reflections
Played Twice
Four In One
Ask Me Now
Skippy

Mal Waldron - Both Sides Now  (Century (J) 28EL-5025)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"Urayasu Shimin Kaikan", Tokyo, Japan, August 11, 1987

I'm A Fool To Want You
Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23 (Chopin)
For My Daddy
Nocturne (Chopin)
Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 49 (Chopin)
Gymnopedie (Satie)

The Super Quartet Of Mal Waldron Featuring Steve Lacy - Live At Sweet Basil  (Paddle Wheel (J) K28P-6471)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

"Greenwich Village Jazz Festival", "Sweet Basil", Greenwich Village, NY, August 28 and 29, 1987

What It Is
Evidence
Snake Out
Let's Call This

** also released on Paddle Wheel (J) K32Y-6208, 240E-6836; Evidence ECD 22032-2.

Marty Cook Group, Jim Pepper - Red, White, Black And Blue  (Enja (G) 5067)

Marty Cook, trombone; Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, November 23 and 24, 1987

Spirit War
Love Life
Grab Bag

** also released on TUTU (G) CD 888 174.

Marty Cook Group, Jim Pepper - Red, White, Black And Blue  (TUTU (G) CD 888 174)

Marty Cook, trombone; Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.: same session.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, November 23 and 24, 1987

Trapeze

** originally released on Enja (G) 5067 + 2 bonus tracks.

Mal Waldron Trio - Mal, Dance And Soul  (TUTU (G) 888 002)

Jim Pepper, tenor sax #5; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass #1-4,6; John Betsch, drums #1-4,6.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, November 25, 1987

1.Dancing On The Flames
2.A Bow To The Classics
3.Little One
4.From A Little Acorns
5.Soul Mates
6.Blood And Guts

** also released on TUTU (G) CD 888 102.

Mal Waldron Trio - Mal, Dance And Soul  (TUTU (G) CD 888 102)

Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, November 25, 1987

Solar
Blue Monk
Golden Golson

** originally released on TUTU (G) 888 002 + 3 bonus tracks.

Rene Bottlang, Mal Waldron - The Lausanne Concert  (Plainisphare (Swi) PL 1267-39)

Rene Bottlang, Mal Waldron, piano.

"Theatre De Beaulieu", Lausanne, Switzerland, December 20, 1987

Mon Amour Retrouve
Soliloquy
Evidence
C'est La Vie
A Bow To The Classics
Giulia
Epistrophy

1988

Mal Waldron - Evidence  (Dark Light Music (Canadian) DL 24002)

Mal Waldron, piano.

Toronto, ON, Canada, March 14, 1988

Yesterdays
No Kick
Dear Old Stockholm
Rhapsodic Interlude No. 1
Evidence
Let's Call This
Rhapsodic Interlude No. 2
How Long Has This Been Going On

Mal Waldron, Jim Pepper - Art Of The Duo  (TUTU (G) 888 006)

Jim Pepper, tenor, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, April 5, 1988

Ticket To Tokyo
Ruby, My Dear
Bathing Beauties
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
What Is This Thing Called Love
You're No Bunny Unless Some Bunny Loves You
Good Bait
A Pepper Poem
Willy's Blues
Indian Water

Mal Waldron, Jim Pepper - Art Of The Duo  (TUTU (G) CD 888 106)

Jim Pepper, tenor, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same session.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, West Germany, April 5, 1988

Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Take Two)
Spinning At Trixi
A Pepper Poem (Part One)
A Pepper Poem (Part Two)
How Long Has This Been Going On

Tom Mega - Backyards Of Pleasure  (ITM (G) ITM 942.432)

Harry Beckett, trumpet, flugelhorn; Roswitha Dash, Christoph Irmer, Eva Maria Nagel, violin; Monika Malek, Petra Stalz, viola; Rudiger Noeske, Friederike Pasquay, cello; Mal Waldron, piano; Wolfgang Schmidtke, keyboards, bass clarinet, soprano, tenor sax; Markus Wienstroer, guitar, electric guitar, violin; Harald Eller, Jan Kazda, bass; Achim Grebien, drums; Tom Mega, vocal; Katrin Haug, choir.

