Harold Mabern
Piano Solo on
Do It Again

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Closing out the solo section, this piano improvisation spans two choruses of the 24-bar AAB form at a funk groove at 151 BPM. The pairing of guitar and piano solos over this crossover material reflects the album's adventurous programming, demonstrating Mabern's willingness to draw from a broad musical palette while keeping the improvisational quality firmly rooted in jazz tradition. Mabern's piano solo brings rhythmic punch to the funk groove, blending percussive chord stabs with melodic runs. Coming after Peter Bernstein's electric guitar solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Harold Mabern was 77 to 78 years old at the time.