Lookin' on the Bright Side is an album by pianist Harold Mabern which was originally released on the DIW label in Japan in 1993.[1]
| Lookin' on the Bright Side | ||||
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| Studio album by Harold Mabern Trio | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | February 11 & March 3, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:53 | |||
| Label | DIW DIW 614 | |||
| Producer | Kazunori Sugiyama & James Williams | |||
| Harold Mabern chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Harold Mabern was nearing his 57th birthday around the time of the two 1993 studio sessions that provided the music for this Japanese release; he's clearly in a mood to celebrate... Highly recommended for hard bop fans".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Harold Mabern except as indicated.
- "Look on the Bright Side" - 5:33
- "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:20
- "Big Time Cooper" - 8:00
- "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:08
- "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:08
- "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias) - 9:19
- "Too Late to Fall Back Baby" - 6:52
- "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 4:22
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Harold Mabern artist listing Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Times, accessed June 10, 2014
- ^ a b Dryden, K., Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2014.