# Discografie van Mal Waldron

Mal Waldron was een jazzpianist en -componist. Hij nam in de periode 1952-2002 meer dan honderd albums onder eigen naam op en speelde als 'sideman' mee op meer dan tachtig platen. Deze discografie vermeldt ook de filmsoundtracks waarvoor hij heeft geschreven.

## Discografie

Een asterisk (*) geeft het jaar van verschijnen aan.

### Als leider/co-leider

| Jaar opname | Titel | Label | Personeel/Noten |
| 1956 | Mal-1 | Prestige | Met Idrees Sulieman (trompet), Gigi Gryce (altsaxofoon), Julian Euell (contrabas), Arthur Edgehill (drums) |
| 1957 | Mal/2 | Prestige | Met Bill Hardman en Idrees Sulieman (trompet; apart), Jackie McLean en Sahib Shihab (altsaxofoon; apart), John Coltrane (tenorsaxofoon), Julian Euell (contrabas), Art Taylor en Ed Thigpen (drums; apart) |
| 1957 | The Dealers | Status | Met Bill Hardman (trompet), John Coltrane en Paul Quinichette (tenorsaxofoon), Frank Wess (tenorsaxofoon, fluit), Jackie McLean (altsaxofoon), Julian Euell en Doug Watkins (contrabas; apart), Art Taylor (drums) |
| 1958 | Mal/3: Sounds | New Jazz | Met Art Farmer (trompet), Eric Dixon (fluit), Calo Scott (cello), Julian Euell (contrabas), Elvin Jones (drums), Elaine Waldron (zang op twee nummers) |
| 1958 | Just Wailin' | New Jazz | Met Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse en Kenny Burrell |
| 1958 | Mal/4: Trio | New Jazz | Met Addison Farmer (contrabas), Kenny Dennis (drums) |
| 1959 | Left Alone | Bethlehem | Met Jackie McLean (altsaxofoon op één nummer), Julian Euell (contrabas), Al Dreares (drums); Waldron praat over Billie Holiday op een track |
| 1959 | Impressions | New Jazz | Met Addison Farmer (contrabas), Albert Heath (drums) |
| 1959 | The Blues Minus You | Music Minus One | Met Wendell Marshall (contrabas), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1960 | Moonglow and Stardust | Music Minus One | Met Wendell Marshall (contrabas), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1960 | The Music Of Duke Ellington | Music Minus One | Met Wendell Marshall en Addison Farmer (contrabas; apart), Charles Perry en Ed Shaughnessy (drums; apart) |
| 1960 | The Music Of Jimmy McHugh | Music Minus One | Met George Duvivier (contrabas), Ed Shaughnessy (drums) |
| 1960 | Mal Waldron | Music Minus One | Onbekend (contrabas), onbekend (drums) |
| 1960 | For Singers 'n Swingers | Music Minus One | Met George Duvivier (contrabas), Ed Shaughnessy (drums) |
| 1961 | The Quest | New Jazz | Met Eric Dolphy (altsaxofoon, basklarinet), Booker Ervin (tenorsaxofoon), Ron Carter (cello), Joe Benjamin (contrabas) Charlie Persip (drums) |
| 1961 | Fun with Brushes | Music Minus One | Met Addison Farmer (contrabas), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1961 | Blue Drums | Music Minus One | Met Wendell Marshall (contrabas), Charles Perry (drums) |
| 1963* | Les Nuits de la Negritude | Powertree | Met George Tucker (contrabas), Al Dreares (drums) |
| 1966 | All Alone | GTA | Solo-piano |
| 1966 | Mal Waldron Trio | Karim | Met Giovanni Tommaso (contrabas), Pepito Pignatelli (drums) |
| 1967 | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! | Met Dave Burnes (trompet), George Coleman (tenorsaxofoon, altsaxofoon), Charles Davis (baritonsaxofoon), Richard Davis en George Duvivier (contrabas; apart), Al Dreares (drums); soundtrack-album |
| 1969 | Ursula | Musica | Met Patrice Caratini (contrabas), Franco Manzecchi (drums) |
| 1969 | Set Me Free | Affinity | Met Barre Phillips (contrabas), Philly Joe Jones (drums) |
| 1969 | Free at Last | ECM | Met Isla Eckinger (contrabas), Clarence Beckton (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Bound | RCA Victor | Met Yasuo Arakawa (contrabas), Takeshi Inomata (drums) |
| 1970 | Tokyo Reverie | RCA Victor | Solo-piano |
| 1970 | Blood and Guts | Futura | Met Patrice Caratini (contrabas), Guy Hayat (drums) |
| 1970 | Spanish Bitch | ECM | Met Isla Eckinger (contrabas), Fred Brasful (drums) |
| 1970 | The Opening | Futura | Solo-piano |
| 1971 | The Call | JAPO | Met Jimmy Jackson (orgel), Eberhard Weber (elektrische bas), Fred Braceful (drums, percussie) |
| 1971 | Mal: Live 4 to 1 | Philips | Solo-piano op 5 nummers; duo met Masabumi Kikuchi (piano) op 2 tracks; trio met Isao Suzuki (contrabas), Yoshiyuki Nakamura (drums) op 2 tracks; kwartet met Kohsuke Mine (altsaxofoon), Suzuki, Nakamura op 2 nummers; 'live' |
