| The Whirling Dervish | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mal Waldron |
| Cover: | The Whirling Dervish.jpg |
| Released: | 1972 |
| Recorded: | May 1972 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 44:03 |
| Label: | America |
| Producer: | Pierre Berjot |
| Chronology: | Mal Waldron |
| Prev Title: | Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Meditations |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
The Whirling Dervish is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Paris in 1972 and released by the French America label.[1]
The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars stating "The Whirling Dervish looms among Mal Waldron's boldest and most challenging sessions -- its three epic compositions are intimidating in their scope and reach, but the music rewards the intellectual commitment it demands with some of the pianist's most inspired playing".[2]
All compositions by Mal Waldron