Dortmund, West Germany, April 6, 1988

Down The Harbour
For You Only
Well Here She Comes
Masters Of Passion
Street To Horizon
Come On Stranger
All The Simple Things
Doors Of Time
Streets Of Lima
Les Deux Enfants

** also released on ITM (G) ITM 979.032, ITM 0032, ITM 1432.

Tiziana Simona, Mal Waldron - Flakes  (ITM (G) ITM 0037)

Enrico Rava, trumpet, flugelhorn; Giulio Visibelli, flute, alto flute; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Tiziana Simona, vocal.

Milan, Italy, August-September, 1988

Flakes To Mark Rothko
Little One
Bo Il Cinese (Nowhere Ever After)
Flowers For Albert
Shadow Figures
Rose Selavy
Left Alone
Fling

** also released on ITM (G) ITM 1437.

Tiziana Simona, Mal Waldron - Flakes  (ITM (G) ITM 1437)

Enrico Rava, trumpet, flugelhorn; Giulio Visibelli, flute, alto flute; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Tiziana Simona, vocal.: same session.

Milan, Italy, August-September, 1988

Mari

** originally released on ITM (G) ITM 0037 + 1 bonus track.

Mal Waldron Trio - No More Tears-For Lady Day  (Alfa Jazz (J) 29R2-35)

Mal Waldron, piano; Paulo Cardoso, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Munich, West Germany, November 1, 2 and 3, 1988

Yesterdays
No More Tears
Melancholy Waltz
Solitude
Love Me Or Leave Me
All Night Through
As Time Goes By
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Alone Together

** also released on Timeless (Du) CD SJP 328 as Mal Waldron 3 - No More Tears (For Lady Day).

Mal Waldron, Marion Brown - Much More!  (Free Lance (F) FRL 010)

Marion Brown, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, November 14 and 15, 1988

Soul Mates
Someone To Watch Over Me
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
My Funny Valentine
I Can't Get Started; Now's The Time
The Inch Worm

** also released on Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 010.

Mal Waldron, Marion Brown - Much More!  (Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 010)

Marion Brown, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano.: same session.

Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, November 14 and 15, 1988

My Old Flame

** originally released on Free Lance (F) FRL 010 + 1 bonus track.

1989

Mal Waldron - Crowd Scene  (Soul Note (It) 121218-2)

Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

NYC, June 10, 1989

Crowd Scene
Yin And Yang

Mal Waldron - Where Are You  (Soul Note (It) 121248-2)

Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.: same session.

NYC, June 10, 1989

Where Are You (take I)
Waltz For Marianne
Wha's Nine
Where Are You (take II)

Tiziana Ghiglioni, Enrico Rava, Mal Waldron - I'll Be Around  (Soul Note (It) 121256-1)

Enrico Rava, trumpet; Mal Waldron, piano; Tiziana Ghiglioni, vocal.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, July 25, and August 1, 1989

Am I Blue?
They Can't Take That Away From Me
You Don't Know What Love Is
All Or Nothing At All
Glad To Be Unhappy
I'll Be Around
Yesterdays
Where Are You?
Darn That Dream
But Not For Me

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121256-2.

Chico Freeman, Mal Waldron Featuring Tiziana Ghiglioni - Up And Down  (Black Saint (It) 120136-2)

Chico Freeman, tenor, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Rocky Knauer as Ricky Knauer, bass; featuring Tiziana Ghiglioni, vocal #2,5.

Barigozzi Studio, Milan, Italy, July 26 and 27, 1989

1.Battleground
2.Hiromi
3.Tyrolean Waltz
4.Aftermath
5.My One And Only Love
6.Up And Down

Thierry Bruneau 4tet Featuring Mal Waldron - Live At De Kave  (Serene (F) SER 01)

Thierry Bruneau, alto sax, bass clarinet, bassoon; Mal Waldron, piano; Carlos Barretto, bass; John Betsch, drums.

"De Kave", Lauwe, Belgium, September 13 and 14, 1989

Theme For Sister Salvation
Mandrake
Nicely
Bee Vamp
245
Melody For Melonae

Christian Burchard, Mal Waldron - Duo-Quartett-Solo  (Nebula (G) GN 0001)

Christian Burchard, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Michael Schone, bass; Dieter Serfas, drums.

