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:  Reach Out  (1997)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz, Post Bop
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Reach Out (I'll Be There)  (6:49)
 2.  Up, Over And Out  (5:52)
 3.  Lookin' East  (5:19)
 4.  Goin' Out Of My Head  (&;25)
 5.  Good Pickin's  (5:30)
 6.  Beverly  (7:01)

Personnel:

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone
Woody Shaw:  Trumpet, Flugelhorn
LaMont Johnson:  Piano
George Benson:  Guitar
Bob Cranshaw:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums

Reach Out is an album by Hank Mobley, originally released on January 19, 1968 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on October 21, 1997 by Blue Note Records, featuring Woody  Shaw, LaMont Johnson, George Benson, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins.