Mabern, Harold / Iron Man: Live At Smoke, The
| Album: | Iron Man: Live At Smoke, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mabern, Harold | Added: | Dec 2018 | |
| Label: | Smoke Sessions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-12-10 | Pull Date: | 2019-02-11 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 08, 2021: | Clean Copper Radio for Fo (rebroadcast from Jan 3, 2019)
How Insensitive |
4. | Jan 26, 2019: | The Acupuncture Hour/Audio Ambrosia
How Insensitive |
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| 2. | Feb 14, 2019: | Transience
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) |
5. | Jan 25, 2019: | Traditions
(Disc 1) A Million Miles From Memphis |
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| 3. | Jan 31, 2019: | The Emerging Artist Network
How Insensitive |
6. | Jan 18, 2019: | Traditions
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) |
Album Review
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
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