Home / Music / Mal Waldron spanned hard bop, post-bop, and free jazzMusic linernotes album music mal-waldronMal Waldron spanned hard bop, post-bop, and free jazzMal Waldron’s career spanned hard bop, post-bop, and free jazz, and he was equally comfortable in modal jazz and modern creative contexts. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesMal Waldron's 'Fire Waltz' is his best-known compositionMal Waldron was Billie Holiday's accompanist in her final yearsMal Waldron moved to Europe in 1966Mal Waldron was Prestige Records' house pianist from the mid-1950s to the early 1960sThe Dukes of Stratosphear's 25 O'Clock outsold XTC's The Big Express — the side project beat the main actExploreChet Baker played trumpet on Chet Baker Sings tooLeonard Cohen banned drums from his first albumDiamanda Galás trained as a concert pianist from age threeHerbie Hancock pioneered electronic keyboards in the 1970sScarlet Rivera gave Bob Dylan's Desire its violin-driven soundPrevious Mal Waldron was Billie Holiday's accompanist in her final yearsNext Mal Waldron moved to Europe in 1966