Mal Waldron date of birth:
August 16, 1926
How old was Mal Waldron when died?
76
Where was Mal Waldron born?
New York City, New York, United States
When did Mal Waldron die?
December 2, 2002
Where did Mal Waldron die?
Brussels, Belgium
Mal Waldron body shape:
Average
What color are Mal Waldron's eyes?
Black
What color is Mal Waldron's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Mal Waldron gay or straight?
Straight
What is Mal Waldron's ethnicity?
White
What is Mal Waldron nationality?
American
What is Mal Waldron's occupation?
Musician, composer, arranger
What genre is Mal Waldron's work?
Avant-garde jazz, Hard bop, Modal jazz, Post-bop
What instruments does Mal Waldron play?
Piano
Short Biography
Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from university. In the following dozen years or so Waldron led his own bands and played for those led by Charles Mingus, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy, among others. During Waldron's period as house pianist for Prestige Records in the late 1950s, he appeared on dozens of albums and composed for many of them, including writing his most famous song, "Soul Eyes", for Coltrane. Waldron was often an accompanist for vocalists, and was Billie Holiday's regular accompanist from April 1957 until her death in July 1959.