A Few Miles from Memphis explained

A Few Miles from Memphis
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Harold Mabern
Cover:	A Few Miles from Memphis.jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	March 11, 1968
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:56
Label:	Prestige PR 7568
Producer:	Cal Lampley
Chronology:	Harold Mabern
Next Title:	Rakin' and Scrapin'
Next Year:	1968

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]

Reception

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

• Harold Mabern - piano
• George Coleman, Buddy Terry - tenor saxophone
• Bill Lee - bass
• Walter Perkins - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7568 Prestige Records discography
2. News: October 2, 2019 . Harold Mabern, jazz pianist who accompanied the greats of the 1960s including Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins: Obituary . . September 6, 2020.
3. Lankford, R. D. Allmusic listing accessed April 10, 2013