{"title":"Mal Waldron","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"758\"\u003eMal Waldron was a pianist of striking intensity and lyricism, whose career spanned bebop, post-bop and the avant-garde. From his early days accompanying Billie Holiday to his later explorations in Europe and Japan, Waldron’s music reflects both elegance and uncompromising individuality. His vinyl catalogue includes intimate solo works, powerful trio sessions and adventurous live recordings that continue to inspire collectors worldwide. Explore reissues, rare editions and essential albums that showcase the depth of Mal Waldron’s artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mal-waldron-left-alone-mal-waldron-live-1","title":"Mal Waldron – Left Alone: Mal Waldron Live 1 (1974 Fontana Japan LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eReleased in 1971 on Victor (Japan), \u003cem data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eLeft Alone: Mal Waldron Live 1\u003c\/em\u003e captures pianist \u003cstrong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"318\"\u003eMal Waldron\u003c\/strong\u003e in a deeply expressive live performance. Known for his distinctive, percussive touch and brooding lyricism, Waldron delivers a program that blends intensity with introspection, balancing driving rhythms with reflective ballad passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"850\"\u003eThe centerpiece is \u003cem data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"589\"\u003eLeft Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, co-written with \u003cstrong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"625\"\u003eBillie Holiday\u003c\/strong\u003e and one of Waldron’s signature works. In this live setting, it unfolds with emotional depth and haunting beauty, reminding listeners of his long association with Holiday and his unique voice as both accompanist and leader.\u003cstrong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"873\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003eAtmospheric and uncompromising, \u003cem data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1051\"\u003eLeft Alone: Mal Waldron Live 1\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential document of a pianist whose influence stretched from post-bop into the avant-garde.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42489571180603,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_4211_601cca1e-5a83-4a47-be0b-4f84a3dd07fb.jpg?v=1758779463"},{"product_id":"mal-waldron-candy-girl-2025-strut-records-reissue-vinyl-lp","title":"Mal Waldron - Candy Girl (2025 Strut Records Reissue Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMal Waldron - \u003cem\u003eCandy Girl \u003c\/em\u003e| Vinyl LP - 2025 Strut Records Reissue (STRUT295LP, remastered by The Carvery, pressed at Pallas)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA lost 1975 session\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded spontaneously at Parisound Studio in Courbevoie, Paris with core members of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band; originally pressed on the Calumet label in reportedly no more than twenty copies, never issued with a cover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the low-slung vamp of \"Home Again\" through the nine-minute \"Red Match Box\" to \"Dedication to Brahms,\" where Waldron works through Brahms's Third Symphony as a spare jazz meditation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrut Records STRUT295LP\u003c\/strong\u003e; remastered by The Carvery; new liner notes by Francis Gooding; replica Calumet label artwork; pressed at Schallplattenfabrik Pallas; released September 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMal Waldron left the United States in the 1960s and did not return. After a serious breakdown in 1963 — following years as Billie Holiday's accompanist and an active career on the New York scene — he rebuilt himself in Europe and Japan, arriving eventually at a leaner, harder approach: modal repetition, locked rhythms, long sustained figures. By 1975, when he walked into Pierre Jaubert's Parisound Studio in Courbevoie, that transformation was complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJaubert's studio had become a hub for two worlds that rarely collided — avant-garde jazz, with sessions by Archie Shepp, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Steve Lacy passing through, and the American funk of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, who had settled in Paris and whose grooves were destined to be pulled apart by hip-hop producers for decades. Waldron recorded with three of the Lafayette's core members: Lafayette Hudson on bass, Donny Donable on drums and Frank Abel on keyboards. The session was unplanned. What came out was five tracks ranging from modal funk to jazz ballad to a spare deconstruction of Brahms's Third Symphony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Calumet pressing ran to perhaps twenty copies and had no cover. Pierre Jaubert produced. This Strut reissue was remastered by The Carvery from the original tapes, with new liner notes by Francis Gooding and replica Calumet label artwork. Pressed at Pallas in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43429381865531,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/a2220281621_10.jpg?v=1776411173"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/mal-waldron.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}