Mabern learned by watching and emulating pianists Charles Thomas and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Mabern attended Douglass High School, before transferring to Manassas High School; he played with Frank Strozier, George Coleman and Booker Little at this time, but was most influenced by Newborn, Jr. In 1954, after graduating, Mabern moved to Chicago, intending to attend the American Conservatory of Music. He was unable to afford to attend music college because of a change in his parents' financial circumstances, but had private lessons there for six months and developed his reading ability by playing with trombonist Morris Ellis' big band.
Mabern learned by watching and emulating pianists Charles Thomas and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Mabern attended Douglass High School, before transferring to Manassas High School; he played with Frank Strozier, George Coleman and Booker Little at this time, but was most influenced by Newborn, Jr. In 1954, after graduating, Mabern moved to Chicago, intending to attend the American Conservatory of Music.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Mabern
Mabern
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
learn
learned
VERB
VBD
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
watch
watching
VERB
VBG
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
emulate
emulating
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
pianist
pianists
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Phineas
Phineas
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Newborn
Newborn
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jr.
Jr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mabern
Mabern
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attend
attended
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
Douglass
Douglass
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
high
High
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
transfer
transferring
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Manassas
Manassas
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
high
High
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Frank
Frank
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Strozier
Strozier
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Coleman
Coleman
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Booker
Booker
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Little
Little
PROPN
NNP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
influence
influenced
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Newborn
Newborn
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Jr.
Jr.
PROPN
NNP
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1954
1954
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
graduate
graduating
VERB
VBG
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Mabern
Mabern
PROPN
NNP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Chicago
Chicago
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
intend
intending
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
attend
attend
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Conservatory
Conservatory
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Music
Music
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was unable to afford to attend music college because of a change in his parents' financial circumstances, but had private lessons there for six months and developed his reading ability by playing with trombonist Morris Ellis' big band.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
unable
unable
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
afford
afford
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
attend
attend
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
music
music
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
case
because
because
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
change
change
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
parent
parents
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
financial
financial
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
circumstance
circumstances
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
private
private
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
lesson
lessons
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
develop
developed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
ability
ability
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
play
playing
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
trombonist
trombonist
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Morris
Morris
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ellis
Ellis
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
big
big
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.