Live at Smalls

Live at Smalls
Live album by
Harold Mabern
ReleasedJune 25, 2013
RecordedJune 22–23, 2012
VenueSmalls Jazz Club, New York City
GenreJazz
Length56:12
LabelSmalls Live
ProducerSpike Wilner, Ben Rubin
Harold Mabern chronology
Mr. Lucky
(2012) 		Live at Smalls
(2013) 		Right on Time
(2014)

Live at Smalls is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was released by Smalls Live in 2013.

Recording and music

The musicians are Harold Mabern (piano), John Webber (bass), and Joe Farnsworth (drums).[1] The album was recorded in concert at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City on June 22–23, 2012.[2] It was produced by Spike Wilner and Ben Rubin.[2]

Release and reception

The album was released by Smalls Live on June 25, 2013.[1] The JazzTimes reviewer commented that Mabern "brings depth and sophistication to Fats Domino's R&B classic 'I'm Walking' [...] and his take on Mongo Santamaria's 'Afro Blue' manages to simultaneously straddle dark and edgy and cheerfully upbeat. The Sesame Street theme is utterly transformed into a showcase for the three players, and Erroll Garner's 'Dreaming' is appropriately laconic and contemplative."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz) – 11:41
  2. "I'm Walking" (Fats Domino) – 10:47
  3. "Dreaming" (Erroll Garner) – 5:05
  4. "Road Song (Wes Montgomery) – 9:47
  5. "Boogie for Al McShann" (Harold Mabern) – 4:21
  6. "Sesame Street" (Joe Raposo) – 8:12
  7. "Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria) – 6:19

Source:[4]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Tamarkin, Jeff (May 9, 2013) "'Live at Smalls' Series Continues with Mabern, Magnarelli, Sipiagin & Vinson". JazzTimes.
  2. ^ a b "Harold Mabern Trio – Live at Smalls". smallslive.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (October 1, 2013) "Harold Mabern: Live at Smalls". JazzTimes.
  4. ^ "Harold Mabern: Live at Smalls". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2017.