Harold Mabern
- Instrument:
- Piano
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Hard Bop, Bop, Soul-Jazz, Modal, Contemporary Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Jazz-Funk, Cool Jazz
Best Harold Mabern Albums
Misty
Harold Mabern
2007
Venus Records
Ballad
Pisces Calling
Harold Mabern
1980
Trident
Joy Spring
Harold Mabern
1985
Sackville Recordings
Bop
Memphis Convention
James Williams, Calvin Newborn, Bill Mobley, Bill Easley, George Coleman, Lewis Keel, Herman Green, Donald Brown, Harold Mabern, Mulgrew Miller, Charles Thomas, Jamil Nasser, Tony Reedus
1993
Swing
Afro Blue
Harold Mabern
2015
Smoke Sessions Records
Soul-Jazz
To Love And Be Loved
Harold Mabern
2017
Smoke Sessions Records
Harold Mabern Albums by Style
Hard Bop
Joy Spring
Harold Mabern
1985
Sackville Recordings
Afro Blue
Harold Mabern
2015
Smoke Sessions Records
The Iron Man: Live At Smoke
Harold Mabern
2018
Smoke Sessions Records
Mabern Plays Mabern
Harold Mabern
2020
Smoke Sessions Records
Post Bop
Mabern Plays Coltrane
Harold Mabern
2021
Smoke Sessions Records
The Leading Man
Harold Mabern
Columbia
Straight Street
Harold Mabern Trio
1991
Columbia
For Phineas
Harold Mabern
1996
Sackville Recordings
Soul-Jazz
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Top Labels
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Blue Note | 39 |
| Prestige | 23 |
| Venus Records | 17 |
| Mercury | 15 |
| Delmark Records | 13 |
| Columbia | 12 |
| HighNote Records, Inc. | 10 |
| Smoke Sessions Records | 10 |
| Milestone | 9 |
| Vee Jay Records | 7 |
Harold Mabern Collaborations
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Farnsworth | Drums | 10 |
| John Webber | Bass | 9 |
| Eric Alexander | Tenor Saxophone | 9 |
| George Coleman | Tenor Saxophone | 4 |
| Bob Porter | Supervised By | 3 |
| Charles Thomas | Piano | 3 |
| Donald Brown | Piano | 3 |
| Steve Davis | Trombone | 3 |
| Bill Lee | Bass | 2 |
| Buster Williams | Bass | 2 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Farnsworth | Drums | 42 |
| Eric Alexander | Tenor Saxophone | 36 |
| George Coleman | Tenor Saxophone | 20 |
| Frank Strozier | Alto Saxophone | 15 |
| Billy Higgins | Drums | 15 |
| Nat Reeves | Bass | 15 |
| Bob Cranshaw | Bass | 13 |
| Ron Carter | Bass | 13 |
| Virgil Jones | Trumpet | 12 |
| Arthur Harper | Bass | 11 |
Key Personnel
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Barkan | Producer | 14 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 11 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 11 |
| Tetsuo Hara | Producer | 10 |
| Various | Leader | 10 |
| James Williams | Producer | 8 |
| Joe Fields | Executive-Producer | 8 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 7 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By | 7 |
| Maureen Sickler | Engineer [Assistant] | 7 |
Discography
Total: 239 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frode Kjekstad Qrt | Stars Aligned | Losen Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2026 |
| Various | Soho Scene '68 / Jazz Goes Mod | Rhythm & Blues Records | Sideman | 2026 | |
| Sharel Cassity, Colleen Clark, Alliance | Alliance | Shifting Paradigm Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2024 |
| Tyshawn Sorey Trio | Continuing | Pi Recordings | Sideman | Free Improvisation | 2023 |
| Jimmy Forrest | All The Gin Is Gone | Delmark Records | Sideman | 2023 | |
| Steve Kaldestad | Live At Frankie's Jazz Club | Cellar Music | Sideman | Post Bop | 2022 |
| Alexander Claffy | Good Spirits | Cellar Music | Sideman | 2022 | |
| George Benson | Body Talk | - | Sideman | 2022 | |
| Leon Dorsey | Thank You Mr. Mabern | JAZZAVENUE 1 | Sideman | Bop | 2021 |
| Touque | Soho Sessions | Short Memory | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 2021 |
| Steve Slagle | Nascentia (Birth) | Panorama Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 2021 |
| Harold Mabern | Mabern Plays Coltrane | Smoke Sessions Records | Leader | Bop | 2021 |
| Gerald Beckett | Mood | Pearl Orchard Records | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2020 |
| Harold Mabern | Mabern Plays Mabern | Smoke Sessions Records | Leader | Bop | 2020 |
| Jimmy Cobb | This I Dig Of You | Smoke Sessions Records | Sideman | Hard Bop | 2019 |
| George Coleman | The Quartet | Smoke Sessions Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 2019 |
| Harold Mabern | The Iron Man: Live At Smoke | Smoke Sessions Records | Leader | Soul-Jazz | 2018 |
| Mat Jodrell | Echoes Of Harlem | Not On Label | Sideman | Contemporary Jazz | 2018 |
| New York All-Stars | Burnin' in London | Ubuntu Music | Sideman | 2018 | |
| Harold Mabern | To Love And Be Loved | Smoke Sessions Records | Leader | 2017 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 65 | 16.5% |
| Hard Bop | 63 | 16% |
| Bop | 42 | 10.7% |
| Soul-Jazz | 35 | 8.9% |
| Modal | 13 | 3.3% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 13 | 3.3% |
| Swing | 11 | 2.8% |
| Big Band | 10 | 2.5% |
| Jazz-Funk | 7 | 1.8% |
| Cool Jazz | 6 | 1.5% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 229 | 58.3% |
| Funk / Soul | 7 | 1.8% |
| Blues | 4 | 1% |
| Latin | 2 | 0.5% |
| Rock | 2 | 0.5% |
| Pop | 1 | 0.3% |
| Non-Music | 1 | 0.3% |
| Folk, World, & Country | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hip Hop | 1 | 0.3% |