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Mal Waldron

1925 - 2002

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Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Waldron led his own bands and played for those led by Charles Mingus, Jackie McLean, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mal Waldron has received more than 262,060 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mal Waldron is the 1,362nd most popular musician, the 6,813th most popular biography from United States and the 485th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mal Waldron ranks 1,362 out of 3,175. Before him are Mic Michaeli, Jens Johansson, Solomon, Francis Buchholz, Tony Kaye, and Jolin Tsai. After him are Patrick Moraz, Lasse Holm, Bill Monroe, Gackt, Kenney Jones, and Tim Hardin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mal Waldron ranks 354. Before him are Tankred Dorst, Anne-Marie Colchen, Luis Alberto Monge, Angelo Conterno, Alain Peyrefitte, and Shirley Strickland. After him are Hugh O'Brian, Carlo Annovazzi, Toma Caragiu, Olga Aroseva, Irina Arkhipova, and Pasieguito. Among people deceased in 2002, Mal Waldron ranks 223. Before him are Jeff Corey, Chaim Potok, Mary Carew, Signe Hasso, George Nader, and Kevin Smith. After him are Indra Devi, Ong Teng Cheong, Vernon A. Walters, John Eriksen, Carmelo Bene, and Pasieguito.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mal Waldron ranks 6,813 out of 20,380. Before him are Wyomia Tyus (1945), Joe Spano (1946), Kaʻiulani (1875), Big John Studd (1948), Dylan Baker (1959), and Jeffrey Donovan (1968). After him are Laura Johnson (1957), Bill Monroe (1911), Carmen Barth (1912), John Van Ryn (1905), Nathanael West (1903), and John Rutledge (1739).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Mal Waldron ranks 485. Before him are David Hungate (1948), Eric Martin (1960), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Memphis Slim (1915), Tony Scott (1921), and Lester Bowie (1941). After him are Bill Monroe (1911), Tim Hardin (1941), Marin Alsop (1956), Mark Lanegan (1964), Ron Asheton (1948), and Edgar Winter (1946).

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