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Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-12-06
Reviewed 2018-12-06
Reviewed: 2018-12-05
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: For a practitioner of bluesy hard-bop, Mabern has a solid pedigree. Here, the inestimably powerful, blues-fueled engine that drives Mabern’s most thrilling work gets alternately offset and emboldened by the contributions of his former students, plus his Miles Davis-era cohort Jimmy Cobb on drums.
If You Like: Les McCann, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
*1/ A Few Miles From Memphis (7:32) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
2/ I Get A Kick Out Of You (8:08) – bass starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ I Know That You Know (4:48) – sax starts> swinging fast jam> sax solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick stiop
4/ I Remember Clifford (4:44) – piano starts > slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ T-Bone Steak (9:28) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
**6/ Almost Like Being In Love (8:49) – sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
7/ Dear Lord (5:49) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
DISC 2
8/ Nightlife In Tokyo (9:45) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ She’s Out Of My Life (9:03) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
**10/ How Insensitive (10:09) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam swings to jast jam> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> fade
11/ Mr. P.C. (5:07) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> drum solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
**12/ On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (6:34) – sax starts> uptempo swinging jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> long crescendo end
*13/ You Are Too Beautiful (7:14) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> playful piano solo> midtempo jam> fade & band intro
*14/ Rakin’ And Scrapin’ (5:43) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> rocking piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop & band intro
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: For a practitioner of bluesy hard-bop, Mabern has a solid pedigree. Here, the inestimably powerful, blues-fueled engine that drives Mabern’s most thrilling work gets alternately offset and emboldened by the contributions of his former students, plus his Miles Davis-era cohort Jimmy Cobb on drums.
If You Like: Les McCann, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
*1/ A Few Miles From Memphis (7:32) – piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
2/ I Get A Kick Out Of You (8:08) – bass starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*3/ I Know That You Know (4:48) – sax starts> swinging fast jam> sax solo> drum solo> fast jam> quick stiop
4/ I Remember Clifford (4:44) – piano starts > slow jam> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*5/ T-Bone Steak (9:28) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> crescendo end
**6/ Almost Like Being In Love (8:49) – sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> fade
7/ Dear Lord (5:49) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> sax solo> midtempo jam> slow fade
DISC 2
8/ Nightlife In Tokyo (9:45) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo swings uptempo> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ She’s Out Of My Life (9:03) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
**10/ How Insensitive (10:09) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> uptempo jam swings to jast jam> piano solo> drum solo> fast jam> fade
11/ Mr. P.C. (5:07) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> drum solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
**12/ On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (6:34) – sax starts> uptempo swinging jam> sax solo> piano solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> long crescendo end
*13/ You Are Too Beautiful (7:14) – piano starts> slow jam> sax solo> playful piano solo> midtempo jam> fade & band intro
*14/ Rakin’ And Scrapin’ (5:43) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> rocking piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop & band intro
Recent airplay
How Insensitive
Clean Copper Radio for Fo (rebroadcast from Jan 3, 2019) — Jul 08, 2021
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
Transience — Feb 14, 2019
How Insensitive
The Emerging Artist Network — Jan 31, 2019
How Insensitive
The Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia — Jan 26, 2019
(Disc 1) A Million Miles From Memphis
Traditions — Jan 25, 2019
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
Traditions — Jan 18, 2019
Charting
2018-12-10 — 2019-02-11
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 3 | 1 |
| Jan 27 | 2 |
| Jan 20 | 2 |
| Jan 13 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | 1 |
| Dec 30 | 1 |
| Dec 23 | 3 |
| Dec 16 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | (Disc 1) A Million Miles From Memphis | ||
| 2. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | ||
| 3. | I Know That You Know | ||
| 4. | I Remember Clifford | ||
| 5. | T-Bone Steak | ||
| 6. | Almost Like Being In Love | ||
| 7. | Dear Lord | ||
| 8. | (Disc 2) Nightlife In Tokyo | ||
| 9. | She's Out Of My Life | ||
| 10. | How Insensitive | ||
| 11. | Mr. P. C. | ||
| 12. | On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) | ||
| 13. | You Are Too Beautiful | ||
| 14. | Rakin' And Scrapin' |