Workin' & Wailin'

Workin' & Wailin'
Studio album by Harold Mabern
Released	1969
Recorded	June 30, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:59
Label	Prestige PR 7687
Producer	Bob Porter
Harold Mabern chronology
Rakin' and Scrapin' (1968) Workin' & Wailin' (1969) Greasy Kid Stuff! (1970)

Workin' & Wailin' is the third album led by pianist Harold Mabern which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The date utilizes trumpeter Virgil Jones, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Idris Muhammad on four challenging Mabern originals and Johnny Mandel's "A Time for Love." ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except as noted

1. "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) - 4:18
2. "Strozier's Mode" - 7:50
3. "Blues for Phineas" - 5:05
4. "I Can't Understand What I See in You" - 8:40
5. "Waltzing Westward" - 9:16
6. "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 4:50

Personnel

• Harold Mabern - piano, electric piano
• Virgil Jones - trumpet, flugelhorn
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone
• Buster Williams - bass
• Leo Morris - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed April 10, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed April 10, 2013