Lookin' on the Bright Side

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
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedFebruary 11 & March 3, 1993
GenreJazz
Length50:53
LabelDIW
DIW 614
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama & James Williams
Harold Mabern chronology
Philadelphia Bound
(1991–92)
Lookin' on the Bright Side
(1993)
The Leading Man
(1993)

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Harold Mabern except as indicated.

  1. "Look on the Bright Side" - 5:33
  2. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:20
  3. "Big Time Cooper" - 8:00
  4. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:08
  5. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:08
  6. "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias) - 9:19
  7. "Too Late to Fall Back Baby" - 6:52
  8. "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 4:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Harold Mabern artist listing Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Times, accessed June 10, 2014
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K., Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2014.