As leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | A Few Miles from Memphis | Prestige | Mabern’s first release as leader |
| 1968 | Rakin’ and Scrapin’ | Prestige | Mabern also plays electric piano |
| 1969 | Workin’ & Wailin’ | Prestige | Mabern also plays electric piano |
| 1970 | Greasy Kid Stuff! | Prestige | Sextet, with Lee Morgan (trumpet), Hubert Laws (flute, tenor sax), Buster Williams (bass), Idris Muhammad (drums), Joe Jones (guitar; 1 track) |
| 1978 | Pisces Calling | InterPlay | Trio, with Jamil Nasser (bass), Walter Bolden (drums) |
| 1984–85 | Joy Spring | Sackville | Solo piano; in concert |
| 1989 | Straight Street | DIW | Trio, with Ron Carter (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums) |
| 1991–92 | Philadelphia Bound | Sackville | Duo, with Kieran Overs (bass) |
| 1993 | Lookin’ on the Bright Side | DIW | Trio, with Christian McBride (bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums) |
| 1995 | For Phineas | Sackville | Duo, with Geoff Keezer (piano); in concert |
| 1992–93 | The Leading Man | Disk Union | Trio, with Christian McBride & Ron Carter (bass; separately), Jack DeJohnette (drums) |
| 1996 | Mabern’s Grooveyard | DIW | Trio, with Tony Reedus (drums) |
| 1999 | Maya with Love | DIW | Trio, with Christian McBride (bass), Tony Reedus (drums) |
| 2001 | Kiss of Fire | Venus | Trio, with Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); Eric Alexander as guest |
| 2003 | Falling in Love with Love | Venus | Trio, with George Mraz (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) |
| 2003 | Don’t Know Why | Venus | Trio, with Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) |
| 2004 | Fantasy | Venus | Trio, with Dwayne Burno (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) |
| 2005 | Somewhere over the Rainbow | Venus | Trio, with Dwayne Burno (bass), Willie Jones III (drums) |
| 2006 | Misty | Venus | Solo piano |
| 2012 | Mr. Lucky | HighNote | Quartet, with Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) |
| 2012 | Live at Smalls | SmallsLive | Trio, with John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); in concert |
| 2013 | Right on Time | Smoke Sessions | Trio, with John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); in concert |
| 2014 | Afro Blue | Smoke Sessions | With Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums); plus guests Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Steve Turre (trombone), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Alexis Cole, Kurt Elling, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit, Gregory Porter (vocals) |
| 2014 | Vista Obscura | Addo | With Kirk MacDonald (tenor sax), Pat LaBarbera (tenor sax), Harold Mabern (piano), Neil Swainson (bass), Andre White (drums). Kirk MacDonald – Vista Obscura |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Eric Alexander | Mode for Mabes | Delmark |
| 1999 | Eric Alexander | The First Milestone | Milestone |
| 2000 | Eric Alexander | The Second Milestone | Milestone |
| 2001 | Eric Alexander | Summit Meeting | Milestone |
| 2002 | Eric Alexander | Nightlife in Tokyo | Milestone |
| 2004 | Eric Alexander | Dead Center | HighNote |
| 2005 | Eric Alexander | It’s All in the Game | HighNote |
| 1999 | Eric Alexander | Live at the Keynote | Video Arts |
| 2009 | Eric Alexander | Revival of the Fittest | HighNote |
| 2009 | Eric Alexander | Chim Chim Cheree | Venus |
| 2010 | Eric Alexander | Don’t Follow the Crowd | HighNote |
| 2012 | Eric Alexander | Touching | HighNote |
| 1970 | Gene Ammons | The Black Cat! | Prestige |
| 1973 | George Benson | Body Talk | CTI |
