Tuesday, October 4, 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:  Soul Station  (1999)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Remember  (5:40)
 2.  This I Dig Of You  (6:25)
 3.  Dig Dis  (6:09)
 4.  Split Feelin's  (4:53)
 5.  Soul Station  (9:05)
 6.  If I Should Lose You  (5:10)

Personnel:

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

Soul Station is an album by Hank Mobley, originally released on October 1960 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on March 23, 1999 by Blue Note Records, featuring Art Blakey, Paul Chambers and Wynton Kelly.



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