A Few Miles from Memphis
| A Few Miles from Memphis | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | March 11, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:56 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7568 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Harold Mabern chronology | ||||
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A Few Miles from Memphis is the first album with pianist Harold Mabern as leader. It was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label[1] in the same year.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his review for Allmusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. calls the album "a bluesy, rhythm-filled set".[3]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Harold Mabern except as noted
- "A Few Miles From Memphis" - 5:30
- "Walkin' Back" - 5:52
- "A Treat For Bea" - 6:08
- "Syden Blue" - 4:00
- "There's a Kind of Hush" (Geoff Stephens, Les Reed) - 5:35
- "B & B" - 7:27
- "To Wane" - 6:24
Personnel[edit]
- Harold Mabern - piano
- George Coleman, Buddy Terry - tenor saxophone
- Bill Lee - bass
- Walter Perkins - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 10, 2013
- ^ "Harold Mabern, jazz pianist who accompanied the greats of the 1960s including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins: Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. October 2, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 10, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 919. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
