Saturday, November 5, 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:  Dippin' (RVG Edition)  (2011)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Dip  (7:57)
 2.  Recado Bossa Nova  (8:13)
 3.  The Break Through  (5:51)
 4.  The Vamp  (8:21)
 5.  I See our Face Before Me  (5:29)
 6.  Ballin'  (6:49)

Personnel:

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone
Lee Morgan:  Trumpet
Harold Mabern, Jr.:  Piano
Larry Ridley:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums

Dippin' is an album by Hank Mobley, originally released on August 1966 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on December 27, 2011 by Blue Note Records, featuring Lee Morgan, Harold Mabern, Jr., Larry Ridley, and Billy Higgins.

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