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“Fantasy” is a celebrated jazz album by the Harold Mabern Trio. Recorded for Venus Records with Harold Mabern (piano), bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, the album captivates listeners with its soulful and groovy piano style. The track list includes ten songs, among them classics such as the title track “Fantasy,” “The Sidewinder,” “Sesame Street Theme,” and “Almost Like Being In Love.” Matt Collar of AllMusic wrote about Harold Mabern (1936–2019): “Mabern, an outstanding hard bop pianist, was a highly regarded musician who emerged from the Memphis jazz and R&B scene of the 1950s. Mabern developed a masterful style that combined harmonic and modal sophistication with impressive technical virtuosity … The pianist ushered in the new millennium with a series of albums for the Japanese label Venus, including “Kiss Of Fire” (2002), “Falling In Love With Love” (2003), “Fantasy” (2005), and “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” (2007). In 2008, he released another album for Venus Records, the solo piano session “Misty.”
“Fantasy” was recorded on June 27, 2004, at Avatar Studios (now known as Power Station at BerkleeNYC) in New York City, USA; it was produced by legendary sound engineer Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan, and mixed and mastered by Tetsuo Hara.
LP 1
Side A
1. Fantasy 2. Harlem Dawn
Side B
1. Let's Face The Music And Dance 2. Sesame Street Theme
LP 2
Side C
1. Jackson Park El Train 2. The Sidewinder 3. It Only Hurts When I Smile
Side D
1. Almost Like Being In Love 2. Lollipops And Roses 3. You Belong To Me