The Iron Man: Live at Smoke

The Iron Man: Live at Smoke is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 2018 and released by Smoke Sessions Records.

The Iron Man: Live at Smoke
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 13, 2018
RecordedJanuary 7, 2018
VenueSmoke
GenreJazz
LabelSmoke Sessions
Harold Mabern chronology
The Iron Man: Live at Smoke
(2018)
Mabern Plays Mabern
(2018)

Recording and music

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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

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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

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All compositions by Harold Mabern except where noted

CD 1

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  1. "A Few Miles from Memphis" - 7:32
  2. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 8:08
  3. "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell) - 4:48
  4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:44
  5. "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) - 9:28
  6. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Lowe) - 8:49
  7. "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) - 5:49

CD 2

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  1. "Nightlife in Tokyo" - 9:45
  2. "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) - 9:03
  3. "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 10:32
  4. "Mr. P.C." (Coltrane) - 5:07
  5. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 6:34
  6. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:50
  7. "Rakin' and Scrapin'" - 4:29

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lorge, Suzanne (January 2019). "Harold Mabern – The Iron Man: Live at Smoke". DownBeat. Vol. 86, no. 1. p. 79.
  2. ^ Jurkovic, Mike (January 14, 2019). "Harold Mabern – The Iron Man: Live at Smoke". All About Jazz.
  3. ^ Micucci, Matt (November 1, 2018). "10 New Jazz Albums You Need to Know About: November 2018". Jazziz.