Mal Waldron
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Malcolm Earl Waldron was an American
jazz
and world music
pianist
and composer
, born in New York City
.
Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop
and post-bop
genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz
and composition. He is known for his dissonant chord voicings and distinctive playing style, which was originally inspired by Thelonious Monk
.
in music from Queen's College, New York, he worked in New York City
in the early 1950s with Ike Quebec
, "Big Nick" Nicholas, and rhythm and blues
groups. He worked frequently with Charles Mingus
from 1954 to 1956 and was Billie Holiday
's regular accompanist from 1957 until her death in 1959. He also supervised recording sessions for Prestige Records
, for which he provided arrangements and compositions of which arguably his most famous, "Soul Eyes", became a widely recorded jazz standard
. After Holiday's death he chiefly led his own groups.
Waldron had a unique yet instantly recognizable playing style. He finessed thick and rich chords in the lower bass register; although sometimes compared to Bud Powell
and Thelonious Monk
for his dissonant voicing, his emphasis on weight, texture and frequent repetition of a single and simple motif as opposed to linear and melodic improvisation gave a heavy and melancholic color to his sound. Considered somewhat of an avant-gardist, his solo style - which often produced more of a wall of sound than a line of melody - was in stark contrast to more traditional and technical players of his time. Waldron became something of an unsung legend for his uncanny ability to play very slow, deep and even disturbing ballads bordering on sorrow, while himself sitting perfectly motionless, stoic and stolid at the piano, his face devoid of all emotion.
Besides performing, he composed for films (The Cool World, Three Rooms in Manhattan
and Sweet Love, Bitter
), theater, and ballet. In 1963 he had a major nervous breakdown, and had to re-learn his skills, apparently by listening to his own records. Waldron's playing style re-emerged more brooding, starker and percussive, combining bebop
and avant-garde
melodies, and at times weaving repetitive melodic motifs using just a few notes over a drone-like accompaniment figure.
After working on a film score in Europe he moved there permanently in 1965 initially living in Munich
, Germany
and in his last years he was based in Brussels
, Belgium
. He performed and recorded extensively throughout Europe and Japan in his later decades, regularly returning to the United States for bookings. His 1969 album, Free At Last, was the first ever release on the ECM
label. In 1973, he collaborated with the German avant-rock band Embryo
on an album of four somber, laid-back instrumentals titled Rocksession (released on the German label Brain Metronome records).
Through the 1980s and 1990s he worked in various settings with Steve Lacy
, notably in soprano-piano duets playing their own compositions as well as Monk's. After some years of indifferent health, Waldron was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. He continued to perform until his death in December 2002 in Brussels
, Belgium
.
With Benny Bailey
With Kenny Burrell
With Roy Burrowes
With Ron Carter
With Teddy Charles
With John Coltrane
With Nathan Davis
With Eric Dolphy
With Ray Draper
With Embryo
With Duško Gojković
With Bennie Green
With Terumasa Hino
With Billie Holiday
With Etta Jones
With Kimiko Kasai
With Steve Lacy
With Abbey Lincoln
With Teo Macero
With Jackie McLean
With Charles Mingus
With The Prestige All Stars
With Paul Quinchette
With Max Roach
With Klaus Weiss
With Johnny Dyani
With Eldee Young
With Webster Young
With Earl Zindars
/Armando Peraza
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Like his contemporaries, Waldron's roots lie chiefly in the hard bop
Hard bop
Hard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano...
and post-bop
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
genres of the New York club scene of the 1950s; but with time, he gravitated more towards free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
and composition. He is known for his dissonant chord voicings and distinctive playing style, which was originally inspired by Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
.
Biography
After obtaining a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in music from Queen's College, New York, he worked in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in the early 1950s with Ike Quebec
Ike Quebec
Ike Quebec was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. His surname is pronounced KYOO-bek.Critic Alex Henderson wrote, "Though he was never an innovator, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and easily recognizable, and he was quite consistent when it came to down-home blues, sexy...
, "Big Nick" Nicholas, and rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
groups. He worked frequently with Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
from 1954 to 1956 and was Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
's regular accompanist from 1957 until her death in 1959. He also supervised recording sessions for Prestige Records
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
, for which he provided arrangements and compositions of which arguably his most famous, "Soul Eyes", became a widely recorded jazz standard
Jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions which are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive list of jazz standards, and the list of songs deemed to be...
. After Holiday's death he chiefly led his own groups.
Waldron had a unique yet instantly recognizable playing style. He finessed thick and rich chords in the lower bass register; although sometimes compared to Bud Powell
Bud Powell
Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell was an American Jazz pianist. Powell has been described as one of "the two most significant pianists of the style of modern jazz that came to be known as bop", the other being his friend and contemporary Thelonious Monk...
and Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
for his dissonant voicing, his emphasis on weight, texture and frequent repetition of a single and simple motif as opposed to linear and melodic improvisation gave a heavy and melancholic color to his sound. Considered somewhat of an avant-gardist, his solo style - which often produced more of a wall of sound than a line of melody - was in stark contrast to more traditional and technical players of his time. Waldron became something of an unsung legend for his uncanny ability to play very slow, deep and even disturbing ballads bordering on sorrow, while himself sitting perfectly motionless, stoic and stolid at the piano, his face devoid of all emotion.
Besides performing, he composed for films (The Cool World, Three Rooms in Manhattan
Three Rooms in Manhattan
Three Rooms in Manhattan is a 1965 French drama film filmed in New York City.-Cast:* Annie Girardot as Kay Larsi* Maurice Ronet as Francois Comte* O.E...
and Sweet Love, Bitter
Sweet Love, Bitter
Sweet Love, Bitter is a soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1967 for the film of the same name written by Lewis Jacobs and directed by Herbert Danska and released on the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
), theater, and ballet. In 1963 he had a major nervous breakdown, and had to re-learn his skills, apparently by listening to his own records. Waldron's playing style re-emerged more brooding, starker and percussive, combining bebop
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
and avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
melodies, and at times weaving repetitive melodic motifs using just a few notes over a drone-like accompaniment figure.
After working on a film score in Europe he moved there permanently in 1965 initially living in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and in his last years he was based in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He performed and recorded extensively throughout Europe and Japan in his later decades, regularly returning to the United States for bookings. His 1969 album, Free At Last, was the first ever release on the ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
label. In 1973, he collaborated with the German avant-rock band Embryo
Embryo (band)
Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10...
on an album of four somber, laid-back instrumentals titled Rocksession (released on the German label Brain Metronome records).
Through the 1980s and 1990s he worked in various settings with Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
, notably in soprano-piano duets playing their own compositions as well as Monk's. After some years of indifferent health, Waldron was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. He continued to perform until his death in December 2002 in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
As leader
- Mal-1Mal-1Mal-1 is the debut album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 4 stars stating "Mal Waldron's recording debut as a leader presents the pianist with his many gifts already well...
(Prestige, 1956) - Mal/2 (Prestige, 1957)
- The DealersThe DealersThe Dealers is a 1964 album by jazz musician Mal Waldron released on New Jazz Records, catalogue 8316.-Personnel:* Mal Waldron — piano* Bill Hardman — trumpet on side one* Jackie McLean — alto saxophone on side one* John Coltrane — tenor saxophone...
(Status, 1957) - Mal/3: SoundsMal/3: SoundsMal/3: Sounds is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the Prestige label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music is not essential but holds one's interest throughout".-Track listing:# "Tension" —...
(New Jazz, 1958) - Mal/4: TrioMal/4: TrioMal/4: Trio is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "His sometimes-brooding style was already quite recognizable and his inventive use of repetition was...
(New Jazz, 1958) - Left AloneLeft Alone (Mal Waldron album)Left Alone is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1959 and released on the Bethlehem label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although Waldron dedicated the album to Lady Day and talks about her a bit on the last track in a short...
(Bethlehem, 1959) - ImpressionsImpressions (Mal Waldron album)Impressions is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron's brooding Monk-influenced style is heard in its early prime on this excellent release".-Track...
(New Jazz, 1959) - The QuestThe Quest (album)The Quest is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label. Some reissues of the album appear under Eric Dolphy's name.-Reception:...
- with Eric DolphyEric DolphyEric Allan Dolphy was an American jazz alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist. On a few occasions he also played the clarinet and baritone saxophone. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence in the 1960s...
and Booker ErvinBooker ErvinBooker Telleferro Ervin II was an American tenor saxophone player. He was perhaps best known for his association with bassist Charles Mingus....
(New Jazz, 1961) - Sweet Love, BitterSweet Love, BitterSweet Love, Bitter is a soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1967 for the film of the same name written by Lewis Jacobs and directed by Herbert Danska and released on the Impulse! label.-Reception:...
(Impulse!, 1967) - UrsulaUrsula (album)Ursula is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1969 and released on the French Musica label.-Track listing:# "First Bassman" — 2:13# "Girl on a Bicycle Waltz" — 6:43# "Ursula" — 4:04...
(Musica, 1969) - Set Me Free (Affinity, 1969)
- Free at LastFree at Last (Mal Waldron album)Free at Last is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1969 and released on the ECM label. The album was the first release on the influential European jazz label.-Reception:...
(ECM (Japan), 1969) - Tokyo BoundTokyo BoundTokyo Bound is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Tokyo in 1970 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label.-Track listing:# "Japanese Island" — 10:34# "Rock One for Jimbosan" — 13:01# "Atomic Energy" — 8:50...
(RCA Victor (Japan), 1970) - Tokyo ReverieTokyo ReverieTokyo Reverie is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Tokyo in 1970 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label.-Track listing:# "Tokyo Daytime"# "A Touch Of Tokyo"# "Sayonara"# "The Brave Samurai"# "Hallelujah"...
(RCA Victor (Japan), 1970) - Blood and GutsBlood and GutsBlood and Guts is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring a performance recorded in Paris in 1970 and released on the French Futura label.-Track listing:# "Down at Gill's" — 11:42...
(Futura, 1970) - Spanish BitchSpanish BitchSpanish Bitch is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1970 and released on the ECM label. The album was the second recording on the influentual European jazz label but only released in Japan.-Track listing:# "Spanish Bitch"...
(ECM (Japan), 1970) - The OpeningThe Opening (album)The Opening is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring a performance recorded in Paris in 1970 and released on the French Futura label.-Track listing:# "Right On — 7:10# "Of Pigs And Panthers" — 9:15# "Cry Out" — 3:00...
- (Futura, 1970) - The CallThe Call (Mal Waldron album)The Call is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1971 and released on the JAPO label. The album was the first release on the short-lived European jazz label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars....
(JAPO, 1971) - Mal: Live 4 to 1Mal: Live 4 to 1Mal: Live 4 to 1 is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring a performance recorded in Tokyo, Japan in 1971 and released on the Japanese Philips label.-Track listing:# "Little Abbi"# "Blood And Guts"# "Willow Weep for Me"...
(Philips (Japan), 1971) - First EncounterFirst EncounterFirst Encounter is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1971 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label.-Reception:...
with Gary PeacockGary PeacockGary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...
(RCA Victor (Japan), 1971) - Number NineteenNumber NineteenNumber Nineteen is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring a performance recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1971 and released on the Freedom label.-Track listing:# "Number Nineteen" — 22:15# "Trip" — 10:09...
(Freedom, 1971) - Black GloryBlack GloryBlack Glory is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Munich 1971 and released on the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron is in excellent form.....
(Enja, 1971) - Mal Waldron Plays the BluesMal Waldron Plays the BluesMal Waldron Plays the Blues is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Munich in 1971 and released on the Enja label.-Reception:...
(Enja, 1971) - SignalsSignals (Mal Waldron album)Signals is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1971 and released on the Freedom label.-Reception:...
(Freedom, 1971) - Journey Without EndJourney Without EndJourney Without End is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded in Paris in 1971 and released on the Japanese RCA Victor label...
with Steve LacySteve LacySteve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
(RCA Victor (Japan), 1971) - Blues for Lady DayBlues for Lady DayBlues for Lady Day is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn, Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label...
(Black Lion, 1972) - A Little Bit of MilesA Little Bit of MilesA Little Bit of Miles is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Leiden, Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label...
(Freedom, 1972) - Jazz a Confronto 19Jazz a Confronto 19Jazz a Confronto 19 is a solo album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Rome, Italy, on April 1, 1972, and released on the Horo label as part of the "Jazz a Confronto" series.-Track listing:# "Tew Nune" — 4:36...
(Horo, 1972) - A Touch of the Blues (Enja, 1972)
- Mal Waldron on SteinwayMal Waldron on SteinwayMal Waldron on Steinway is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Paris in 1972 and released by the Japanese Teichiku label.-Reception:...
(Teichiku, 1972) - Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy QuintetMal Waldron with the Steve Lacy QuintetMal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy released on the French America label in 1972...
with Steve Lacy (America (France), 1972) - The Whirling DervishThe Whirling DervishThe Whirling Dervish is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Paris in 1972 and released by the French America label.-Reception:...
(America (France), 1972) - Meditations (RCA Victor (Japan), 1972)
- Up Popped the DevilUp Popped the DevilUp Popped the Devil is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1973 and released by the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Bob Rusch awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Pianist Mal Waldron's music is characterized by a heavily-brooding rhythmic quality, with the left...
with Reggie WorkmanReggie WorkmanReginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey....
and Billy HigginsBilly HigginsBilly Higgins was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, beginning in 1958...
(Enja, 1973) - Hard TalkHard Talk (album)Hard Talk is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1974 and released by the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is a strong live set that successfully combines together some distinctive musical...
with Steve Lacy (Enja, 1974) - Like Old Time with Jackie McLeanJackie McLeanJohn Lenwood McLean was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City.-Biography:McLean's father, John Sr., played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra...
(RCA Victor (Japan), 1976) - One-Upmanship with Steve Lacy (Enja, 1977)
- MoodsMoods (Mal Waldron album)Moods is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1978 and released by the Enja label. Originally released as a double LP the CD reissue omitted three of the piano solos Moods is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1978 and released by the Enja label....
(Enja, 1978) - Mingus LivesMingus LivesMingus Lives is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Belgium in 1979 and released by the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Mingus Lives" — 7:48...
(Enja, 1979) - Mal 81Mal 81Mal 81 is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1981 and released by the Progressive label.-Track listing:# "Love For Sale" — 6:40# "Summertime" — 6:20...
(Progressive, 1981) - News: Run About Mal (Progressive, 1981)
- Snake Out (Hathut, 1981 released 1982)
- Herbe L'oubli (Hathut, 1981 released 1983)
- Lets Call This (Hathut, 1981 released 1986)
- Live at Dreher, Paris 1981Live at Dreher, Paris 1981Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 is a live album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded in Paris in 1981 and released by the Hathut label....
with Steve Lacy (Hathut, 1981) [compiles Snake Out, Herbe L'oubli and Lets Call This with additional tracks] - What It IsWhat It Is (Mal Waldron album)What It Is is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1981 and released by the Enja label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "dauntless piano"....
(1981, Enja RecordsEnja RecordsEnja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....
) - One Entrance, Many ExitsOne Entrance, Many ExitsOne Entrance, Many Exits is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1982 and released by the Palo Alto label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "the combination of musicians works quite well...
(Palo Alto, 1982) - In RetrospectIn RetrospectIn Retrospect is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1982 and originally released by the Japanese Baybridge label.-Track listing:# "All Alone" – 7:30# "Blue Monk" In Retrospect is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1982 and originally released by the...
(Baybridge, 1982) - Breaking New GroundBreaking New GroundBreaking New Ground is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1983 and released by the Japanese Baybridge label.-Reception:...
(Baybridge, 1983) - Mal Waldron Plays Eric SatieMal Waldron Plays Eric SatieMal Waldron Plays Eric Satie is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron playing compositions by Erik Satie recorded in 1983 and released by the Japanese Baybridge label.-Track listing:# "Désespoir Agréable"# "Hermonies"# "Essais"...
(Baybridge, 1983) - You and the Night and the Music (Paddlewheel, 1983)
- EncountersEncounters (album)Encounters is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and bassist David Friesen recorded in 1984 and released by the Muse label.-Reception:...
with David FriesenDavid FriesenDavid Friesen is an American jazz bassist born in Tacoma, Washington. Friesen plays the double bass as well as the Oregon bass, which is an electrified acoustic bass....
(Muse, 1984) - Mal Waldron and Alone (CBS/Sony (Japan), 1985)
- Songs of Love and Regret with Marion BrownMarion BrownMarion Brown was a jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. He is most well known as a member of the 1960s avant-garde jazz scene in New York City, playing alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai...
(Free Lance (France), 1985) - DedicationDedication (Mal Waldron album)Dedication is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron and bassist David Friesen recorded in 1985 and released by the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars....
with David Friesen - (Soul Note, 1985) - Space (Vent Du Sud (France), 1986)
- Sempre AmoreSempre AmoreSempre Amore is an album by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987. It features duo performances of tunes written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.-Reception:...
with Steve Lacy (Soul Note, 1986) - UpdateUpdate (Mal Waldron album)Update is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987. It features solo performances recorded in Milan, Italy.-Reception:...