West Germany, September, 1989, and February, 1990

From Darkness Into Light
Waters From The Waters
Looking For The Third Man
Left Alone
Gan Gan
Marja's Ball
Lonely Nights
Embryo Solo
Giesing

Embryo - Turn Peace  (Schneeball (G) EFA 01045 08)

Hermann Breuer, trombone; Edgar Hofmann, soprano sax; Monty Waters, alto sax; Allan Praskin, alto, tenor sax; Christian Burchard, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Roman Bunka, Geoff Goodman, guitar; Paulo Cardoso, bass; Dieter Serfas, drums; Abdul Wahab, percussion.

Munich, West Germany, September, 1989

Abdul
Barks
Lonely Nights

Barney Wilen - French Story  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-7)

Barney Wilen, tenor, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Stafford James, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

Monster, Holland, October 2 and 3, 1989

Un Homme Et Une Femme (Man And Woman)
Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud
Les Parapluies De Cherbourg
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (No Problem)
Black Orpheus
Des Femmes Disparaissent
Autumn Leaves
Quiet Temples

Mal Waldron Quartet Feat. Jim Pepper Vol. I - Quadrologue At Utopia  (TUTU (G) CD 888 118)

Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.

"Utopia Club", Innsbruck, Austria, October 25 and 26, 1989

Ticket To Utopia
Time For Duke
Never In A Hurry
Mistral Breeze # One
Funny Glasses And A Moustache

Mal Waldron Quartet Feat. Jim Pepper Vol. II - More Git' Go At Utopia  (TUTU (G) CD 888 148)

Jim Pepper, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.: same session.

"Utopia Club", Innsbruck, Austria, October 25 and 26, 1989

More Git' Go At Utopia
Warm Puppies; A Reflexion In Monk
You Open My Eyes
Mistral Breeze # Two
Dancing On The Flames

Jim Pepper And Flying Eagle - Live At New Morning, Paris  (TUTU (G) CD 888 194)

Jim Pepper, tenor sax, vocal; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; John Betsch, drums.

"New Morning", Paris, France;
"Utopia Club", Innsbruck, Austria;
"Hotel Ilves/Ball Room", Tampere Jazz Happening, Tampere, Finland, 1989

Flying At New Morning
Three Quarter Gemini
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Ski Jumping Blues
Soul Mates
Green Pepper - Freewheelin' At Utopia
Legacy Of The Flying Eagle #2 (Remembrance + Ya Na Ho + Four Winds + Witchi Tia To)

1990

Mal Waldron - Spring In Prague  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-62)

Mal Waldron, piano; Paulo Cardoso, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Munich, West Germany, February 19 and 20, 1990

Revolution
East Of The Sun
Let Us Live; Dedicated To East; Germany
Spring In Prague
On A Clear Day
Spring Is Here
We Demand

Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy - Hot House  (Novus 3098-2-N)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Studio Ferber, Paris, France, July 12-13, 1990

House Party Starting
Hot House
I'll Keep Loving You
Friday The 13th
Mistral Breeze
The Mooche
Petite Fleur
Snake Out
Retreat

Various Artists - A Merry Jazzmas  (Novus 01241 63126-2)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Irene Aebi, voice.

Studio Ferber, Paris, France, July 13, 1990

A Merrier Christmas

1991

Charlie Mariano & Mal Waldron Trio - Autumn Dreams  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-142)

Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Paulo Cardoso, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, Germany, August 7, 8 and 9, 1991

Floating Cherry Blossoms
Greensleeves
Cry Me A River
Early Autumn
Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
Autumn Dreams
Randy
Autumn Leaves
Tis' Autumn
The Thrill Is Gone

Cristina Mazza, Mal Waldron, Reggie Workman - Where Are You?  (Il Posto Records (It) IPR 1120)

Cristina Mazza, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass.

