Harold Mabern / discography

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This discography is an overview of the records published by jazz musician Harold Mabern (1936–2019). It includes his albums under his own name (Section 1) , his participation in collaborative band projects (Section 2) , his participation in other productions (Section 3) and compilations (Section 4) . According to discographer Tom Lord , he was involved in 227 recording sessions between 1959 and 2018.

Albums under your own name

This section lists the LPs and CDs published by Harold Mabern during his lifetime in chronological order by year of recording.

album Label Release admission Remarks
A Few Miles from Memphis Prestigious 1968 1968 with Buddy Terry , George Coleman , Bill Lee , Walter Perkins
Rakin 'and scrapin' Prestigious 1968 1969 with Blue Mitchell , George Coleman, Bill Lee, Hugh Walker
Workin '& Wailin' Prestigious 1968? 1969 with Virgil Jones , George Coleman, Buster Williams , Leo Morris
Greasy Kid Stuff! Prestigious 1970 with Lee Morgan , Hubert Laws , Buster Williams, Idris Muhammad
Pisces calling Trident ≈1978 1980 with Jamil Nasser , Walter Bolden
Joy Spring Sackville Recordings 1985 1985 Solo concert at Cafe des Copains, Toronto
Straight street Columbia 1989 1991 with Ron Carter , Jack DeJohnette
Philadelphia Bound Sackville 1991/92 1992 with Kieran Overs
The Leading Man Columbia 1993 with Bill Easley , Christian McBride , Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Kevin Eubanks
Lookin 'on the bright side DIW 1993 1993 with Christian McBride, Jack DeJohnette
For Phineas Sackville Recordings 1995 1995 Harold Mabern & Geoff Keezer
Mabern's Grooveyard DIW 1996 1997 with Christian McBride, Tony Reedus
Maya with Love DIW 1999 2000 dto.
Kiss of Fire Venus Records 2001 2002 with Nat Reeves , Joe Farnsworth , Eric Alexander
Falling in love with love Venus Records 2002 2003 with George Mraz , Joe Farnsworth
Don't know why Venus Records 2003 2003 with Nat Reeves, Joe Farnsworth
Fantasy Venus Records 2004 2004 with Dwayne Burno , Joe Farnsworth
Somewhere over the Rainbow - Harold Plays Arlen Venus Records 2005 2007 with Dwayne Burno, Willie Jones III
Misty Venus Records 2008 2008 solo
Live at Smalls SmallsLIVE 2012 2012 with John Webber , Joe Farnsworth
Mr. Lucky: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. HighNote 2012 2012 with Eric Alexander, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
Right on time Smoke Sessions Records 2013 2014 with John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
Afro blue Smoke Sessions Records 2014 2015 with Jeremy Pelt , Steve Turre , Eric Alexander, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth, Peter Bernstein
Are You Sirius? Associazione In Jazz We Trust 2015 Valerio Pontrandolfo & Harold Mabern Trio
To Love and Be Loved Smoke Sessions Records 2016? 2017 with Freddie Hendrix, Eric Alexander, Nat Reeves, Jimmy Cobb , Cyro Baptista
The Iron Man: Live at Smoke Smoke Sessions Records 2018 2018 with Eric Alexander, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth

