Hank Mobley Quartet

by Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley Quartet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 16:32
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Doug Watkins, Art Blakey, Horace Silver

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut album from the 'middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone.' The session showcases Hank Mobley's melodic, soulful, and rhythmically sophisticated style, a cornerstone of the Blue Note sound.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, improvisation, ensemble, melodic, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Hank's Prank (4:29)
  2. My Sin (3:49)
  3. Avila and Tequila (4:31)
  4. Walkin' the Fence (3:43)

Credits

  • Hank Mobley Quartet - primary artist
  • Doug Watkins - bass
  • John Hermansader - design [cover]
  • Reid Miles - design [cover]
  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer [recording]
  • Eugene St. Jean - liner notes
  • Francis Wolff - photography by
  • Horace Silver - piano
  • Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Cole Porter - written-by

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