Verona, Italy, released 1991

Synapse II
Where Are You?
Beauty Is A Rare Thing
Stazione Centrale
Blues For Aida
Absence

1992

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Live At Jazz In'It: I Remember Thelonious  (Nel Jazz (It) NLJ 0959-2)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Jazz In'It Festival", Vignola, Italy, June 28, 1992

Monk's Dream
Reflections
Epistrophy
Mysterioso
Let's Call This
Round Midnight
Evidence
Well You Needn't
I'll Keep Loving You

** also released on Jazzaround (It) JAR 959-2.

Charlie Mariano & Mal Waldron Trio - New Horizon-Dedicated To A Changing Europe  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-241)

Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Paulo Cardoso, bass; John Betsch, drums.

Trixi-Tonstudio, Munich, Germany, August 24, 25 and 26, 1992

April In Paris
Monkish Witticism
A Foggy Day
Lazy Day
Dear Old Stockholm
The Seaguls Of Kristiansund
Fire Waltz
New Horizon-Dedicated To A Changing Europe: Part I Dissatisfaction; Part II Discussions; Part III Confrontation; Part IV After

Steve Lacy/Mal Waldron - Japan Dream  (Egg Farm (J) EF-006)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Space Who", Saitama, Japan, November 1, 1992

Monk's Dream
I'll Keep Loving You
Epistrophy
Blinks
Evidence
Blues For Aida
Snake Out
Let's Call This

1993

Mina Aoe - The Shadow Of Love  (Victor (J) VICJ-182)

Mina Aoe, vocal; accompanied by Eddie Henderson, Jim Powell, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., soprano sax; Ted Nash, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Jerry Byrd, guitar; George Mraz, bass; Billy Hart, drums; Steve Berrios, percussion; Freddy Cole, vocal, piano.

Sound On Sound, NYC, March 3-7, 1993

Cry Me A River
It's Only A Paper Moon
The Man I Love
Love Letters
Lover, Come Back To Me
Bourbon Street Blues (aka Isezakicho Blues)
Harbour Lights
When The Band Begin To Play
What A Difference A Day Made
Green Eyes
Gray Shade Of Love
Sentimental Journey
Honmoku Blues

Steve Lacy, Mal Waldron - Let's Call This... ...Esteem  (Slam (E) SLAMCD 501)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Playhouse Theatre", Oxford, England, May 16, 1993

Introduction And Let's Call This...
Monk's Dream
In A Sentimental Mood
Snake Out
Blues For Aida
Johnny Come Lately
What It Is
Evidence
Epistrophy
Esteem

** also released on Silta Records (E) SR0901 as Steve Lacy/Mal Waldron - Let's Call This.... Esteem.

Mal Waldron - My Dear Family  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCB-5001)

Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn #1,3,4,6-8; Grover Washington Jr., soprano sax #1,2,5; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Pheeroan ak Laff, drums.

NYC, September 21 and 24, 1993

1.Footprints
2.Left Alone
3.Sassy
4.Sakura Sakura
5.Here's That Rainy Day
6.Jean Pierre
7.Red Shoes
8.My Dear Family

** also released on Evidence ECD 22155-2.

Mal Waldron, Michel Marre, Doudou Gouirand - Le Matin D'un Fauve  (AA (F) AJ 312606)

Michel Marre, trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium; Doudou Gouirand, alto, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Petit Faucheux", Tours, France?, December 10 and 11, 1993

Le Matin D'un Fauve: Eclats; Free For C.T.
Chess Pour Mal
Reverie
Trois Tableaux Fauves: Snake Out; Fictions; Final
What'll I Do
Dear Old Stockholm

1994

Mal Waldron, George Haslam - Waldron-Haslam  (Slam (E) SLAMCD 305)

George Haslam, baritone sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

February 24, 1994

I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
If I Were A Bell
Catch As Catch Should
Somewhere
Variations On Brahms 3, Mvt. 3
A Time For Duke
The Vortex
Motion In Order

Steve Lacy/Mal Waldron - Communique  (Soul Note (It) 121298-2)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Mu Rec Studio, Milan, Italy, March 8 and 9, 1994

Who Knows
Peggy's Blue Skylight
Smooch
Blue Monk
Roll On
No More Tears
Esteem
Prayer
Fondest Recollections
Wickets
Communique

Chuck Henderson - Black Issues  (Chazra (G) 15161)

Chuck Henderson, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Raoul Walton, bass #1,2; Fred Braceful, drums #1,2.

