Hank Mobley • Hank Mobley and His All Stars

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
This CD is a straight reissue of a Hank Mobley LP that features the "Who's Who" of late-'50s hard bop: the tenor-leader, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Blakey. The quintet performs five Mobley compositions (best is the lyrical "Mobley's Musings"), songs that are generally more interesting for their chord changes than for their melodies, which is probably why none of them became standards. One's attention is constantly drawn to the inventive solos and Art Blakey's roaring "accompaniment." An above-average effort from some of the best.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hank-mobley-his-all-stars-mw0000183567

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Este CD es una reedición directa de un LP de Hank Mobley que cuenta con el "Quién es quién" del hard bop de finales de los 50: el tenor-líder, el vibrafonista Milt Jackson, el pianista Horace Silver, el bajista Doug Watkins y el batería Art Blakey. El quinteto interpreta cinco composiciones de Mobley (la mejor es la lírica "Mobley's Musings"), canciones que en general son más interesantes por sus cambios de acordes que por sus melodías, razón por la que probablemente ninguna de ellas se convirtió en estándar. La atención de uno se ve constantemente atraída por los inventivos solos y el rugiente "acompañamiento" de Art Blakey. Un esfuerzo por encima de la media de algunos de los mejores.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hank-mobley-his-all-stars-mw0000183567

Tracks:
1 - Reunion - 6:54
2 - Ultramarine - 6:38
3 - Don't Walk - 7:48
4 - Lower Stratosphere - 10:36
5 - Mobley's Musings - 6:04


Credits:
    Bass – Doug Watkins
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Art Blakey
    Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
    Photography By [Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Horace Silver
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
    Remastered By [Digitally] – Ron McMaster
    Tenor Saxophone, Composed By – Hank Mobley
    Vibraphone [Vibes] – Milt Jackson

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on January 13, 1957.

Label:    Blue Note – BLP 1544
Country:    US
Released:    Mar 1957
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/3113699-Hank-Mobley-Hank-Mobley-And-His-All-Stars

 

 

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