| 1971 | First Encounter | RCA Victor | Met Gary Peacock (contrabas; co-leider), Hiroshi Murakami (drums) |
| 1971 | Number Nineteen | Freedom | Met Dick Van Der Capellen (contrabas), Martin Van Duynhoven (drums) |
| 1971 | Black Glory | Enja | Met Jimmy Woode (contrabas), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Mal Waldron Plays the Blues | Enja | Met Jimmy Woode (contrabas), Pierre Favre (drums) |
| 1971 | Signals | Freedom | Solo-piano |
| 1971 | Journey Without End | RCA Victor | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider), Kent Carter (contrabas), Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Blues for Lady Day | Black Lion | Solo-piano |
| 1972 | A Little Bit of Miles | Freedom | Met Henk Haverhoek (contrabas), Pierre Courbois (drums) |
| 1972 | Jazz a Confronto 19 | Horo | Solo-piano |
| 1972 | A Touch of the Blues | Enja | Met Jimmy Woode (contrabas), Allen Blairman (drums) |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron on Steinway | Teichiku | Solo-piano |
| 1972 | Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet | America (France) | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Steve Potts (altsaxofoon), Irene Aebi (cello), Kent Carter (contrabas), Noel McGhie (drums, percussie) |
| 1972 | The Whirling Dervish | America (France) | Met Peter Warren (contrabas), Noel McGhie (drums) |
| 1972 | Meditations | RCA Victor | Solo-piano |
| 1973 | Up Popped the Devil | Enja | Met Carla Poole (fluit op één track), Reggie Workman (contrabas), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1974 | Hard Talk | Enja | Met Manfred Schoof (kornet), Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Isla Eckinger (contrabas), Allen Blairman (drums); 'live' |
| 1976 | Like Old Time | RCA Victor | Met Jackie McLean (altsaxofoon; co-leider), Isao Suzuki (contrabas), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1977 | One-Upmanship | Enja | Met Manfred Schoof (trompet), Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Jimmy Woode (contrabas), Makaya Ntshoko (drums) |
| 1978 | Moods | Enja | Met Terumasa Hino (trompet), Hermann Breuer (trombone), Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Cameron Brown (contrabas), Makaya Ntshoko (drums) op 3 tracks; solo piano op 7 tracks |
| 1979 | Mingus Lives | Enja | Solo-piano |
| 1981 | Mal 81 | Progressive | Met George Mraz (contrabas), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | News: Run About Mal | Progressive | Met George Mraz (contrabas), Al Foster (drums) |
| 1981 | Snake Out | Hathut | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1981 | Herbe de l'oubli | Hathut | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1981 | Let's Call This | Hathut | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1981 | Live at Dreher, Paris 1981 | Hathut | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider); (de albums Snake Out, Herbe de l'oubli en Let's Call This, met extra tracks |
| 1981 | What It Is | Enja | Met Clifford Jordan (tenorsaxofoon), Cecil McBee (contrabas), Dannie Richmond (drums) |
| 1982 | One Entrance, Many Exits | Palo Alto | Met Joe Henderson (tenorsaxofoon), David Friesen (contrabas), Billy Higgins (drums) |
| 1982 | In Retrospect | Baybridge | Met Akira Miyazawa (tenorsaxofoon, fluit), Isao Suzuki (contrabas), Hironobu Fujisawa (drums) |
| 1983 | Breaking New Ground | Baybridge | Met Reggie Workman (contrabas), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | Mal Waldron Plays Eric Satie | Baybridge | Met Reggie Workman (contrabas), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1983 | You and the Night and the Music | Paddle Wheel | Met Reggie Workman (contrabas), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1984 | Encounters | Muse | Met David Friesen (contrabas; co-leider) |
| 1985 | Mal Waldron and Alone | CBS/Sony | Solo-piano |
| 1985 | Songs of Love and Regret | Freelance Records | Met Marion Brown (altsaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1985 | Dedication | Soul Note | Met David Friesen (contrabas; co-leider) |
| 1985 | Piano Duo Live at Pit Inn | CBS/Sony | Duo, met Yōsuke Yamashita (piano) |
| 1986 | Space | Vent du Sud | Met Michel Marre (trompet, bugel), Doudou Gouirand (altsaxofoon, sopraansaxofoon), Joel Allouche (tabla; één track) |
| 1986 | Sempre Amore | Soul Note | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1986 | Update | Soul Note | Solo-piano |
| 1986 | Left Alone '86 | Paddle Wheel | Met Jackie McLean (altsaxofoon; co-leider), Herbie Lewis (contrabas), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1986 | The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard | Soul Note | Met Woody Shaw (trompet), Charlie Rouse (tenorsaxofoon, fluit), Reggie Workman (contrabas), Ed Blackwell (drums) |
| 1986 | The Seagulls of Kristiansund | Soul Note | Personeel: zie The Git Go - Live at the Village Vanguard |
| 1987 | Both Sides Now | Century | Solo-piano |
| 1987 | Our Colline's a Treasure | Soul Note | Met Leonard Jones (contrabas), Sangoma Everett (drums) |
| 1987 | Remembering the Moment | Soul Note | Met Julian Priester (trombone), Jim Pepper (tenorsaxofoon), David Friesen (contrabas), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | The Super Quartet Live at Sweet Basil | Paddle Wheel | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Reggie Workman (contrabas), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1987 | Mal, Dance and Soul | Enja | Met Ed Schuller (contrabas), John Betsch (drums), Jim Pepper (tenorsaxofoon; vier tracks) |
| 1988 | Evidence | Dark Light | Solo-piano |
| 1988 | Art of the Duo | Tutu | Met Jim Pepper (tenorsaxofoon, sopraansaxofoon) |
| 1988 | No More Tears (For Lady Day) | Timeless | Met Paulo Cardoso (contrabas), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989 | Into the Light | Materiali Sonori | Met Christian Burchard (vibrafoon), Michael Schone (contrabas), Dieter Serfas (percussie); ook bekend als Duo, Solo, Quartet |
| 1989 | Crowd Scene | Soul Note | Met Sonny Fortune (altsaxofoon), Ricky Ford (tenorsaxofoon), Reggie Workman (contrabas), Eddie Moore (drums) |
| 1989 | Where Are You? | Soul Note | Personeel: zie Crowd Scene |
| 1989 | Quadrologue at Utopia | Tutu | Met Jim Pepper (tenorsaxofoon, sopraansaxofoon), Ed Schuller (contrabas), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1989 | More Git' Go at Utopia | Tutu | Met Jim Pepper (tenorsaxofoon, sopraansaxofoon), Ed Schuller (contrabas), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Spring in Prague | Alfa Jazz | Met Paulo Cardoso (contrabas), John Betsch (drums) |
| 1990 | Hot House | Arista/Novus | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1992 | I Remember Thelonious | Nel Jazz | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1993 | My Dear Family | Evidence | Met Eddie Henderson (trompet, bugel), Grover Washington Jr. (sopraansaxofoon; 3 tracks), Reggie Workman (contrabas), Pheeroan Ak Laff (drums) |
| 1993 | Let's Call This... Esteem | Slam | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider); 'live' |
| 1994 | Waldron-Haslam | Slam | Met George Haslam (baritonsaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1994 | After Hours | Owl | Met Jeanne Lee (zang; co-leider) |
| 1994 | Mingus, Monk, and Mal | Freelance | Met Judy Niemack (zang; co-leider) |
| 1994 | Communiqué | Soul Note | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1994 | Mal, Verve, Black & Blue | Tutu | Met Nicolas Simion (tenorsaxofoon), Ed Schuller (contrabas), Victor Jones (drums) |
| 1995 | Explorations... to the Mth Degree | Slam | Met Max Roach (drums, co-leider); 'live' |
| 1995 | Two New | Slam | Met George Haslam (baritonsaxofoon; co-leider) |
| 1995 | Maturity 4: White Road, Black Rain | Tokuma | Met Toru Tenda (fluit), Jeanne Lee (zang) |
| 1995 | Maturity 3: Dual | Tokuma | Met Takeo Moriyama (drums) |
| 1995 | Maturity 2: He's My Father | Tokuma | Met Mala Waldron (piano, zang) |
| 1995 | Travellin' in Soul Time | Bvhaast | Met Jeanne Lee (zang), Toru Tenda (fluit); 'live' |
| 1995 | Art of the Duo: The Big Rochade | Tutu | Met Nicolas Simion (sopraansaxofoon, tenorsaxofoon, basklarinet) |
| 1995–1999 | Mal Waldron | Tokuma | Solo-piano |
| 1996 | Maturity 5: The Elusiveness of Mt. Fuji | Tokuma | Solo-piano |
| 1997 | Soul Eyes | BMG | Met Jeanne Lee en Abbey Lincoln (zang) |
| 1998 | Maturity 1: Klassics | Tokuma | Met Yoshihiko Katori (vibrafoon), Kengo Nakamura (contrabas) op enkele tracks |
| 2000 | Riding a Zephyr | Soul Note | Met Judi Silvano (zang) |
| 2001 | Silence | Justin Time | Met David Murray (tenorsaxofoon, basklarinet) |
| 2002 | One More Time | Sketch | Met Steve Lacy (sopraansaxofoon), Jean-Jacques Avenel (contrabas) |
| 2002 | Left Alone Revisited | Enja | Met Archie Shepp (tenorsaxofoon, zang) |