(Soul Note, 1986) - Left Alone '86Left Alone '86Left Alone '86 is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron and saxophonist Jackie McLean released on the Japanese Paddle Wheel label in 1986. The album is a sequel to Waldron's 1959 recording Left Alone which McLean played on the title track.-Reception:...
with Jackie McLean (Paddle Wheel, 1986) - The Git Go - Live at the Village VanguardThe Git Go - Live at the Village VanguardThe Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded at the Village Vanguard and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987.-Reception:...
(Soul Note, 1986) - The Seagulls of KristiansundThe Seagulls of KristiansundThe Seagulls of Kristiansund is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded at the Village Vanguard and released on the Italian Soul Note label in 1987.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars....
(Soul Note, 1986) - Our Colline's a TreasureOur Colline's a TreasureOur Colline'a a Treasure is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Spaces" — 9:18...
(Soul Note, 1986 - released 1991) - Remembering the MomentRemembering the MomentRemembering the Moment is a live album by David Friesen, Eddie Moore, Jim Pepper, Julian Priester and Mal Waldron recorded in Portland, Oregon in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:...
with David FriesenDavid FriesenDavid Friesen is an American jazz bassist born in Tacoma, Washington. Friesen plays the double bass as well as the Oregon bass, which is an electrified acoustic bass....
, Eddie Moore, Jim PepperJim PepperJim Pepper was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and singer of Native American ancestry.-Biography:...
& Julian PriesterJulian PriesterJulian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer.He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock.-Biography:...
(Soul Note, 1987) - The Super Quartet Live at Sweet BasilThe Super Quartet Live at Sweet BasilThe Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City in 1987 and released on the Japanese Paddle Wheel label.-Reception:...
with Steve Lacy (Paddle Wheel, 1987) - Mal, Dance and SoulMal, Dance and SoulMal, Dance and Soul is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1987 and first released on the German Tutu label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Dancing on the Flames" — 9:34...
(Enja, 1987) - EvidenceEvidence (Mal Waldron album)Evidence is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Canadea and released on the Canadian Dark Light Music label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars stating "The pianist's interpretations of standards on this date are among the best of his career".-Track...
(Dark Light, 1988) - Art of the DuoArt of the DuoArt of the Duo is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron and saxophonist Jim Pepper recorded in 1988 and released on the German Tutu label.-Track listing:# "Ticket to Tokyo" — 4:49# "Ruby, My Dear" — 6:45...
with Jim PepperJim PepperJim Pepper was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and singer of Native American ancestry.-Biography:...
(Tutu, 1989) - No More Tears (For Lady Day)No More Tears (For Lady Day)No More Tears is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in West Germany and released on the Dutch Timeless label.-Reception:...
(Timeless, 1989) - Into the LightInto the LightInto the Light is singer Chris de Burgh's eighth studio album, released by A&M Records in 1986. The album is notable for containing what is easily de Burgh's biggest hit, "The Lady in Red", one of the most instantly recognisable and oft-played love songs...
( aka Duo,Solo,Quartet) (Materiale Sonori, 1989) - Crowd SceneCrowd SceneCrowd Scene is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1989 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "there are some rambling moments on these lengthy performances, both of which clock in at over 25 minutes...
(Soul Note, 1989) - Where Are You?Where Are You? (Mal Waldron album)Where Are You? is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1989 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mal Waldron's mellow and sentimental side is tapped on this session.....
(Soul Note, 1989) - Quadrologue at UtopiaQuadrologue at UtopiaQuadrologue at Utopia is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring Jim Pepper recorded in 1989 and released on the German Tutu label.-Reception:Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Ticket to Utopia" — 20:31...
featuring Jim Pepper (Tutu, 1989) - More Git' Go at UtopiaMore Git' Go at UtopiaMore Git' Go at Utopia is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring Jim Pepper recorded in 1989 and released on the German Tutu label.-Track listing:# "More Git' Go at Utopia" — 20:43...
featuring Jim Pepper (Tutu, 1989) - Spring in PragueSpring in PragueSpring in Prague is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese Alfa Jazz label.-Track listing:# "Revolution" – 6:05# "East of the Sun" – 7:57# "Let us Live - dedicated to East-Germany" – 6:12...