| 1978 | Walt Bolden | Walt Bolden | Nemperor |
| 1993 | Donald Brown | Cartunes | Muse |
| 1964 | Betty Carter | Inside Betty Carter | United Artistis |
| 1978 | Richie Cole | Keeper of the Flame | Muse |
| 1985* | George Coleman | Manhattan Panorama | Theresa |
| 1987 | George Coleman | At Yoshi’s | Theresa |
| 1998 | George Coleman | I Could Write a Book: The Music of Richard Rogers | Telarc |
| 1989 | Contemporary Piano Ensemble | Four Pianos for Phineas | Evidence |
| 1993 | Contemporary Piano Ensemble | The Key Players | Sony |
| 1997 | Steve Davis | Crossfire | Criss Cross |
| 2015* | Steve Davis | Say When | Smoke Sessions |
| 2006 | Mike DiRubbo | New York Accent | Cellar Live |
| 1961 | Art Farmer | Perception | Argo |
| 1974 | Frank Foster | The Loud Minority | Mainstream |
| 1976 | Frank Foster | Here and Now | Catalyst |
| 1962 | The Jazztet | Here and Now | Mercury |
| 1962 | The Jazztet | Another Git Together | Mercury |
| 2004* | Joe Farnsworth | It’s Prime Time | Village |
| 2011 | Joe Farnsworth | Super Prime Time | Sony |
| 1959 | Jimmy Forrest | All the Gin Is Gone | Delmark |
| 1959 | Jimmy Forrest | Black Forrest | Delmark |
| 1974* | George Freeman | Man & Woman | Groove Merchant |
| 1996 | Andy Goodrich | Motherless Child | Delmark |
| 1973 | Tiny Grimes | Profoundly Blue | Muse |
| 1977 | Billy Harper | Soran-Bushi, B.H. | Denon |
| 1979 | Louis Hayes | Variety Is the Spice | Gryphon |
| 1963 | Jimmy Heath | Swamp Seed | Riverside |
| 1970 | Terumasa Hino | Alone Together | Columbia |
| 2000 | Terumasa Hino | Into the Heaven | Columbia |
| 1965 | Freddie Hubbard | The Night of the Cookers | Blue Note |
| 1965 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits | Blue Note |
| 1990 | 100 Gold Fingers | Piano Playhouse 1990 | Absord Music Japan |
| 1964 | J.J. Johnson | Proof Positive | Impulse! |
| 1968 | Joe Jones | My Fire! | Prestige |
| 1990 | Lewis Keel | Coming out Swinging | Muse |
| 1963 | Roland Kirk | Reeds & Deeds | Mercury |
| 1963 | Roland Kirk | The Roland Kirk Quartet Meets the Benny Golson Orchestra | Mercury |
| 1965 | Jackie McLean | Consequence | Blue Note |
| 1966 | Blue Mitchell | Bring It Home to Me | Blue Note |
| 1965 | Hank Mobley | Dippin’ | Blue Note |
| 1965 | Lee Morgan | The Gigolo | Blue Note |
| 1970 | Lee Morgan | Live at the Lighthouse | Blue Note |
| 1971 | Lee Morgan | The Last Session | Blue Note |
| 1970 | Idris Muhammad | Black Rhythm Revolution! | Prestige |
| 2004 | Ned Otter | Powder Keg | Two & Four |
| 1993 | Cecil Payne | Cerupa | Delmark |
| 1996 | Cecil Payne | Scotch and Milk | Delmark |
| 1998 | Cecil Payne | Payne’s Window | Delmark |
| 2000 | Cecil Payne | Chic Boom Live at the Jazz Showcase | Delmark |
| 1973 | The Piano Choir | Handscapes | Strata-East |
| 1975 | The Piano Choir | Handscapes 2 | Strata-East |
| 1997 | Jim Rotondi | Jim’s Bop | Criss Cross |
| 2003 | Archie Shepp | Deja Vu | Venus |
| 1978 | Louis Smith | Just Friends | SteepleChase |
| 1960 | Frank Strozier | MJT + 3 | Vee-Jay |
| 1962 | Frank Strozier | March of the Siamese Children | Jazzland |
| 1976 | Frank Strozier | Remember Me | Steeplechase |
| 1977 | Frank Strozier | What’s Goin’ On | Steeplechase |
| 1967 | Buddy Terry | Electric Soul! | Prestige |
| 1971 | Stanley Turrentine | The Sugar Man | CTI |
| 1973 | Stanley Turrentine | Don’t Mess with Mister T. | CTI |
| 1983 | Lee Willhite | First Venture | Big Tampa |
| 1965 | Wes Montgomery | Kings of the Guitar | Beppo |
| 1965 | Wes Montgomery | Jazz 625 | Vap |
| 1965 | Wes Montgomery | Solitude | BYG |
| 1965 | Wes Montgomery | Belgium 1965 Rounder | Vestapool |