Lookin' on the Bright Side
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{{Infobox album
| name = Lookin' on the Bright Side
| type = Album
| artist = Harold Mabern Trio
| cover = Lookin' on the Bright Side.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = February 11 & March 3, 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 50:53
| label = DIW
DIW 614
| producer = Kazunori Sugiyama & James Williams
| chronology = Harold Mabern
| prev_title = Philadelphia Bound
| prev_year = 1991–92
| next_title = The Leading Man
| next_year = 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.[http://jazztimes.com/guides/artists/1092-harold-mabern Harold Mabern artist listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727231654/http://jazztimes.com/guides/artists/1092-harold-mabern |date=2014-07-27 }}, Jazz Times, accessed June 10, 2014
Reception
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".Dryden, K., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/lookin-on-the-bright-side-mw0000215122 Allmusic Review] accessed June 10, 2014.
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Track listing
All compositions by Harold Mabern except as indicated.
- "Look on the Bright Side" - 5:33
- "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:20
- "Big Time Cooper" - 8:00
- "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:08
- "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:08
- "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias) - 9:19
- "Too Late to Fall Back Baby" - 6:52
- "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 4:22
Personnel
References
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