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The Iron Man: Live at Smoke is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 2018 and released by Smoke Sessions Records.

The Iron Man: Live at Smoke
Live album by Harold Mabern
Released	November 13, 2018
Recorded	January 7, 2018
Venue	Smoke
Genre	Jazz
Label	Smoke Sessions
Harold Mabern chronology
The Iron Man: Live at Smoke (2018) Mabern Plays Mabern (2018)

Recording and music

The musicians are Harold Mabern (piano), Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), and Joe Farnsworth (drums).[1] The album was recorded in concert at Smoke jazz club in New York on the final night of a three-week engagement in 2018.[1][2] The material is a mix of Mabern compositions, standards, blues, and ballads.[1]

Release and reception

The album was released by Smoke Sessions Records on November 13, 2018.[3] DownBeat wrote: "Like the gig, the record runs wide and deep – one listen hardly is enough."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except where noted

CD 1

1. "A Few Miles from Memphis" - 7:32
2. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 8:08
3. "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell) - 4:48
4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:44
5. "T-Bone Steak" (Jimmy Smith) - 9:28
6. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Lowe) - 8:49
7. "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) - 5:49

CD 2

1. "Nightlife in Tokyo" - 9:45
2. "She's Out of My Life" (Tom Bahler) - 9:03
3. "How Insensitive" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 10:32
4. "Mr. P.C." (Coltrane) - 5:07
5. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) - 6:34
6. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:50
7. "Rakin' and Scrapin'" - 4:29

Personnel

• Harold Mabern – piano
• Eric Alexander – tenor sax
• John Webber – bass
• Joe Farnsworth – drums

References

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