Collaborative band projects

album Musician Label rec Release Remarks
Daddy-O Presents MJT + 3 MJT + 3 Argo 1957
Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 .. Walter Perkins, MJT + 3 Vee Jay Records 1959 with Willie Thomas , Frank Strozier , Bob Cranshaw , Walter Perkins
Make Everybody Happy MJT + 3 Vee Jay Records 1960 dto.
Message from Walton Street MJT + 3 Chef Jazz 1960 2000 dto.
MJT + 3 MJT + 3 Vee Jay Records 1961 dto.
Handscapes The Piano Choir Strata-East 1973 Danny Mixon , Harold Mabern, Hugh Lawson , Nat Jones , Ron Burton , Sonelius Smith , Stanley Cowell , Webster Lewis
Handscapes 2 The Piano Choir Strata-East 1974 1975 dto.
Reasons in Tonality Jazz Contemporaries Strata-East Records 1972 1972 with Julius Watkins , Clifford Jordan , George Coleman , Larry Ridley , Keno Duke
Sense of Values Keno Duke / Contemporaries Strata-East 1974 with Frank Strozier, George Coleman, Lisle Atkinson , Keno Duke
Crest of the Wave Keno Duke / Contemporaries Trident 1975 dto.
Four pianos for Phineas Contemporary piano ensemble Evidence Records 1996 with James Williams, Donald Brown, Mulgrew Miller and Geoff Keezer, Christian McBride, Tony Reedus

Albums as a soloist in other productions

album Artist Label Release Remarks
Black Forrest Jimmy Forrest 1959 with Gene Ramey , Elvin Jones , Grant Green
March of the Siamese Children Frank Strozier Quartet Jazzland 1962 with Bill Lee, Al Dreares
The Big Soul Band Johnny Griffin Orchestra OJC 1960 Big Band
Here and Now / Another Git Together Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet Mercury 1962 with Grachan Moncur III , Herbie Lewis , Roy McCurdy
Swamp Seed Jimmy Heath Columbia 1963 u. a. with Don Butterfield , Donald Byrd , Tootie Heath
Jazz Makers Roland Kirk Mercury (EP) 1963 with Benny Golson, Virgil Jones , Tom McIntosh , Richard Davis , Walter Perkins (as Harold Mayburn)
Warming up! Dave Burns Vanguard 1964
Wade in the water Johnny Griffin Riverside Records 1964 Single; with The Big Soul Band.
Perception Art Farmer Quartet Argo Records 1964 with Tommy Williams, Roy McCurdy
Inside Betty Carter Betty Carter United Artists Records 1964 with Bob Cranshaw, Roy McCurdy
The Night of the Cookers - Live at Club La Marchal, Volume 1 Freddie Hubbard Blue note 1965 with Lee Morgan, James Spaulding , Larry Ridley , Big Black , Pete LaRoca
Consequence Jackie McLean Blue note 1965 ed. 1979, with Lee Morgan, Herbie Lewis, Billy Higgins
Blue spirits Freddie Hubbard Blue note 1965 with Hank Mobley , Joe Henderson , James Spaulding,

