Great jazz pianist, Harold Mabern was born Harold Mabern Jr on March 20th, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee.
He has played with countless artists, so this page is just a short resume of some of his extended musical biography. I'll try to complete more data whenever I find some time.
GEORGE COLEMAN GROUP
This was the George Coleman Octet in August 1976:
This was the George Coleman Group that recorded the live album Manhattan panorama in 1985:
This was the George Coleman Group that recorded the live album At Yoshi´s in 1989:
GEORGE COLEMAN GROUP #? |
1976 |
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George Coleman sax | Calvin Hill bass | Harold Mabern † piano | Danny Moore trumpet | Frank Strozier sax | Frank Foster † sax |
Mario Rivera † sax | Billy Higgins † drums |
This was the George Coleman Group that recorded the live album Manhattan panorama in 1985:
GEORGE COLEMAN GROUP #? |
1985 |
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George Coleman sax | Jamil Nasser † bass | Harold Mabern † piano | Idris Muhammad † drums |
This was the George Coleman Group that recorded the live album At Yoshi´s in 1989:
GEORGE COLEMAN GROUP #? |
1989 |
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George Coleman sax | Ray Drummond bass | Harold Mabern † piano | Alvin Queen drums |
Other info on members of George Coleman Group (I know up to 24 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Frank Foster |
To be covered (14): | Walter Booker, George Coleman, Junior Cook, Ray Drummond, Billy Higgins, Calvin Hill, Ronnie Mathews, Eddie Moore, Idris Muhammad, Jamil Nasser, Sal Nistico, Alvin Queen, Frank Strozier, Peter Yellin |
Not enough info (8): | Lisle Atkinson, Walter Bolden, Robert Garner Jr, Clint Houston, Danny Moore, Mario Rivera, Akira Tana, Hugh Walker |
HAROLD MABERN GROUP
In January 1995, Harold Mabern & Geoff Keezer recorded the live album For Phineas as a duo:
HAROLD MABERN GROUP #? |
1995 |
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Harold Mabern † piano | Geoffrey Keezer piano |
MIKE DIRUBBO GROUP
This was the Mike DiRubbo Quartet that recorded the live album New York accent - Live at The Kitano in 2006:
MIKE DIRUBBO GROUP #? |
2006 |
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Mike DiRubbo sax | Dwayne Burno † bass | Harold Mabern † piano | Tony Reedus † drums |
Other info on members of Mike DiRubbo Group (I know up to 7 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Dwayne Burno |
To be covered (3): | Leon Greening, Adam King, Tony Reedus |
Not enough info (2): | Mike DiRubbo, Matt Fishwick |
JOE FARNSWORTH GROUP
This was the Joe Farnsworth Group in November 2013:
Harold Mabern sadly passed away on September 17th, 2019 in New Jersey, due to a heart attack. He was 83, but he left us many great albums with his performances.
   29 BANDS (WITH 59 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
   18 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
JOE FARNSWORTH GROUP #? |
2013 |
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Joe Farnsworth drums | Dwayne Burno † bass | Harold Mabern † piano | Eric Alexander sax |
Other info on members of Joe Farnsworth Group (I know up to 8 members) | |
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Already covered (1): | Dwayne Burno |
To be covered (3): | Joe Farnsworth, David Kikoski, Phil Palombi |
Not enough info (3): | Eric Alexander, Andrew Beals, Gerald Cannon |
Harold Mabern sadly passed away on September 17th, 2019 in New Jersey, due to a heart attack. He was 83, but he left us many great albums with his performances.
   29 BANDS (WITH 59 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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100 Gold Fingers |   |  
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Eric Alexander Group |   | 19 RECORDINGS:
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Walter Bolden Group |   |  
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George Coleman Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Contemporary Piano Ensemble |   |  
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Miles Davis Group |   |  
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Mike DiRubbo Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Harry ´Sweets´ Edison Group |   |  
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Morris Ellis Orchestra |   |  
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Joe Farnsworth Group |   |  
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Lionel Hampton Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Billy Harper Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Louis Hayes Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Roy Haynes Group |   |  
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Milt Jackson Group |   |  
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The Jazztet |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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J J Johnson Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Harold Mabern Group |   | 24 RECORDINGS:
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Blue Mitchell Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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MJT+3 |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Wes Montgomery Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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James Moody Group |   |  
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Lee Morgan Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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The Piano Choir |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Piano Ensemble |   |   | ||||||||
Sonny Rollins Group |   |  
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Eddie Vinson Group |   |  
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Bobby Watson Group |   |  
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Joe Williams Group |   |  
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   3 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
VVAA |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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   18 SESSIONS (FOR 12 ARTISTS):
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George Benson Band |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Forrest |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Frank Foster Group |   | 2 RECORDINGS:
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Jimmy Heath Group |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Freddie Hubbard Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Cecil Payne Group |   | 3 RECORDINGS:
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Jim Rotondi Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Jonathan Schwartz Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Archie Shepp Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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Leon Thomas Band |   | 1 COMPILATIONS:
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Stanley Turrentine Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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James Williams Group |   | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 2
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Harold Mabern, please, also write me with the link.
- Joe Farnsworth Group - Now´s The Time Joe Farnsworth Quartet live in November 2013. With Andrew Beals guesting. (Resolution: 720) (HQ)
- Joe Farnsworth Group - Saucer Eyes Joe Farnsworth Quartet live in November 2013. (Resolution: 720) (HQ)
Featuring: Eric Alexander, Dwayne Burno, Joe Farnsworth, Harold Mabern.
Featuring: Eric Alexander, Andrew Beals, Dwayne Burno, Joe Farnsworth, Harold Mabern.
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Harold Mabern mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Joe Farnsworth (30)
Eric Alexander (28)
John Webber (15)
Ron Carter (8)
Nat Reeves (8)
George Coleman (7)
Freddie Hubbard (6)
Lee Morgan (6)
Idris Muhammad (6)
James Williams (6)
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