Harold Mabern
Piano Solo on
Mozzin'

About

The sole improvisation on this track, this piano improvisation spans two choruses of the 40-bar AABBA form at a waltz feel at 235 BPM. As a solo piano feature within the album, the track highlights Mabern's ability to sustain musical interest and rhythmic drive without the support of horn soloists, relying on his own harmonic imagination and rhythmic vitality to carry the performance from start to finish. Navigating the waltz meter, Mabern's piano improvisation demonstrates command of the three-beat phrase structure while maintaining forward motion and harmonic interest.

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