''Live at Smalls'' is an album by pianist

Harold Mabern Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. p. 42 ...

. It was released by Smalls Live in 2013.

Recording and music

The musicians are

(piano),

John Webber John Webber (6 October 1751 – 29 May 1793) was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition. He is best known for his images of Australasia, Hawaii and Alaska. Biography Webber was born in London, educated ...

(bass), and

Joe Farnsworth Joseph Allen Farnsworth (born February 21, 1968, Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American jazz drummer. Farnsworth was one of five sons born to trumpeter and bandleader Roger Farnsworth; one of the brothers played saxophone in Ray Charles Ra ...

(drums).Tamarkin, Jeff (May 9, 2013
"'Live at Smalls' Series Continues with Mabern, Magnarelli, Sipiagin & Vinson"
''JazzTimes''. The album was recorded in concert at

Smalls Jazz Club Smalls Jazz Club is a jazz club at 183 West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, New York City. Established in 1994, it earned a reputation in the 1990s as a "hotbed for New York's jazz talent" with a "well-deserved reputation as one of the best places ...

in New York City on June 22–23, 2012."Harold Mabern Trio – Live at Smalls"
smallslive.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017. It was produced by Spike Wilner and Ben Rubin.

Release and reception

The album was released by Smalls Live on June 25, 2013. The ''

JazzTimes ''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Sabin as the newsletter ''Radio Free Jazz'' to complement his record store. Coverage After a decade of growth ...

'' reviewer commented that Mabern "brings depth and sophistication to

Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017), known as Fats Domino, was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Born in New O ...

's R&B classic '

I'm Walking "I'm Walkin'" is a 1957 song by Fats Domino, written together with frequent collaborator Dave Bartholomew. The single was Domino's third release in a row to reach No. 1 on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks. It also broaden ...

' ..and his take on

Mongo Santamaria Mongo may refer to: Geography Africa * Mongo, Chad, a Sahel city * Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Roman Catholic missionary jurisdiction) * Mongo, Sierra Leone, a chiefdom * Mongo River (Little Scarces River), Guinea and Sierra Leone, a tributa ...

's '

Afro Blue "Afro Blue" is a jazz standard composed by Mongo Santamaría. Santamaria version Mongo Santamaria recorded his composition "Afro Blue" in 1959 when playing with the Cal Tjader Sextet. The first recorded performance was on April 20, 1959, at th ...

' manages to simultaneously straddle dark and edgy and cheerfully upbeat. The

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

theme is utterly transformed into a showcase for the three players, and

Erroll Garner Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first rec ...

's 'Dreaming' is appropriately laconic and contemplative."

Track listing

#"Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz) – 11:41 #"I'm Walking" (Fats Domino) – 10:47 #"Dreaming" (Erroll Garner) – 5:05 #"Road Song (Wes Montgomery) – 9:47 #"Boogie for Al McShann" (Harold Mabern) – 4:21 #"Sesame Street" (Joe Raposo) – 8:12 #"Afro Blue" (Mongo Santamaria) – 6:19 Source:"Harold Mabern: Live at Smalls"
AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

Personnel

– piano *

– bass *

– drums

References

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