RIP Harold Mabern: The jazz pianist was 83
and Eric Alexander. The latter, a tenor saxophonist, would help Mabern regain prominence beginning in the 1990s by collaborating with him on a slew of releases, a partnership that would continue well into the 21st century.
Throughout his career Mabern would remain a prolific recording artist, releasing over 20 albums as a leader or co-leader, including his most recent album, , which was put out by Smoke Sessions in November 2018. But he remained perhaps best known as a brilliant sideman, a role he played on nearly 100 recordings.
“As Mulgrew Miller says, ‘I don’t look left, I don’t look right. I just look straight ahead and keep going,’” Mabern toldin 2003. “Just try to be pure at heart, be honest to the music, and the rest will take you.” Mabern is survived by his children Michael and Roxanne and granddaughter Maya. He was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years Beatrice, his sister Nettie and his parents Elnora and Harold Sr.
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