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'''Harold Mabern''' (born [[March 20]], [[1936]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]) is a [[hard bop]] pianist. |
'''Harold Mabern''' (born [[March 20]], [[1936]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]) is a [[hard bop]] and [[soul jazz]] pianist. |
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Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with [[MJT + 3]] in the late 1950s and then moved to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with [[Jimmy Forrest]], [[Lionel Hampton]], the [[Jazztet]] (1961-1962), [[Donald Byrd]], [[Miles Davis]] (1963), [[J.J. Johnson]] (1963-1965), [[Lee Morgan]] (1965), [[Hank Mobley]] (1965), [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Wes Montgomery]], [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]] (1966-1967), and [[Sarah Vaughan]]. |
Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with [[MJT + 3]] in the late 1950s and then moved to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with [[Jimmy Forrest]], [[Lionel Hampton]], the [[Jazztet]] (1961-1962), [[Donald Byrd]], [[Miles Davis]] (1963), [[J.J. Johnson]] (1963-1965), [[Lee Morgan]] (1965), [[Hank Mobley]] (1965), [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Freddie Hubbard]], [[Wes Montgomery]], [[Joe Williams (jazz singer)|Joe Williams]] (1966-1967), and [[Sarah Vaughan]]. |
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Revision as of 05:12, 2 July 2007
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist.
Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with MJT + 3 in the late 1950s and then moved to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with Jimmy Forrest, Lionel Hampton, the Jazztet (1961-1962), Donald Byrd, Miles Davis (1963), J.J. Johnson (1963-1965), Lee Morgan (1965), Hank Mobley (1965), Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, Joe Williams (1966-1967), and Sarah Vaughan.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mabern led four albums for Prestige Records, performed with Lee Morgan, and recorded with Stanley Cowell's Piano Choir. Harold Mabern has recorded as a leader for DIW/Columbia and Sackville and toured with the Contemporary Piano Ensemble (1993-1995).
A longtime faculty member at William Paterson College, Mabern is a frequent instructor at Stanford Jazz Workshop.
Discography
As a sideman:
- Dippin' by Hank Mobley (1965)
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