Mabern's Grooveyard
| Mabern's Grooveyard | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | August 20–21, 1996 |
| Studio | Avatar, NYC |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | DIW |
| Producer | James Williams, Kazunori Sugiyama |
Mabern's Grooveyard is an album by pianist American jazz pianist Harold Mabern released on the Japanese DIW Records in 1997.[1]
Recording and music
The album was recorded on August 20 and 21, 1996, at Avatar Studios in New York.[2] It was produced by James Williams and Kazunori Sugiyama.[2] The personnel are Harold Mabern (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Tony Reedus (drums).[1]
The material is "a set of off-the-beaten track tunes", plus "AON", an original.[1] The first three tracks "progress in tempo and feeling from medium groove to hurtling groove".[3] Mabern plays "Jeanine" "with pulsing, light-fingered percussiveness, from the treble repeat in the head through a riff-laden and unusually fitting fade-out".[3] "East of the Sun" has a bossa nova arrangement.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
In a contemporary review, critic Gary Giddins wrote of Mabern's album that it was "perhaps his most satisfying to date".[3]
Track listing
- "Grooveyard"
- "Ladybird"
- "Jeanine"
- "A Hundred Years from Today"
- "Minority"
- "After Hours"
- "East of the Sun"
- "AON"
- "Bubbles, Bangles & Beads"
Personnel
- Harold Mabern – piano
- Christian McBride – bass
- Tony Reedus – drums
References
- ^ a b c Shanley, Mike (April 1, 2003). "Harold Mabern: The Accompanist". JazzTimes. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ a b Mabern, Harold. Mabern's Grooveyard (CD liner notes). DIW Records.
- ^ a b c d Giddins, Gary (January 20, 1998). "Beale Street Talks". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). Penguin.