Mabern, Harold / Right On Time
| Album: | Right On Time | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mabern, Harold | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Smoke Sessions | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-01-31 | Pull Date: | 2014-04-04 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 6 | Mar 30 | Mar 23 | Mar 16 | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 23 | Feb 16 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 10, 2015: | Rebop
Seven Steps To Heaven |
4. | Apr 03, 2014: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
(1:32 p.m.) Edward Lee |
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| 2. | Dec 12, 2014: | Rebop
My Favorite Things, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Seven Steps To Heaven |
5. | Mar 28, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Seven Steps To Heaven |
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| 3. | Aug 22, 2014: | Rebop
Dance With Me |
6. | Mar 21, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-30
Reviewed 2014-01-30
HAROLD MABERN: Right On Time
Smoke Sessions, 2014
BOP PIANO – Oh, this is great! Recorded live at Smoke, a cramped club on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, veteran pianist Mabern (on the scene since the 1950s) leads an ace trio through uptempo romps and bluesy ballads. The laser-focused drumming of Joe Farnsworth pushes hard, and John Webber’s bass softens the texture. Real jazz, done right.
All really good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
1. 5:23 – hot riffing groove: piano rolls & drives over a rock-solid beat
2. 6:13 – bright, uptempo Miles Davis tune, swings hard, drum solo
3. 6:50 – ooo… nice! relaxed saloon piano really digs into it, bass solo
4. 6:20 – striding postbop drive a la Coltrane, exuberant, runs deep
5. 6:34 – relaxed ballad, romantic but not syrupy, with strong piano
6. 5:05 – a solid, snappy strut: one of two originals on the disc, grooves hard
7. 5:10 – wait a minute, is that the “Laverne & Shirley” theme?! why yes it is.
8. 5:41 – great Henry Mancini movie theme, with a thick, chunky swing
9. 4:44 – happy, lightly funky original with a latin beat
10. 7:04 – soft, sweet balladry: piano is light and elegant, very lively middle
11. 6:51 – high-speed bop workout, the drums are all over it
[ Fo ] - 30 January 2014
Smoke Sessions, 2014
BOP PIANO – Oh, this is great! Recorded live at Smoke, a cramped club on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, veteran pianist Mabern (on the scene since the 1950s) leads an ace trio through uptempo romps and bluesy ballads. The laser-focused drumming of Joe Farnsworth pushes hard, and John Webber’s bass softens the texture. Real jazz, done right.
All really good. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8
1. 5:23 – hot riffing groove: piano rolls & drives over a rock-solid beat
2. 6:13 – bright, uptempo Miles Davis tune, swings hard, drum solo
3. 6:50 – ooo… nice! relaxed saloon piano really digs into it, bass solo
4. 6:20 – striding postbop drive a la Coltrane, exuberant, runs deep
5. 6:34 – relaxed ballad, romantic but not syrupy, with strong piano
6. 5:05 – a solid, snappy strut: one of two originals on the disc, grooves hard
7. 5:10 – wait a minute, is that the “Laverne & Shirley” theme?! why yes it is.
8. 5:41 – great Henry Mancini movie theme, with a thick, chunky swing
9. 4:44 – happy, lightly funky original with a latin beat
10. 7:04 – soft, sweet balladry: piano is light and elegant, very lively middle
11. 6:51 – high-speed bop workout, the drums are all over it
[ Fo ] - 30 January 2014
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