Harold Mabern

'The Complete Live at the Lighthouse' finds trumpeter Lee Morgan leading one of the greatest bands of the early 1970s. Jazz United considers its legacy anew, as illuminated by this 12-LP boxed set.

Hear a previously unreleased version of "The Beehive," from Lee Morgan's 'The Complete Live at the Lighthouse,' due out July 30 on Blue Note Records.

Just over 40 years ago, Joseph Jarman published a book of poetry that opens with a chant: "we pray o God / for the ego / death." Jarman, a visionary…

Harold Mabern, a pianist of percussive fire and boundless soul, with a language that pulled from hard bop, post-bop, Memphis soul and the blues, died on…

Harold Mabern, “A Few Miles From Memphis”The hard-bop piano legacy has long had an articulate guardian in Harold Mabern. Now 82, he’s an acknowledged…

Harold Mabern has never had any hang-ups about not being the center of attention. "I get joy out of being an accompanist," the pianist affirms, likening…

Saxophonist Eric Alexander wrote the tune "Iron Man"as a salute to Harold Mabern. It's one of 10 tracks on that Memphis-born pianist's new recording, To…