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
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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