(Alfa Jazz, 1990) - Hot HouseHot House (Steve Lacy album)Hot House is an album by Steve Lacy and Mal Waldron released on the RCA Novus label in 1991. It features duo performances of tunes written by Herbie Nichols, Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk...
with Steve Lacy (Arista/Novus, 1991) - I Remember TheloniousI Remember TheloniousI Remember Thelonious is a live album by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in Italy in 1992 and released on the Nel Jazz label.-Reception:...
with Steve Lacy (Nel Jazz, 1992) - My Dear FamilyMy Dear FamilyMy Dear Family is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1993 and released on the Evidence label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Matt Collar states "this is a superbly performed album by stellar, world-class musicians and should please most hardcore jazz fans".-Track listing:#...
(Evidence, 1993) - Waldron-HaslamWaldron-HaslamWaldron-Haslam is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron and baritone saxophonist George Haslam recorded in 1994 and released on the English Slam label.-Reception:...
with George HaslamGeorge HaslamGeorge Haslam is an English avant-garde jazz saxophonist. Haslam's horns of choice are the baritone saxophone and the tárogató....
(Slam, 1994) - After HoursAfter Hours (Jeanne Lee album)After Hours is an album by jazz singer Jeanne Lee and pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1994 and released on the Owl label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Waldron's accompaniment is typically rhythmic, creatively repetitive, brooding and personal...
with Jeanne LeeJeanne LeeJeanne Lee was an American jazz singer, poet and composer. Best known for a wide range of vocal styles she mastered, Lee collaborated with numerous distinguished composers and performers which included Gunter Hampel, Ran Blake, Carla Bley, Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown, and many...
(Owl, 1994) - Mal, Verve, Black & BlueMal, Verve, Black & BlueMal, Verve, Black & Blue is a live album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1994 and released on the German Tutu label.-Track listing:# "Judy Full Grown" — 12:28# "Transylvanian Dance" — 16:57# "Here Comes Mikey" — 11:39...
(Tutu, 1994) - Two NewTwo NewTwo New is an album by jazz pianist Mal Waldron and baritone saxophonist George Haslam recorded in 1995 and released on the English Slam label.-Reception:...
with George Haslam (Slam, 1995) - Maturity 4: White Road, Black Rain with Jeanne Lee (Tokuma, 1995)
- Maturity 3: Dual with Takeo Moriyama (Tokuma, 1995)
- Maturity 2: He's My Father with Mala Waldron (Tokuma, 1995)
- Art of the Duo: The Big Rochade with Nicolas Simion (Tutu, 1995)
- Maturity 5: The Elusiveness of Mt. Fuji (Tokuma, 1996)
- Soul Eyes with Jeanne Lee and Abbey LincolnAbbey LincolnAnna Marie Wooldridge , better known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. Lincoln was unusual in that she wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of jazz audiences.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was one of many...
(BMG, 1997) - Maturity 1: Klassics (Tokuma, 1998)
- Riding A Zephyr with Judi SilvanoJudi SilvanoJudi Silvano, born 1951, is a jazz singer and composer. A native of Philadelphia, her singing style bears similarity to Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog. She is a scholar of Sheila Jordan and of Jeanne Lee. Her husband is tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano....
(Soul Note, 2000) - Silence with David MurrayDavid Murray (jazz musician)David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
- One More Time with Steve Lacy (Sketch, 2002)
- Left Alone Revisited with Archie SheppArchie SheppArchie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and...
(Enja, 2002)
As sideman
With Gene AmmonsGene Ammons
Eugene "Jug" Ammons also known as "The Boss," was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and the son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons.-Biography:...
- Jammin' with Gene (Prestige, 1956)
- Funky (Prestige, 1957)
- Jammin' in Hi Fi (Prestige, 1957)
- Groove Blues (Prestige, 1958)
- The Big Sound (Prestige, 1958)
- Blue Gene (Prestige, 1958)
- Velvet Soul (Prestige, 1962)
- Sock! (Prestige, 1962)
- Angel Eyes (Prestige, 1962)
With Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey
Benny Bailey, born Ernest Harold Bailey , was an American bebop and hard-bop jazz trumpeter.-Biography:...
- Soul Eyes (MPS, 1968)
With Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.-Biography:...
- All Night Long (Prestige, 1956)
- Two Guitars (Prestige, 1957)
With Roy Burrowes
- Live at the Dreher (Marge 14, 1980)
With Ron Carter
Ron Carter
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that...