April, 1994

1.Protect The Innocent Pt 2
2.Black Issues
3.Boo Blue

Jeanne Lee, Mal Waldron - After Hours  (Owl (F) OWL 077)

Mal Waldron, piano; Jeanne Lee, voice.

Studio Acousti, Paris, France, May 25 and 26, 1994

Caravan
You Go To My Head
I Could Write A Book
Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat
Straight Ahead
Fire Waltz
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Every Time We Say Goodbye

Judy Niemack, Mal Waldron - Mingus, Monk & Mal  (Free Lance (F) FRL-CD 021)

Mal Waldron, piano; Judy Niemack, vocal.

Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, July 10, 1994

A Time For Duke
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
You Know Who (I Mean You)
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Strollin'
Soul Eyes
Suddenly (In Walked Bud)
Eclipse

Mal Waldron, Danila Satragno - Magic Night In Borgio Verezzi  (Philology (It) W 83.2)

Mal Waldron, piano; Danila Satragno, vocal.

"Piazza S. Pietro", Borgio Verezzi, Italy, August 2, 1994

Medley: Ugly Beauty; Rhythm-a-ning
'Round Midnight
A Night In Tunisia
Summertime
Time For Duke
Here's That Rainy Day
All Night Through
Epistrophy
Don't Explain
But Not For Me

Mal Waldron Quartet - Mal, Verve, Black And Blue  (TUTU (G) CD 888 170)

Nicolas Simion, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; Victor Jones, drums.

"Theatre Satiricon", Essen, Germany, October 11, 1994

Judy Full Grown
Transylvanian Dance
Here Comes Mikey
Soul Eyes
I See You Now
The Last Go Pepper Blues
No Title

Mal Waldron Quartet - From Dark Into The Light  (TUTU (G) CD 888 220)

Nicolas Simion, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Ed Schuller, bass; Victor Jones, drums.: same personnel.

live in Essen, Germany, October, 1994;
live in Goppingen, Germany, May, 1992

What Will Never Be Again
You Don't Know What Jazz Is
Between The Lines
Mal-Factor
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Funny Glasses

1995 (age 70)

George Haslam, Mal Waldron - Two New  (Slam (E) SLAMCD 306)

George Haslam, baritone sax, tarogato; Mal Waldron, piano.

April 20, 1995

I've Got The World On A String
One For Steve
Tangled Lawful Bells
Let's Do It Over
Sakura
Steps In Rhythm
Datura
From Charleston On Till Now
Come Sunday
I'm Old Fashioned
After The Carnage
Thailand Dance

Mal Waldron, Jeanne Lee, Toru Tenda - Travellin' In Soul-Time  (BV Haast Records (Du) CD 9701)

Toru Tenda, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Jeanne Lee, voice.

live in Tokyo, Japan, August 4, 1995;
live in Nagasaki, Japan, August 10, 1995;
live in Kobuchizawa, Yamanashi, Japan, August 22, 1995

The Sea-gulls Of Kristiansund
Circumambulation
Komori Uta
White Road
Black Rain
Remember
At Kamenoi Besso

Mal Waldron, Jeanne Lee, Toru Tenda - White Road Black Rain  (Dan (J) TKCB-70782)

Toru Tenda, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Jeanne Lee, vocal.

"Zenshoji Hondo", Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1995

White Road
Black Rain

same personnel.

Studio F, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan, August 21, 1995

Japanese Lullaby
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

** also released on 3361*Black (J) TKCK-3016 as Mal Waldron - Maturity 4: White Road Black Rain.

Takeo Moriyama, Mal Waldron - Dual  (Dan (J) TKCB-70830)

Mal Waldron, piano; Takeo Moriyama, drums.

Studio F, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan, August 20, 1995

Dual 1 Bou
Dual 2 Kyou-Kyou
Dual 3 San
Dual 4 Bou-Bou
Dual 5 Ten
Dual 6 Yawa
Dual 7 Rai-Rai

** also released on 3361*Black (J) TKCK-3015 as Mal Waldron - Maturity 3: Dual.

Moriyama Takeo, Mal Waldron - Bit  (Dan (J) TKCB-71335)

Mal Waldron, piano; Takeo Moriyama, drums.: same session.

