Workin' & Wailin'
Workin' & Wailin' is the third album led by pianist Harold Mabern which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:59 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7687 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The date utilizes trumpeter Virgil Jones, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Idris Muhammad on four challenging Mabern originals and Johnny Mandel's "A Time for Love."[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Harold Mabern except as noted
- "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 4:18
- "Strozier's Mode" - 7:50
- "Blues for Phineas" - 5:05
- "I Can't Understand What I See in You" - 8:40
- "Waltzing Westward" - 9:16
- "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:50
Personnel
- Harold Mabern - piano, electric piano
- Virgil Jones - trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Buster Williams - bass
- Leo Morris - drums
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References
- Prestige Records discography accessed April 10, 2013
- Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 10, 2013
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