George V Johnson Jr  

Born: March 20, 1936
Harold Mabern (born March 20, 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a hard bop pianist.

Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with MJT + 3 in the late 1950s and then moved to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with Jimmy Forrest, Lionel Hampton, the Jazztet (1961-1962), Donald Byrd, Miles Davis (1963), J.J. Johnson (1963-1965), Lee Morgan (1965), Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, Wes Montgomery, Joe Williams (1966-1967), Sarah Vaughan, Dizy Gillespie, George Coleman, Danny Moore, Frank Strozier, Eddie Jefferson, with James Moody featuring George V Johnson Jr, and many more.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mabern led four albums for Prestige Records, performed with Lee Morgan, and recorded with Stanley Cowell's Piano Choir. Harold Mabern has recorded as a leader for DIW/Columbia and Sackville and toured with the Contemporary Piano Ensemble (1993-1995).

A longtime faculty member at William Paterson College, Mabern is a frequent instructor at Stanford Jazz Workshop.

Saxophonist Eric Alexander was one of Mabern's students at William Pattereson in the late 1980s. Mabern now frequently tours and records with Alexander as part of his quintet. To date, Mabern and Alexander have appeared on over twenty CDs together.

George Coleman Octet feat Harold Mabern - Waltzing Westward

LOU DONALDSON - Biography

Lou Donaldson (LIVE @ NORTH SEA JAZZ 08) - Alligator Boogaloo Part 1w/Doctor Lonnie (Smith Hammond B3), Randy Johnston (guitar), Fukushi Tainaka (drums)
Lou Donaldson (LIVE @ NORTH SEA JAZZ 08) - Alligator Boogaloo Part 2

DR LONNIE SMITH

Click to listen live: The George V Johnson Jr Show
Founder and Executive DirectorWashington DC Jazz Network

The George V Johnson Jr Show (4 tracks) by washingtondcjazznetwork

Featuring: The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan, Blues Walk by Lou Donaldson, Isn't She Lovely by George Coleman, Jammin by Bob Marley