Bob Cranshaw , Larry Ridley , Big Black, Clifford Jarvis , Pete LaRoca

Proof positive JJ Johnson Impulses! Records 1965 with Arthur Harper, Jr. , Richard Davis, Elvin Jones , Frank Gant , Toots Thielemans , McCoy Tyner
Bring It Home To Me Blue Mitchell Blue note 1966 with Junior Cook , Gene Taylor , Billy Higgins
Dippin ' Hank Mobley Blue note 1966 with Lee Morgan, Larry Ridley, Billy Higgins
Tribute to Charlie Parker from the Newport Jazz Festival Newport Parker Tribute All Stars RCA Victor 1967 H. Mabern can be heard on three tracks with JJ Johnson , Howard McGhee , Jackie McLean , Arthur Harper, Jr and Max Roach
Electric soul Buddy Terry Prestigious 1967 with Jimmy Owens , Ron Carter , Freddie Waits
The gigolo Lee Morgan Blue note 1968 with Wayne Shorter , Bob Cranshaw , Billy Higgins
My Fire - More Of The Psychedelic Soul Jazz Guitar of Joe Jones Boogaloo Joe Jones Prestigious 1969
Black Rhythm Revolution / Peace & Rhythm Idris Muhammad BGP Records 1970 collective staff; Mabern can be heard on five tracks.
The Black Cat! Gene Ammons Prestigious 1971 with Ron Carter, Idris Muhammad
The Paris Session Wes Montgomery BYG Records 1972
Lee Morgan Lee Morgan Blue note 1972 with Bobbi Humphrey , Billy Harper , Grachan Moncur III , Reggie Workman , Freddie Waits , Jymie Merritt
The Last Session Lee Morgan Blue note 1972 with Bobbi Humphrey , Billy Harper , Grachan Moncur III , Jymie Merritt, Reggie Workman, Freddie Waits
The Cry Of My People Archie Shepp Impulses! 1972 collective staff
Profoundly Blue Tiny grimes Muse Records 1973 u. a. with Houston person
Body talk George Benson CTI Records 1973 with Gary King , Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette , Earl Klugh , Mobutu, Frank Foster, Dick Griffin , Gerard Chamberlain, John Gatchell, Jon Faddis , Waymon Reed
The Loud Minority Frank Foster Mainstream Records 1974
Man and Woman George Freeman Groove Merchant 1974 with Bobby Cranshaw, Bernard Trapps , Buddy Williams , Kenny Barron
The Sugar Man Stanley Turrentine CTI Records 1975 Mabern can be heard in "Pieces of Dreams", with Ron Carter, Rubens Bassini, Idris Muhammad, Eric Gale .
The Main Man Eddie Jefferson Inner City Records 1977 with Junior Cook , Slide Hampton , Charles Sullivan , Richie Cole , Hamiet Bluiett , George Duvivier , Azzendin Weston, Harold White, Billy Hart
Remember me Frank Strozier Sextet SteepleChase 1977 with Danny Moore, Howard Johnson , Lisle Atkinson , Michael Carvin
Alone Together - Jonathan Schwartz Sings Arthur Schwartz Jonathan Schwartz Muse Records 1977
Just friends Louis Smith Quintet SteepleChase 1978 with George Coleman, Jamil Nasser, Ray Mosca
What's goin 'on Frank Strozier Quintet SteepleChase 1978 with Danny Moore , Stafford James , Per Gunnert
Stafford James Ensemble Stafford James Ensemble Red Records 1979 with Frank Strozier, Louis Hayes
Variety Is rhe Spice The Louis Hayes Group Gryphon Productions 1979 with Frank Strozier, Cecil McBee , Titos Sompa , Portinho
Big George The George Coleman Octet Affinity 1980 with Junior Cook , Danny Moore, Frank Stozier, Mario Rivera, Lisle Atkinson, Idris Muhammed
Manhattan panorama George Coleman Theresa 1985 with Jamil Nasser, Idris Muhammad
At Yoshi's George Coleman Theresa 1987 with Ray Drummond , Alvin Queen
All in the game George Freeman Lester Recording 1991 Harold Mabern can be heard on four tracks with Bob Cranshaw and Buddy Williams.
Coming out swinging Lewis Keel Muse Records 1992 with Jamil Nasser, Leroy Williams , Jimmy Ponder
Straight up Eric Alexander Featuring Harold Mabern Delmark Records 1993 with Jim Rotondi , John Webber , George Fludas
Take Five George Benson Columbia 1993 Habern can be heard in “Plum”, with Pee Wee Ellis (arr), Frank Foster .
Chains of Love Joe Williams Natasha Imports 1993 collective staff; Mabern can be heard on three tracks.
Cerupa Cecil Payne Delmark Records 1995 with John Ore , Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, Dr. Odies Williams III, Freddie Hubbard