### Albums als 'sideman'

| Jaar opname | Leider | Titel | Label |
| 1956 | Gene Ammons | Jammin' with Gene | Prestige |
| 1957 | Gene Ammons | Funky | Prestige |
| 1957 | Gene Ammons | Jammin' in Hi Fi with Gene Ammons | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | The Big Sound | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | Groove Blues | Prestige |
| 1958 | Gene Ammons | Blue Gene | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Velvet Soul | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Angel Eyes | Prestige |
| 1962 | Gene Ammons | Sock! | Prestige |
| 1968 | Benny Bailey | Soul Eyes | MPS |
| 1958 | Betty Blake | Betty Blake Sings in a Tender Mood | Bethlehem |
| 1956 | Kenny Burrell | All Night Long | Prestige |
| 1957 | Kenny Burrell | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | Kenny Burrell en Jimmy Raney) | 2 Guitars | Prestige |
| 1980 | Roy Burowes | Live at the Dreher | Marge |
| 1961 | Ron Carter | Where? | Prestige |
| 1956 | Teddy Charles | The Teddy Charles Tentet | Atlantic |
| 1957 | Teddy Charles | Vibe-Rant | Elektra |
| 1960 | Teddy Charles | Jazz in the Garden | Warwick |
| 1957 | John Coltrane | Dakar | Prestige |
| 1957 | John Coltrane en Paul Quinichette | Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette | Prestige |
| 1957 | John Coltrane | Coltrane | Prestige |
| 1969 | Nathan Davis | Jazz Concert in a Benedictine Monastery | Edici |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 1 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | At the Five Spot, Volume 2 | Prestige |
| 1961 | Eric Dolphy | Memorial Album | Prestige |
| 1957 | Ray Draper | Tuba Sounds | Prestige |
| 1981 | Johnny Dyani | Some Jive Ass Boer | Jazz Unité |
| 1967 | Embryo | For Eva | Disconforme |
| 1970 | Embryo | Steig aus | Brain |
| 1971 | Embryo | Rocksession | Brain |
| 1989 | Embryo | Turn Peace | Schneeball |
| 2010* | Embryo | 40 | Trikont |
| 1966 | Duško Gojković | Swinging Macedonia | Philips |
| 1960 | Bennie Green | Hornful of Soul | Bethlehem |
| 1971 | Sonny Grey | Skippin' | Numera |
| 1972 | Terumasa Hino | Reminiscent Suite | Victor (Japan) |
| 1957 | Billie Holiday | Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport | Verve |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Lady in Satin | Columbia |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Easy to Remember | Society |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Billie Holiday at Monterey 1958 | Black Hawk |
| 1961 | Etta Jones | So Warm | Prestige |
| 1957 | Thad Jones | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1971 | Kimiko Kasai | One for Lady | JVC/Victor (Japan) |
| 1958 | Steve Lacy | Reflections | New Jazz |
| 1961 | John LaPortata | Eight Men in Search of a Drummer | Music Minus One |
| 1961 | Abbey Lincoln | Straight Ahead | Candid |
| 1955 | Teo Macero | What's New? | Columbia |
| 1957 | Teo Macero | Teo | Prestige |
| 1959 | Teo Macero | Something New, Something Blue | Columbia |
