A Few Miles from Memphis

A Few Miles from Memphis is the first album with pianist Harold Mabern as leader. It was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label[1] in the same year.[2]

A Few Miles from Memphis
Studio album by
Harold Mabern
Released1968
RecordedMarch 11, 1968
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length40:56
LabelPrestige
PR 7568
ProducerCal Lampley
Harold Mabern chronology
A Few Miles from Memphis
(1968)		 Rakin' and Scrapin'
(1968)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. calls the album "a bluesy, rhythm-filled set".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except as noted

  1. "A Few Miles From Memphis" - 5:30
  2. "Walkin' Back" - 5:52
  3. "A Treat For Bea" - 6:08
  4. "Syden Blue" - 4:00
  5. "There's a Kind of Hush" (Geoff Stephens, Les Reed) - 5:35
  6. "B & B" - 7:27
  7. "To Wane" - 6:24

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 10, 2013
  2. "Harold Mabern, jazz pianist who accompanied the greats of the 1960s including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins: Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. October 2, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 10, 2013
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