- Where? (Prestige, 1961)
With Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles
Teddy Charles is an American jazz pianist, drummer and vibraphone musician. Born Theodore Charles Cohen in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, he began his musical career studying at Juilliard School of Music as a percussionist...
- The Teddy Charles Tentet (Atlantic, 1956)
- Vibe-Rant (Elektra, 1957)
- Jazz in the Garden (Warwick, 1960)
With John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
- DakarDakar (album)Dakar is an album credited to jazz musician John Coltrane, released in 1963 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7280. It is a reissue of one track from Prestige 7084 credited to the Prestige All-Stars, and of other material not issued as a Coltrane album...
(Prestige, 1957) - Cattin' with Coltrane and QuinichetteCattin' with Coltrane and QuinichetteCattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette is an album by jazz musicians John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette, released in 1959 on Prestige Records, catalogue 7158...
with Paul QuinichettePaul QuinichettePaul Quinichette was a jazz tenor saxophone musician. He was known as the Vice President or Vice Prez for his uncanny emulation of the breathy style of Lester Young, known as Prez. Young, who affectionately called everyone "Lady ****" , called him "Lady Q"...
(Prestige, 1957) - Coltrane (Prestige, 1957)
With Nathan Davis
Nathan Davis (saxophonist)
Nathan Davis is an American hard bop jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet and flute...
- Jazz Concert in a Benedictine Monastery (Edici, 1969)
With Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
Eric Allan Dolphy was an American jazz alto saxophonist, flutist, and bass clarinetist. On a few occasions he also played the clarinet and baritone saxophone. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gain prominence in the 1960s...
- At the Five SpotAt the Five SpotAt the Five Spot volumes one and two is a pair of jazz albums documenting one night from the end of Eric Dolphy's two-week residency at the Five Spot in New York. This was the only night to be recorded; the engineer was Rudy Van Gelder...
(Prestige, 1961)
With Ray Draper
Ray Draper
Raymond Allen Draper was an American hard bop tuba player.-Biography:Draper attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid-1950s. As a leader, he recorded his first album, Tuba Sounds , at the age of 16, with a quintet...
- Tuba Sounds (Prestige, 1957)
With Embryo
Embryo (band)
Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10...
- Steig Aus (Brain, 1970)
- Rocksession (Brain, 1971)
- Turn Peace (Schneeball, 1989)
- 40 (Trikont, 2010)
With Duško Gojković
Duško Gojkovic
Duško Gojković , is a Serbian jazz trumpeter and composer....
- Swinging Macedonia (Philips, 1966)
With Bennie Green
Bennie Green
Bennie Green was an American jazz trombonist.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.-As leader:...
- Hornful of SoulHornful of SoulHornful of Soul is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green recorded in 1960 and released on the Bethlehem label.-Reception:...
(Bethlehem, 1960)
With Terumasa Hino
Terumasa Hino
is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. Currently based in New York, Hino is widely acknowledged as one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet and flügelhorn.-Biography:...
- Reminiscent Suite (Victor [Japan], 1972)
With Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at NewportElla Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at NewportElla Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday at Newport is a 1958 live album by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival....
(Verve, 1957) - Lady in SatinLady in SatinLady in Satin is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday released in 1958 on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1157 in mono and CS 8048 in stereo. It is the next to final album completed by the singer and released in her lifetime...
(Columbia, 1958)
With Etta Jones
Etta Jones
Etta Jones was an American jazz singer. She is not to be confused with the more popular singer Etta James nor her namesake, a member of the Dandridge Sisters, who recorded with Jimmy Lunceford and was Gerald Wilson's first wife. Her best known recordings were "Don't Go To Strangers" and "Save...
- So Warm (Prestige, 1961)
With Kimiko Kasai
Kimiko Kasai
Kimiko Kasai is a Japanese jazz singer who was born in Kyoto, Japan on December 15, 1945.She went to Tokyo in 1964, and became a featured member of pianist Yuzuru Sera's group...
- One for Lady (Victor [Japan], 1971)
With Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
- ReflectionsReflections (Steve Lacy album)Reflections is the second album by Steve Lacy which was released on the Prestige label in 1959. It features performances of Thelonious Monk's compositions by Lacy, Mal Waldron, Buell Neidlinger and Elvin Jones...
(New Jazz, 1958)
With Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln
Anna Marie Wooldridge , better known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was a jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress. Lincoln was unusual in that she wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of jazz audiences.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was one of many...
- Straight AheadStraight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln album)Straight Ahead is an album by American jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln featuring performances recorded in 1961 for the Candid label.-Reception:...
(Candid, 1961)
With Teo Macero
Teo Macero
Teo Macero , born Attilio Joseph Macero, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer...
- Teo Macero with the Prestige Jazz Quartet (Prestige, 1957)
- Something New, Something Blue with Manny AlbamManny AlbamManny Albam was a jazz baritone saxophone player who eventually put the instrument down in favour of a long and respected career as an arranger, writer, and teacher.-Biography:The son of Lithuanian immigrants, who was born in the Dominican Republic when his mother went into labour en route...
(Columbia, 1959)
With Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
John Lenwood McLean was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City.-Biography:McLean's father, John Sr., played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra...
- 4, 5 and 6 (Prestige, 1956)
- Jackie's Pal (Prestige, 1956)
- Jackie McLean & Co. (Prestige, 1957)
- Makin' the Changes (Prestige, 1957)
- A Long Drink of the Blues (Prestige, 1957)
- McLean's Scene (Prestige, 1957)
With Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.Mingus's compositions retained the hot and soulful feel of hard bop and drew heavily from black gospel music while sometimes drawing on elements of Third stream, free jazz, and classical music...
- Mingus at the BohemiaMingus at the BohemiaMingus at the Bohemia is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded during a live concert and released in 1955. Further recordings from the concert were released under the title The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach.- The music :...
(Debut, 1955) - The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max RoachThe Charles Mingus Quintet & Max RoachThe Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded during a live concert and released in 1955. Further recordings from the concert were released under the title Mingus at the Bohemia.-Reception:...
(Debut, 1955) - Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic, 1957)
- Blues & RootsBlues & RootsBlues & Roots is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1959 and released in 1960. It has been reissued twice as a CD, first by Atlantic Records, and then again by Rhino Entertainment in 1998....
(Atlantic, 1960)
With The Prestige All Stars
- Earthy (Prestige, 1957)
- 4 Altos (Prestige, 1957)
- Olio (Prestige, 1957)
- Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors (Prestige, 1957)
- Coolin (New Jazz, 1957)
- After Hours (Prestige, 1957)
- Wheelin' & Dealin' (Prestige, 1957)
With Paul Quinchette
- On the Sunny Side (Prestige, 1957)
With Max Roach
Max Roach
Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer.A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history...
- Percussion Bitter SweetPercussion Bitter SweetPercussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records.-Track listing:All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted#"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53#"Mama" - 4:50#"Tender Warriors" - 6:52...
(Impulse!, 1961) - It's TimeIt's Time (Max Roach album)It's Time is a 1962 album by jazz drummer Max Roach, released on Impulse! Records and features trumpeter Richard Williams, tenor-saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trombonist Julian Priester, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Art Davis, and a vocal choir conducted by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson...
(Impulse, 1962) - Speak, Brother, Speak! (Impulse!, 1962)
With Klaus Weiss
- Childs Prayer (EMI/Electrola, 1978)
- On Tour (Calig, 1979)
With Johnny Dyani
Johnny Dyani
Johnny Mbizo Dyani was a South African jazz double bassist and pianist, who played with such musicians as Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, David Murray and Leo Smith....
- Some Jive Ass Boer (Jazz Unité 102 , 1981)
With Eldee Young
Eldee Young
Eldee Young was a jazz double-bass and cello player who performed in the cool jazz, post bop and rhythm and blues mediums....
- Eldee Young and Company (Argo, 1961)
With Webster Young
Webster Young
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- For Lady (Prestige, 1957)
With Earl Zindars
Earl Zindars
Earl Zindars was an American composer of jazz and classical music.-Biography:Chicago-born Earl Zindars graduated from DePaul University and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Music Composition from Northwestern University. He studied with Dr...
/Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza is a Latin jazz percussionist. Through his long associations with jazz pianist George Shearing, vibraphonist Cal Tjader and guitarist Carlos Santana, he has been internationally known from the 1950s through to the 1990s...
- The Soul of Jazz Percussion (Warwick, 1960)
As composer
- The Dizzy GillespieDizzy GillespieJohn Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
quintet - The Cool WorldThe Cool World (soundtrack)The Cool World is a 1964 soundtrack album to the film The Cool World by Dizzy Gillespie and his quintet, composed and arranged by Mal Waldron...
(Philips, 1964)