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| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Venue | Cafe des Copains, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sackville | |||
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Joy Spring is a solo piano album by Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 1985 and released by Sackville Records.
| Joy Spring | ||||
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| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Venue | Cafe des Copains, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Sackville | |||
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Joy Spring is a solo piano album by Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 1985 and released by Sackville Records.
The album was recorded in concert at Cafe des Copains in Toronto in 1985, while pianist Harold Mabern was in residence there. [1] The music was broadcast on the radio. [2] Most of the tracks are jazz standards; two are Mabern originals; and one is Wayne Shorter's "House of Jade". [2]
Joy Spring was released by Sackville Records on LP. [3] They reissued it, on CD, around 2006, [3] with two tracks – "Indian Summer" and "Manhattan" – added. [1] The JazzTimes reviewer commented that Mabern "builds vast musical architectures, founded on his powerful left hand and elaborated by his fleet, commanding right." [3]
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