Mabern, Harold / To Love And Be Loved
Album: To Love And Be Loved   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Mabern, Harold   Added:Aug 2017
Label:Smoke Sessions  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-09-08 Pull Date: 2017-11-10 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Nov 12 Nov 5 Oct 29 Oct 22 Oct 8 Oct 1 Sep 24 Sep 17
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 02, 2018: Traditions
I Get A Kick Out Of You
4. Nov 02, 2017: No Cover, No Fo
The Iron Man
2. Nov 01, 2018: No Cover, No Minimum
So What
5. Oct 26, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Hittin' The Jug
3. Nov 09, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Dat Dere
6. Oct 17, 2017: Goggles Optional
I Get A Kick Out Of You, The Iron Man

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-31
Reviewed: 2017-08-31
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none

Review: the old master returns with a stellar set of bop standards. The quartet is augmented periodically with guest trumpet and percussion. I really can't pick out my favorites, so take your choice. They are all great!
If You Like: McCoy Tyner, Bud Powell, Tommy Flanagan
Track Review (favorites denoted by *) *1/ To Love And Be Loved (5:38) - piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> crescendo end *2/ If There is Someone Lovelier Than You (5:22) - piano starts> uptempo jam> swinging sax solo> quick fade on sax *3/ The Gigolo (6:11) - piano starts> uptempo jam> soaring trumpet solo> piano solo> fade *4/ sax starts> fast tempo jam> sax solo> trumpet solo> crescendo end *5/ Inner Glimpse (5:29) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> beautiful sax solo> fade *6/ The Iron Man (9:12) - piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> drum solo> quick fade *7/ So What? (7:11) - bass starts> uptempo jam> fabulous trumpet solo> piano solo> fade *8/ I Get A Kick Out Of You (6:57) - piano starts> uptempo jam> stellar piano solo> sax solo> fade *9/ Dat Dere (5:29) midtempo piano solo *10/ Hittin' The Jug (6:25) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> sax solo> quick fade & a note

Track Listing
1. To Love And Be Loved   6. The Iron Man
2. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You   7. So What
3. The Gigolo   8. I Get A Kick Out Of You
4. Inner Glimpse   9. Dat Dere
5. My Funny Valentine   10. Hittin' The Jug