The Iron Man: Live at Smoke
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The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | ||||
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Released | November 13, 2018 | |||
Recorded | January 7, 2018 | |||
Venue | Smoke | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Smoke Sessions | |||
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The Iron Man: Live at Smoke is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 2018 and released by Smoke Sessions Records.
Recording and music
[edit]The musicians are Harold Mabern (piano), Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), and Joe Farnsworth (drums).[1] The album was recorded in concert at Smoke jazz club in New York on the final night of a three-week engagement in 2018.[1][2] The material is a mix of Mabern compositions, standards, blues, and ballads.[1]
Release and reception
[edit]The album was released by Smoke Sessions Records on November 13, 2018.[3] DownBeat wrote: "Like the gig, the record runs wide and deep – one listen hardly is enough."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Harold Mabern except where noted
CD 1
[edit]- "A Few Miles from Memphis" - 7:32
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 8:08
- "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell) - 4:48
- "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:44
- "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) - 9:28
- "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Lowe) - 8:49
- "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) - 5:49
CD 2
[edit]- "Nightlife in Tokyo" - 9:45
- "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) - 9:03
- "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 10:32
- "Mr. P.C." (Coltrane) - 5:07
- "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 6:34
- "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:50
- "Rakin' and Scrapin'" - 4:29
Personnel
[edit]- Harold Mabern – piano
- Eric Alexander – tenor sax
- John Webber – bass
- Joe Farnsworth – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Lorge, Suzanne (January 2019). "Harold Mabern – The Iron Man: Live at Smoke". DownBeat. Vol. 86, no. 1. p. 79.
- ^ Jurkovic, Mike (January 14, 2019). "Harold Mabern – The Iron Man: Live at Smoke". All About Jazz.
- ^ Micucci, Matt (November 1, 2018). "10 New Jazz Albums You Need to Know About: November 2018". Jazziz.