Cartunes Donald Brown Muse Records 1995 Mabern can be heard as a guest vocalist in "The Blues Is My Best Friend".
Crossfire Steve Davis sextet Criss Cross Jazz 1997 with Mike DiRubbo, Eric Alexander, Nat Reeves; Joe Farnsworth
Scotch and Milk Cecil Payne Delmark Records 1997 with John Ore, Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, Lin Halliday , Marcus Belgrave
Jim's Bop Jim Rotondi Quintet Criss Cross Jazz 1997 with Eric Alexander, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
Mode for Mabes Eric Alexander with Harold Mabern Delmark Records 1998 dto., with Steve Davis
The procrastinator Lee Morgan Blue note 1998 Mabern can be heard in tracks with George Coleman, Walter Booker , Mickey Roker .
I Could Write a Book - The Music of Richard Rodgers George Coleman Quartet Telarc 1998 with Jamil Nasser , Billy Higgins
Heavy hitters Eric Alexander Quartet Alfa Jazz 1998 with Peter Washington , Joe Farnsworth
Live at the keynote Eric Alexander Quartet Videoarts Music 1999 with Nat Reeves, Joe Farnsworth
The Sixth Sense Lee Morgan Blue note 1999 Mabern can be heard in three tracks from 1968, with Frank Mitchell , Mickey Bass and Billy Higgins .
Extra innings Eric Alexander Quartet Alfa Jazz 2000 dto.
At the lighthouse Lee Morgan Ediciones Del Prado 2001 Recordings from 1970; with Bennie Maupin , Jymie Merritt, Mickey Roker
Déjà-vu Archie Shepp Quartet Venus Records 2001 with George Mraz , Billy Drummond
The Secrets Inside Ned Otter Two and Four Recording 2002
Powder keg Ned Otter Two and Four Recording 2003 with Dennis Irwin , Billy Higgins , Tom Kirkpatrick
New York Accent - Live at the Kitano Mike DiRubbo Quartet Featuring Harold Mabern Cellar Live 2007 with Dwayne Burno , Tony Reedus
Chim Chim Cheree Eric Alexander Quartet Venus Records 2010 with John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
Don't follow the crowd Eric Alexander HighNote Records 2011 with Nat Reeves, Joe Farnsworth
Super prime time Joe Farnsworth Eighty-Eight's 2012 Featuring Eric Alexander, Harold Mabern, Nat Reeves
In the Spirit of Coltrane and Cannonball Vincent Herring / Eric Alexander Quintet Yanagisawa 2012 with Milan Nikolic , Joris Dudli
Live At Small's Vol. 1 & 2 Bill Mobley Jazz Orchestra Space time 2012 Special Guests Donald Brown, Miles Griffith , Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller , Bill Pierce , James Williams
Blues at Midnight Eric Alexander Quartet Venus Records 2013 with Nat Reeves, Joe Farnsworth
Touching Eric Alexander HighNote Records 2013 with John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
My Heroes, tribute to the Legends Joe Farnsworth Quartet Venus Records 2014 with Eric Alexander, Nat Reeves
Live at Frankie's Jazz Club Cory Weeds Quintet Cellar Live ≈2014 with Julian MacDonough , Terell Stafford
Chicago Fire Eric Alexander HighNote Records 2014 with Jeremy Pelt, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth
Say when Steve Davis Smoke Sessions Records 2015 with Eddie Henderson , Nat Reeves, Joe Farnsworth
Blue canvas Brandi Disterheft with Harold Mabern & Joe Farnsworth Justin Time Records 2016
Second impression Eric Alexander HighNote Records 2016
In Paris: The Definitive ORTF Recording Wes Montgomery Resonance Records 2018 with Johnny Griffin , Arthur Harper , Jimmy Lovelace

Compilations

album Label Release Remarks
Memphis Piano Convention DIW Records 1993 with recordings by Donald Brown, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller , Charles Thomas, James Williams , Russell Wilson
Memphis Convention DIW 1993 James Williams, Calvin Newborn , Bill Mobley , Bill Easley , George Coleman, Lewis Keel, Herman Green, Donald Brown, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Charles Thomas, Jamil Nasser , Tony Reedus - DIW-874
Season of Ballads Space Time Records 1997 Donald Ray Brown , Charles Thomas, Harold Mabern, Ray Drummond , Alan Dawson . Mabern can be heard on four tracks in which Ray Drummond and Alan Dawson were involved.

Web links / sources

Individual evidence

  1. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 25, 2019)