Studio F, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan, August 20, 1995

LAUD Suite
Left Alone

Mala Waldron, Mal Waldron - He's My Father  (Dan (J) TKCB-70831)

Mal Waldron, piano; Mala Waldron, piano, vocal.

Studio F, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan, August 21, 1995

My Funny Valentine
Clouds
Castle In The Sky
Cat And Mouse
A Night In Tunisia
He's My Father

** also released on 3361*Black (J) TKCK-3014 as Mal Waldron - Maturity 2: He's My Father.

Max Roach, Mal Waldron - Explorations ... To The Mth Degree  (Slam (E) SLAMCD 505)

Mal Waldron, piano; Max Roach, drums.

"deSingel Arts Centre", Antwerp, Belgium, September 20, 1995

Flirtations
Diversions
Homecoming
Action
Interaction
One
Mistral Breeze
Bounce 'Em
Brush 'Em
Jet Downing Time
In A Transitory Mood
Free For C.T.
Snake Out
Sparring

same session.

Into The Void
Clouds
Hitting It
Symbolic Cymbals
Soul Eyes
Scramble
Once Over Lightly
A Threesome Thing
Groovin' Out
Our Coline's A Treasure
A Little Taste
What It Is
The Theme
You Don't Know What Love Is
Happy Birthday
Monk's Dream

Sangoma Everett, Chico Freeman, Mal Waldron, Cecil McBee - The Courage To Listen To Your Heart  (TCB (Swi) TCB 97202)

Chico Freeman, sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Sangoma Everett, drums, percussion; Sam Ateba, percussion #1-5.

Studio Ramses, Paris, France, November 9, 1995;
Studio Merjithur, Paris, France, April 16, 1996

1.Mombasa
2.Crossroads
3.Murivel
4.Auburn Prive
5.Liberated
6.The African Plains

Mal Waldron, Nicolas Simion - Art Of The Duo: The Big Rochade  (TUTU (G) CD 888 186)

Nicolas Simion, sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Loft", Cologne, Germany, December 19, 1995

Open Windows
Monk's Dream
Minor Mode For Majors
Dinosaurus' Dispute
Song For Leo
From Dark Into The Light
Search For Euridice
Slovakian Folksong
Singing Red

1996

Roberto Ottaviano & Mal Waldron - Black Spirits Are Here Again  (DIW (J) DIW-917)

Roberto Ottaviano, soprano sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Studio 7, Milan, Italy, January 28 and 29, 1996

Memories Of You
When Lights Are Low
Come Sunday
Jitterbug Waltz
Django
A Night In Tunisia
Lonnie's Lament
Soul Eyes

Mal Waldron - Maturity  (Dan (J) TKCB-71274)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"Ongaku No Mori Hall, Risonare", Kitamori, Yamanashi, Japan, July 4, 1996

Remember
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
My Old Flame
In The Wee Small Hours
My Romance
Elusiveness Of Mt. Fuji
My Foolish Heart
As Time Goes By
I Should Care
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Remember

** also released on 3361*Black (J) TKCK-3017 as Maturity 5: Elusiveness Of Mt. Fuji.

1997

Mal Waldron - Soul Eyes  (BMG 74321 53887-2)

Steve Coleman, alto sax #1,2; Joe Henderson, tenor sax #9; Mal Waldron, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Andrew Cyrille, drums; Jeanne Lee, vocal #2,3,10; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #5,7.

"At The Groove", Schelle, Belgium, August 15-17, 1997

1.Judy
2.Soul Eyes
3.Fire Waltz
4.Spaces
5.Straigh Ahead
6.From Darkness Into Light
7.God Bless The Child
8.Dee's Dilemma
9.The Git Go
10.No More Tears

1998

Mal Waldron & Nicolas Simion Duo - Misterioso: Live In Zurich  (7 Dreams Records (Romanian) 7D-118)

Nicolas Simion, tenor, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Mal Waldron, piano.

