Maya with Love


Maya with Love is an album by pianist Harold Mabern which was released by DIW Records in 2000.

Recording and music

The personnel are Harold Mabern, Christian McBride, and Tony Reedus. This trio had recorded the album Mabern’s Grooveyard in 1996. "To Maya Glenne with Love" is for Mabern's granddaughter.

Release and reception

Maya with Love was released by DIW Records in 2000. The AllMusic reviewer concluded that Mabern's album was "a supreme performance that is full of joy and makes this artist's relative obscurity seem criminal."

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Mabern except where noted
  1. "To Maya Glenne with Love" – 6:52
  2. "You Are Too Beautiful" – 9:03
  3. "Hymn of the Orient" – 5:43
  4. "A Song for Connie" – 5:04
  5. "Lament" – 7:24
  6. "Boogie for All McShann" – 2:57
  7. "Speak Low" – 5:15
  8. "Little Girl Blue" – 5:25
  9. "Blue Bossa" – 5:02
  10. "Maybe September" – 8:28
  11. "Begin the Beguine" – 4:09

Personnel