Maya With Love reunites the powerful trio that Harold Mabern assembled in 1997 to record his Mabern's Grooveyard album.
Like that recording, this current offering makes the most of the talents of all three players to produce music that is a whirling stream of power.
The percussive nature of Mabern's playing is highlighted on the boogie-woogie style of "Boogie for Al McShawn," while the young lion Christian McBride steps out from the background with some impressive bowing on "Lament." Tony Reedus provides a rhythmic framework to hang the whole work on with his impressive and intricate percussion work, but the biggest treat comes when Mabern veers away from his signature style to produce songs of surprising delicacy and grace like the title track, "To Maya Glenne With Love," which employs a fluid classical style that is full of tenderness to pay tribute to his infant granddaughter.
That track, which also opens the album, sets the stage for a supreme performance that is full of joy and makes this artist's relative obscurity seem criminal.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Maya Glenne With LoveHarold Mabern | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 06:52 | 15 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | You Are Too BeautifulLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 09:03 | 20 MB | 50 MB |
| 3 | Hymn of the OrientGigi Gryce | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 05:43 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | A Song for ConnieHarold Mabern | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 05:04 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | LamentJ.J. Johnson | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | Boogie for Al McShannHarold Mabern | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | Speak LowOgden Nash, Kurt Weill | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 8 | Little Girl BlueLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | Blue BossaKenny Dorham | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 10 | Maybe SeptemberRay Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 08:28 | 19 MB | 44 MB |
| 11 | Begin the BeguineCole Porter | Harold Mabern Trio | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 65 mins | 149 MB | |||||
| 65 mins | 377 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Anderson | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | Kenny Dorham | Composer |
| 3 | Ray Evans | Composer |
| 4 | Percy Faith | Composer |
| 5 | Gigi Gryce | Composer |
| 6 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 7 | J.J. Johnson | Composer |
| 8 | Jimmy Katz | Cover Photo |
| 9 | Jay Livingston | Composer |
| 10 | Harold Mabern | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Harold Mabern Trio | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Christian McBride | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 13 | Ogden Nash | Composer |
| 14 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 15 | Jon W. Poses | Liner Notes |
| 16 | Tony Reedus | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 17 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 18 | Kazunori Sugiyama | Producer |
| 19 | Aya Takemura | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Allan Tucker | Mastering |
| 21 | Ed Wedberg | Piano Tuner |
| 22 | Kurt Weill | Composer |
| 23 | Arai Yasunori | Cover Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |