Mal Waldron, RIP

[tomw]

Just read on RMB that pianist Mal Waldron has passed. I quote:

> Dear friends,
>
> With great sadness I have to inform you of the passing of Mal Waldron,
> this
> December 2 at 9:15 pm local time in Brussels, Belgium. He slipped away,
> quietly and without pain, after a very brief illness.

I first heard Mal on the Prestige sides of Eric Dolphy. For those
unfamiliar with his playing, he followed a method of exploring a motif
from every conceivable angle. He was particularly inclined to take a
rhythmic element and "run the voodoo down". His approach changed very
little in the last 40 years -- he just got better. Although he spent
most of his time in Europe(and I don't) I was lucky to catch him playing
in duet with Steve Lacy at a festival a couple of years back. These guys
were such a contrast to the other performers: two unassuming senior
citizens working their very personal minimalist techniques. Delicate,
daring, profound.

--
Tom Walls
the guy at the Temple of Zeus
http://www.arts.cornell.edu/zeus/

[Joe Finn]

That's a shame. Mal was quite a composer and a fine pianist. His work with
Mingus will always be remembered with great fondness. He will be missed.
.......joe

--
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