"Jazz Club Moods", Zurich, Switzerland, June, 1998

Misterioso
Good By Pork Pie Hat
Theme From The 3rd Symphony
Epistrophy
My Duchess
Rhythm Changes In Moods
Mood For Eric (Ded. To Eric Dophy)
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
Jean Pierre

Mal Waldron - Klassics  (ONOFF (J) TKCB-71621)

Yoshihiko Katori, vibes; Mal Waldron, piano; Kengo Nakamura, bass.

Studio ICC, Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 1998

Symphony No. 3 (Brahms)
Intermezzo
Prelude No. 4 (Chopin)
Intermezzo
Ases Tod (Grieg)
Modern Figured Bass
Sorrow (Bela Bartok)
Intermezzo
Waltz (Chopin)
Intermezzo
Prelude No. 20 (Chopin)

** also released on 3361*Black (J) TKCK-3013 as Maturity 1: Klassics.

1999

Mal Waldron  (3361*Black (J) TKCK-3012)

Mal Waldron, piano.

1999-1995

Django
The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
My Foolish Heart
My One And Only Love
When Sunny Gets Blue
I Should Care
Remember
I Didn't Know What Time It Was
You Don't Know What Love Is
Left Alone

2000

Judi Silvano, Mal Waldron - Riding A Zephyr  (Soul Note (It) 121348-2)

Mal Waldron, piano; Judi Silvano, vocal.

Brussels, Belgium, November 8, 2000

Finding My Love
Cattin'
Riding A Zephyr
Flickers
Mal Waldron

2001

100 Gold Fingers - Piano Playhouse 2001  (Leafage Jazz (J) PCCY-30028)

Mal Waldron, piano.

"Gotanda U-Port Kan'i Hoken Hall", Tokyo, Japan, June 10, 2001

Darn That Dream

same session.

Left Alone

Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Ray Bryant, Cyrus Chestnut, Don Friedman, Benny Green, Junior Mance, Eric Reed, Mal Waldron, James Williams, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Take The "A" Train

David Murray, Mal Waldron - Silence  (Justin Time (Canadian) JUST 186-2)

David Murray, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano.

Brussels, Belgium, October 5 and 6, 2001

Free For C.T.
Silence
Hurray For Herbie
I Should Care
Jean-Pierre
All Too Soon
Soul Eyes

2002 (aged 77)

Mal Waldron - One More Time  (Sketch (F) SKE 333023)

Steve Lacy, soprano sax #3,8; Mal Waldron, piano; Jean-Jacques Avenel, bass #2-6,8.

Sketch Studio 4, Paris, France, January 29 and 30, 2002

1.All Alone
2.Rites Of Initiation
3.You
4.Blues For JJ's Bass
5.The Seagulls Of Kristiansund
6.Waltz For Marianne
7.In The Land Of Clusters
8.Soul Eyes

Archie Shepp & Mal Waldron - Left Alone Revisited  (Enja (G) CD 9141-2)

Archie Shepp, tenor, soprano sax, vocal; Mal Waldron, piano.

La Muse En Circuit, Paris, France, February 7 and 8, 2002

Easy Living
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Everything Happens To Me
Left Alone
When Your Lover Has Gone
I Only Have Eyes For You
Blues For 52nd Street
Porgy
Lady Sings The Blues
Left Alone (Spoken Lyrics)

Others

Mal Waldron - Candy Girl  (Calumet (F) 60.3742)

Frank Abel, Fender piano; Lafayette Hudson, bass; Donny Donable, drums; Mal Waldron, composer, arranger; Pierre Jaubert, producer.

Parisound Studio, Courbevoie, France, 1974

Home Again
Red Match Box
Bits And Things
Dedication To Brahms
Candy Girl

** also released on Libreville Records (F) LVLP-1601.

Mal Waldron Trio Plays Standards Best - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes  (Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-116)

Barney Wilen, tenor sax #5; Mal Waldron, piano; Paulo Cardoso, bass #1-4,6-8; Stafford James, bass #5; John Betsch, drums #1-4,6-8; Eddie Moore, drums #5.

released 1991

1.On A Clear Day
2.Lonely One (previously unissued)
3.Yesterdays
4.Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
5.Quiet Temples
6.A Dream Of Love (previously unissued)
7.East Of The Sun
8.Alone Together