Hank Mobley • Hi Voltage

 

Review by Thom Jurek
This 1967 date by tenor saxophone great Hank Mobley was a high watermark for the Blue Note label during that exceptional year. Mobley wrote all six tunes here, and they offer the breadth and depth of his mature compositional method. All but one of his collaborators on this project were label veterans -- Jackie McLean, Blue Mitchell, Billy Higgins, and Bob Cranshaw. The lone exception was pianist John Hicks, and the recording session benefits greatly from his contribution. Hicks is a very lyrical player, even when he gets tough and funky. He is right at home with the hard bop blues on the title cut, which opens the set and provides a wonderfully swinging bottom for the soloists to trade fours and burrow through. His chromatic prowess and subtlety are very evident on the moving ballad "No More Goodbyes," where his gently shaded harmonies and ostinatos offer Mobley a beautiful backdrop to solo from. Mobley's sense of rhythmic invention is showcased on the breezy yet finger-popping "Bossa De Luxe," and the three horns go deep into the groove -- using Higgins and Hicks as counterweights in the funky, greasy "Flirty Gerty" that closes the set. In all, this date is solid, ranking with the very best of Mobley's offerings for Blue Note.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hi-voltage-mw0000653286

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Reseña de Thom Jurek
Este disco de 1967 del gran saxofonista tenor Hank Mobley fue un hito para el sello Blue Note durante ese año excepcional. Mobley compuso las seis melodías aquí, y ofrecen la amplitud y profundidad de su maduro método compositivo. Todos menos uno de sus colaboradores en este proyecto eran veteranos del sello: Jackie McLean, Blue Mitchell, Billy Higgins y Bob Cranshaw. La única excepción fue el pianista John Hicks, y la sesión de grabación se beneficia enormemente de su contribución. Hicks es un intérprete muy lírico, incluso cuando se pone duro y funky. Se siente como en casa con el blues hard bop del corte que da título al disco, que abre el conjunto y proporciona un fondo maravillosamente oscilante para que los solistas intercambien cuatros y escarben en él. Su destreza cromática y su sutileza son muy evidentes en la conmovedora balada "No More Goodbyes", donde sus armonías suavemente matizadas y sus ostinatos ofrecen a Mobley un hermoso telón de fondo para sus solos. El sentido de la invención rítmica de Mobley se pone de manifiesto en "Bossa De Luxe", y los tres vientos se meten de lleno en el groove, utilizando a Higgins y Hicks como contrapesos en la funky y grasienta "Flirty Gerty" que cierra el set. En conjunto, esta fecha es sólida, situándose entre las mejores de Mobley para Blue Note.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hi-voltage-mw0000653286

Tracks:
1 - High Voltage - 8:05
2 - Two And One - 6:05
3 - No More Goodbys - 5:35
4 - Advance Notice - 5:53
5 - Bossa De Luxe - 7:27
6 - Flirty Gerty - 6:57

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean
    Bass – Bob Cranshaw
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Piano – John Hicks
    Producer, Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Francis Wolff
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Tenor Saxophone, Written-By – Hank Mobley
    Transferred By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
    Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on October 9th, 1967

Label:    Blue Note – BST 84273
Country:    US
Released:    1967
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/1217951-Hank-Mobley-Hi-Voltage

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