Sunday, November 27, 2016

Hank Mobley






































Artist:  Hank Mobley
Birth Name:  Henry Mobley
Born:  July 7, 1930.  Eastman, Georgia, USA
Died:  May 30, 1986 (Aged 55).  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Saxophonist
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone

Hank Mobley was an American Hard Bop and Soul Jazz Tenor Saxophonist and Composer.  He wasn't as aggressive as John Coltrane or Sonny Rollins, but neither was it as soft and cool as Stan Getz or Lester Young.  He is one of the most underrated musicians of the Bop Era.














Title:  Roll Call  (2002)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Label:  Blue Note Records

Tracks:

 1.  Roll Call  (10:33)
 2.  My Groove Your Move  (6:07)
 3.  Take Your Pick  (5:27)
 4.  A Baptist Beat  (8:54)
 5.  The More I See You  (6:47)
 6.  The Breakdown  (4:57)

Bonus Track:  On CD Reissue:

 7.  A Baptist Beat (Alternate Take) (9:42)

Personnel:

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone
Freddie Hubbard:  Trumpet
Wynton Kelly:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Art Blakey:  Drums

Roll Call is an album by Hank Mobley, originally released on July, 1961 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on August 27, 2002 by Blue Note Records, featuring Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Art Blakey.

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