Lookin' on the Bright Side

Lookin' on the Bright Side is an album by pianist Harold Mabern which was originally released on the DIW label in Japan in 1993.^[1]

Lookin' on the Bright Side
Studio album by Harold Mabern Trio
Released	1993
Recorded	February 11 & March 3, 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:53
Label	DIW DIW 614
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama & James Williams
Harold Mabern chronology
Philadelphia Bound (1991–92) Lookin' on the Bright Side (1993) The Leading Man (1993)

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".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except as indicated.

1. "Look on the Bright Side" - 5:33
2. "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) - 5:20
3. "Big Time Cooper" - 8:00
4. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:08
5. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:08
6. "It's a Lonesome Old Town" (Charles Kisco, Harry Tobias) - 9:19
7. "Too Late to Fall Back Baby" - 6:52
8. "Our Waltz" (David Rose) - 4:22

Personnel

• Harold Mabern – piano
• Christian McBride – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Harold Mabern artist listing 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, Jazz Times, accessed June 10, 2014
2. Dryden, K., Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2014.