Hank Mobley • Workout

 

Review by Scott Yanow
This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think. [Some reissues add a version of "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the same date, originally released on Another Workout.]

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Esta es una de las grabaciones más conocidas de Hank Mobley, y por una buena razón. Aunque ninguno de sus cuatro originales ("Workout", "Uh Huh", "Smokin'", "Greasin' Easy") tuvo éxito, el excelente saxofonista está en plena forma. Toca las cuatro melodías, además de "Las mejores cosas de la Vida Son Gratis", con un quinteto estelar de jóvenes modernistas-el guitarrista Grant Green, el pianista Wynton Kelly, el bajista Paul Chambers y el baterista Philly Joe Jones-y demuestra que era un jugador mucho más fuerte de lo que parecía pensar su entonces actual jefe Miles Davis. [Algunas reediciones agregan una versión de" Three Coins in the Fountain " de la misma fecha, lanzada originalmente en Another Workout.]

Tracks:
1 - Workout 10:00
2 - Uh Huh 10:45
3 - Smokin' 7:28
4 - The Best Things In Life Are Free 5:16
5 - Greasin' Easy 6:59
6 - Three Coins In The Fountain 5:25

Credits:
    Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Philly Joe Jones*
    Guitar – Grant Green
    Liner Notes – Leonard Feather, Michael Cuscuna
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Wynton Kelly
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
    Transferred By [Digital Transfer] – Ron McMaster

Recorded on March 26, 1961.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Blue Note – BST-84080
Country:    US
Released:    Apr 1962
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2917961-Hank-Mobley-Workout

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