Mal Waldron Death
Mal passed away on December 2, 2002 at the age of 76 in Brussels, Belgium.
When did Mal Waldron die?
December 2, 2002How old was Mal Waldron when died?
76Where did Mal Waldron die? What was the location of death?
Brussels, Belgium
Mal Waldron Birthday and Date of Death
Mal Waldron was born on August 16, 1926 and died on December 2, 2002. Mal was 76 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: August 16, 1926
Date of Death: December 2, 2002
Age at Death: 76
Mal Waldron - 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.
