Mal/2

Mal/2 is an album by the American jazz pianist Mal Waldron. It was released through Prestige Records in November 1957.^[1][2][3] The CD reissue added two additional recordings from the same sessions originally released on The Dealers (1957) as bonus tracks.

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)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook stated, "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".^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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