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Lookin' on the Bright Side

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Lookin' on the Bright Side
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedFebruary 11 & March 3, 1993
GenreJazz
Length50:53
LabelDIW
DIW 614
ProducerKazunori Sugiyama & James Williams
Harold Mabern chronology
Philadelphia Bound
(1991–92)
Lookin' on the Bright Side
(1993)
The Leading Man
(1993)

Lookin' on the Bright Side is an album by pianist Harold Mabern which was originally released on the DIW label in Japan in 1993.[1]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Harold Mabern was nearing his 57th birthday around the time of the two 1993 studio sessions that provided the music for this Japanese release; he's clearly in a mood to celebrate... Highly recommended for hard bop fans".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Harold Mabern except as indicated.

  1. "Look on the Bright Side" - 5:33
  2. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:20
  3. "Big Time Cooper" - 8:00
  4. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:08
  5. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:08
  6. "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias) - 9:19
  7. "Too Late to Fall Back Baby" - 6:52
  8. "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 4:22

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Harold Mabern artist listing Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Times, accessed June 10, 2014
  2. ^ a b Dryden, K., Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2014.