title: What It Is (Mal Waldron album)
text: # What It Is (Mal Waldron album)
  
  What It Is is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded in 1981 and released by the Enja label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "dauntless piano".
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
  * "Charlie Parker's Last Supper" (Clifford Jordan) — 7:14
  * "Hymn from the Inferno" — 12:02
  * "What It Is" — 17:58
     * Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on November 15, 1981
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Mal Waldron — piano
  * Clifford Jordan — tenor saxophone
  * Cecil McBee — bass
  * Dannie Richmond — drums
  