Up Popped the Devil

Up Popped the Devil is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1973 and released by the Enja label.^[1]

Up Popped the Devil
Studio album by Mal Waldron
Released	1974
Recorded	December 28, 1973
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:27
Label	Enja
Producer	Horst Weber
Mal Waldron chronology
Meditations (1972) Up Popped the Devil (1974) Hard Talk (1974)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Bob Rusch awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Pianist Mal Waldron's music is characterized by a heavily-brooding rhythmic quality, with the left hand usually carrying the theme at one repetitious tempo while the right hammers away in juxtaposition with a counter tempo (usually faster)".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron

1. "Up Popped the Devil" – 10:25
2. "Space Walk" – 12:28
3. "Snake Out" – 11:02
4. "Changachangachanga" – 13:32

• Recorded at Studio WARP in New York City on December 28, 1973.

Personnel

• Mal Waldron – piano
• Carla Poole – flute (track 2)
• Reggie Workman – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums