Mal Waldron

Candy Girl captures Mal Waldron at his most intimate and unruly — jazz that lingers in the shadows, heavy with mood and intention. His piano moves in slow-burning cycles, each phrase weighted with restraint, tension, and quiet authority. Nothing rushes. Everything matters.

There’s a sensual darkness running through this album, where blues-soaked harmonies and hypnotic repetition create a trance-like pull. Waldron’s touch is raw but refined, balancing fragility with grit, space with pressure. It’s jazz that smoulders rather than shouts — seductive, nocturnal, and deeply human.

Edgy, understated, and endlessly absorbing, Candy Girl is music for late hours and deep listening — a record that doesn’t demand attention, but earns it, one deliberate note at a time.