Harold Mabern | |
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 Mabern in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harold Mabern Jr. |
| Born | March 20, 1936 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 2019 (aged 83) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1950s–2019 |
| Labels | Sackville, Prestige, DIW, Smoke Sessions |
Harold Mabern Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 17, 2019)[1] was an American jazz pianist and composer, principally in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.[2] He is described in The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings as "one of the great post-bop pianists".[3][4]
- ^ West, Michael J. Harold Mabern 1936-2019
- ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. p. 425. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). p. 1136. Penguin.
- ^ Commercial Appeal "Memphis jazz great Harold Mabern has died"