A musical associate of Charles Mingus, as well as Billie Holiday's last accompanist, pianist Mal Waldron dramatically mixed intuitive blues phrasing with a rich sense of tradition. From his post-bop beginnings, he eventually progressed to an innovative, atmospheric style.

Listen to Mal Waldron at Finetune.

• Fire Waltz
• Nervous

• Eric Dolphy
• Billie Holiday
• Kenny Drew
• Charles Mingus
• Steve Lacy
• John Lewis
• Randy Weston
• Herbie Hancock
• Miles Davis
• Thelonious Monk
• John Coltrane
• Andrew Hill
• Booker Little
• Archie Shepp
• Sonny Rollins
• Stanley Cowell
• Duke Ellington
• Jaki Byard
• John Coltrane Quartet
• Bill Evans

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