Mr. P.C. featuring Harold Mabern

Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver BC - "Mr P.C." is a 12 bar minor blues Standard composed by John Coltrane in 1959.

Harold Mabern - Piano
Cory Weeds - Alto Sax
John Webber - Bass
Joe Farnsworth - Drums

[diment]

Remembering the great Harold Mabern on the day of his birthday in 2024. I last saw him at the Half Note jazz club in Athens, Greece, in 2016. During the show, he dazzled the audience with his musicianship, he played everything from jazz standards, low-down Delta Blues (where he also sang with a great blues voice), to Earth, Wind & Fire's Fantasy, a great arrangement of his (to be found on one of his personal albums). After the show, I saw him sitting at the bar and went to shake hands with this great musician and tell him I was a lifelong fan. His humility and kindness startled me. We ended up scat singing Wes Montgomery lines from his tour in Europe with Wes back in the 60s when I told him I know all these performances by heart, I kid you not. Such a great musician and human being, may he rest in peace.



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[girlmusician]

Rip Harold. There will never be another pianist like you.

[normanzierler]

God Bless the soul of Harold Mabern. One of the jazz piano greats and a wonderful person.

[AlexiHolford]

What a powerhouse. He sure did squeeze out every drop of music from those keys.

[closed]

There's a certain way that cats that came up with trane they understand the swing according Mccoy The comp is brilliant by Mr. Mabern

[charlesbarry]

I haven't heard the pianist in a long time. He still has the chops

[roberthelms]

When he came to Boston, I never missed him.

[jannaknott]

Can't wait to see you guys in Vernon Next week! Gracias ahead of time!

[Raz-Sekeles]

Cory, i really enjoy your playing and having Mabern on board is superb. big jazz hug from Israel. i hope to visit the Cellar before i get too old :-)

[tdkdgh]

Wow!. Thanks. Saw Mabern several times in NYC at a place (shortlived?) called The Tin Palace. Late 1970s.

If any one was questioning his left hand, be amazed and sin no more.

[shamz]

It's says alto sax in description but he's playing a tenor???

[markbra]

Tell me of any working piano player that does
not have shades of McCoy ! R.I.P. to both.

[radiojet]

All the thumbs down need to go away, Go away.

[jeffstanton]

7 knuckleheads don't like this. Reveal yourselves, fools.