Harold Mabern • Joy Spring

Review by Scott Yanow
Harold Mabern, a superior hard bop pianist, had a rare opportunity to perform a set of unaccompanied solos for this Sackville release. Recorded live from Toronto's Café des Copains and originally broadcast on the radio, Mabern performs six jazz standards (including "Joy Spring," "Pent Up House" and Wayne Shorter's "House of Jade") and a pair of bluesy originals. Although Mabern sounds most comfortable in a trio, he has always been enough of a two-handed player to play solo; he readily acknowledges the influences of Phineas Newborn and Ahmad Jamal.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/joy-spring-mw0000702277

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Harold Mabern, un pianista superior de hard bop, tuvo la rara oportunidad de interpretar un conjunto de solos sin acompañamiento para este lanzamiento de Sackville. Grabado en directo desde el Café des Copains de Toronto y emitido originalmente por la radio, Mabern interpreta seis estándares de jazz (incluyendo «Joy Spring», «Pent Up House» y «House of Jade» de Wayne Shorter) y un par de originales blues. Aunque Mabern se siente más cómodo en un trío, siempre ha sido un intérprete a dos manos suficiente para tocar en solitario; reconoce de buen grado las influencias de Phineas Newborn y Ahmad Jamal.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/joy-spring-mw0000702277

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Tracks:
1 - I've Got The World On A String
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

 - Blues In F / T-Bone Steak    (5:36)
2.1 - Blues In F
Written-By – Harold Mabern
2.2 - T-Bone Steak
Written-By – Jimmy Smith

3 - House Of Jade
Written-By – Wayne Shorter

4 - Joy Spring
Written-By – Clifford Brown

5 - Indian Summer
Written-By – Al Dubin, Victor Herbert

6 - Manhattan
Written-By – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart*

7 - Dat Dere
Written-By – Bobby Timmons

8 - Thou Swell
Written-By – Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart*

9 - Pent Up House
Written-By – Sonny Rollins

10 - Mabern's Boogie
Written-By – Harold Mabern


Credits:
    Design, Graphics [Formatting] – Bill Smith (3)
    Edited By, Transferred By [Digital] – William Van Ree
    Photography By – Paul Hoeffler
    Piano – Harold Mabern
    Producer – John Norris (2)
    Recorded By – Ted O'Reilly

Recorded in performance At Cafe Des Copains in Toronto on January 9, 1985 for broadcast on CJRT-FM, except track 8, which was recorded on April 25, 1984.

Label:    Sackville Recordings – SKCD2-2016
Country:    Canada
Released:    1985
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/9619080-Harold-Mabern-Joy-Spring

 

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