''Maya with Love'' 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. 4 ...

which was released by

DIW Records DIW Records is a Japanese record label specializing in avant-garde jazz. It is a subsidiary of Disk Union. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn. DIW's name stands for "Discs in t ...

in 2000.

Recording and music

The personnel are

(piano),

Christian McBride Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...

(bass), and

Tony Reedus Tony Reedus (22 September 1959 – 16 November 2008) was an American jazz drummer. Reedus first gained attention performing in Woody Shaw's band during the 1980s. He played with Dave Stryker, Mulgrew Miller, Art Blakey, Mike Nock, Kenny Garre ...

(drums). This trio had recorded the album ''Mabern’s Grooveyard'' in 1996. "To Maya Glenne with Love" is for Mabern's granddaughter.

Release and reception

''Maya with Love'' was released by

in 2000.Corroto, Mark (June 1, 2000
"Harold Mabern: Maya with Love"
All About Jazz.
accessed March 12, 2018 The

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reviewer concluded that Mabern's album was "a supreme performance that is full of joy and makes this artist's relative obscurity seem criminal."Proefrock, Staci
"Harold Mabern: "Maya with Love"
AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except where noted #"To Maya Glenne with Love" – 6:52 #"

You Are Too Beautiful You Are Too Beautiful is a 1932 song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1933 film ''Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (film), Hallelujah, I'm a Bum'', where it was sung by Al Jolson. It became a pop and jazz standard in the 1940s, with a notabl ...

" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 9:03 #"Hymn of the Orient" (

Gigi Gryce Gigi Gryce (born George General Grice Jr.; November 28, 1925 – March 14, 1983), later Basheer Qusim, was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator. While his performing career was relatively short, ...

) – 5:43 #"A Song for Connie" – 5:04 #"Lament" ( J. J. Johnson) – 7:24 #"Boogie for All McShann" – 2:57 #"

Speak Low "Speak Low" (1943) is a popular song composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. Background It was introduced by Mary Martin and Kenny Baker in the Broadway musical '' One Touch of Venus'' (1943). The 1944 hit single was by Guy Lombardo ...

" (

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

Ogden Nash Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. With his unconventional rhyming schemes, he was declared by ''The New York Times'' the country's best ...

) – 5:15 #" Little Girl Blue" (Rogers, Hart) – 5:25 #"

Blue Bossa "Blue Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album '' Page One''. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Fest ...

" (

Kenny Dorham McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham (August 30, 1924 – December 5, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention or public ...

) – 5:02 #"Maybe September" ( Jay Livingston, Ray Evans,

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listeni ...

) – 8:28 #"

Begin the Beguine "Begin the Beguine" is a popular song written by Cole Porter. Porter composed the song between Kalabahi, Indonesia, and Fiji during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard's ocean liner ''Franconia''. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Kni ...

" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

) – 4:09

Personnel

– piano *

– bass *

– drums

References

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