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Mal/2
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	November 1957 (1957-11)
Recorded	April 19 and May 17, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:34
Label	Prestige
Mal Waldron chronology
Mal-1 (1956) Mal/2 (1957) The Dealers (1957)

Mal/2 is an album by the American jazz pianist Mal Waldron. It was released through Prestige Records in November 1957. The CD reissue added two additional recordings from the same sessions originally released on The Dealers (1957) as bonus tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars stating "Waldron here leads a potent crew on an engaging and original set of arrangements. A cut above many of the relatively straightforward and blues-based hard bop dates of the time".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "From This Moment On" (Cole Porter) – 6:15
2. "J.M.'s Dream Doll" – 8:39
3. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 8:25
4. "One By One" – 9:41
5. "Don't Explain" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 6:58
6. "Potpourri" – 6:36

CD reissue

7. "Blue Calypso" – 8:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 11:39 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 19 (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) and May 17 (tracks 1, 3, 4), 1957.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron — piano
• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• Idrees Sulieman (tracks 1, 3, 4), Bill Hardman (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) — trumpet
• Sahib Shihab — alto saxophone and baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Jackie McLean — alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
• Julian Euell — bass
• Ed Thigpen (tracks 1, 3, 4), Art Taylor (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) — drums

References

1. DeVito, Chris; Fujioka, Yasuhiro; Schmaler, Wolf; Wild, David (2013). Porter, Lewis (ed.). The John Coltrane Reference. New York/Abingdon: Routledge. p. 463. ISBN 9780415634632. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
2. Parnes, Sid, ed. (November 9, 1957). "November Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 9, 2021.
3. Mal Waldron discography accessed February 21, 2011
4. ^ Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 21, 2011
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1454. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Prestige Records albums
• Mal Waldron albums
• 1957 albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums recorded in a home studio