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Harold Mabern (2003)
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mabern led four albums for Prestige Records, performed with Lee Morgan, and recorded with Stanley Cowell's Piano Choir. Harold Mabern has recorded as a leader for DIW/Columbia and Sackville and toured with the Contemporary Piano Ensemble (1993-1995).

A longtime faculty member at William Paterson University, Mabern is a frequent instructor at Stanford Jazz Workshop.
Pick Artist Album Song Label
# 1 Phineas Newborn jr A World of Piano For Carl (OJC)
# 2 Ahmad Jamal Pittsburgh Bellows (Atlantic)
# 3 Frank Sinatra Greatest Love Songs My Funny Valentine (Warner Bros)
# 4 Art Tatum God Is in the House Begin the Beguine (High Note)
# 5 Charlie Parker Charlie Parker with Strings: The Master Takes I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Verve)
# 6 George Coleman At Yoshi's They Say It's Wonderful (Evidence)
# 7 John Coltrane Blue Train Blue Train (Blue Note)
# 8 Carmen McRae Carmen McRae I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life (Mainstream)
         
Book The King James Bible, or a book on Numerology
         
Luxury Item A solar-powered calculator
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