| 1958 | Mary Ann McCall | Detour to the Moon | Jubilee |
| 1955 | Jackie McLean | Presenting... | Ad Lib |
| 1956 | Jackie McLean | 4, 5 and 6 | Prestige |
| 1956 | Jackie McLean | Jackie's Pal | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Jackie McLean & Co. | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Makin' the Changes | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | A Long Drink of the Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | Strange Blues | Prestige |
| 1957 | Jackie McLean | McLean's Scene | Prestige |
| 1954 | Charles Mingus | Jazz Composers Workshop | Savoy |
| 1955 | Charles Mingus | Mingus at the Bohemia | Debut |
| 1955 | Charles Mingus | The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach | Debut |
| 1956 | Charles Mingus | Pithecanthropus Erectus | Atlantic |
| 1959 | Mingus, Charles | Blues & Roots | Atlantic |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Baritones and French Horns | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Earthy | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Olio | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Coolin' | New Jazz |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | After Hours | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | The Prestige Jazz Quartet | Prestige |
| 1957 | The Prestige All Stars | Wheelin' & Dealin' | Prestige |
| 1957 | Paul Quinichette | On the Sunny Side | Prestige |
| 1961 | Max Roach | Percussion Bitter Sweet | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Max Roach | It's Time | Impulse! |
| 1962 | Max Roach | Speak, Brother, Speak! | Impulse! |
| 1982 | Kazutoki Umezu | Another Step | Union Jazz |
| 1957 | Diverse musici | The Sound of Jazz | Columbia |
| 1966 | Diverse musici | Jazz Jamboree '66, Volume 1 | Polskie Nagrania Muza |
| 1979 | Diverse musici | Jazzbühne Berlin 1979 | Amiga |
| 1979 | Diverse musici | Jazz Na Koncertnom Podiju Vol. 4 | Jugoton |
| 1978 | Klaus Weiss | Child's Prayer | EMI/Electrola |
| 1979 | Klaus Weiss | On Tour | Calig |
| 1957 | Phil Woods | Four Altos | Prestige |
| 1983 | Sumiko Yoseyama | With Mal | Continental |
| 1961 | Eldee Young | Eldee Young and Company | Argo |
| 1957 | Webster Young | For Lady | Prestige |
| 1960 | Earl Zindars (en Armando Peraza) | The Soul of Jazz Percussion | Warwick |

### Singles als 'sideman'

| Jaar opname | Leider | Titel | Label |
| 1952 | Ike Quebec | Whispering Winds / Kiss Of Fire | Hi-Lo |
| 1952 | Emmett Davis | Rippin' And Runnin' / Look What'cha Done | Hi-Lo |
| 1953 | The Wanderers | Heh Mae Ethel / We Could Find Happiness | Savoy |
| 1953 | Varetta Dillard | I Ain't Gonna Tell / (That's The Way) My Mind Is Working | Savoy |

### Soundtracks (als componist)

| Jaar opname | Leider | Titel | Label |
| 1964 | Dizzy Gillespie | The Cool World | Philips |
| 1965* | | Three Rooms in Manhattan |
| 1967 | Mal Waldron | Sweet Love, Bitter | Impulse! |
| 1972* | | George Who? |
| 1986* | | Tokyo Blues |