Harold Mabern

Harold Mabern, Jr. (March 20, 1936 – September 19, 2019) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He worked in the hard bop, post-bop, and soul jazz fields.Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. p. 425. Oxford University Press. He was called by The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings as "one of the great post-bop pianists".Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). p. 1136. Penguin.Smoke Session Records Facebook page  Commercial Appeal "Memphis jazz great Harold Mabern has died"  He was born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mabern died on September 19, 2019 in New York City at the age of 83.Memphis jazz great Harold Mabern has died

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Other websites
Johnson Jr., George V., Talking Jazz with Harold Mabern, Entertainment, Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Category:1936 births
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Category:American jazz musicians
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