In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Workout”, the 14th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Grant Green — guitar
Wynton Kelly — piano
Paul Chambers — bass
Philly Joe Jones — drums
Track listing:
All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
Workout
Uh Huh
Smokin’
The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
On July 16, 1962, “Columbia” label released “Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall: The Legendary Performances of May 19, 1961”, the sixth Miles Davis live album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
The Gil Evans Orchestra
Gil Evans – arrangements, conductor
Miles Davis – trumpet soloist
Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Johnny Coles, Louis Mucci – trumpets
Jimmy Knepper, Dick Hixon, Frank Rehak – trombones
Julius Watkins, Paul Ingrahan, Bob Swisshelm – French horns
Bill Barber – tuba
Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Eddie Caine, Bob Tricarico, Danny Bank – reeds, woodwinds
Janet Putnam – harp
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis, except where noted.
So What
Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
No Blues
Oleo – Sonny Rollins
Someday My Prince Will Come – Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
The meaning of the Blues / Lament / New Rhumba – Bobby Troup / Leh Worth, J.J. Johnson, Ahmad Jamal
In June 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Roll Call”, the 13th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in November 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In April 1972, “Cobblestone” label released “Breakthrough!”, album by the Cedar Walton/Hank Mobley Quintet. It was recorded in February 1972, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton — piano, electric piano
Charles Davis – soprano and baritone saxophone
Sam Jones — double bass
Billy Higgins — drums
Track listing:
Breakthrough – Hank Mobley
Sabiá – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque
House on Maple Street – Cedar Walton
(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story – Francis Lai, Carl Sigman
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “At the Cafe Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2”, a pair of separate but related live albums by the Jazz Messengers. They were recorded at the “Café Bohemia” jazz club in Greenwich Village, in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Horace Silver – piano
Doug Watkins – bass
Art Blakey – drums
John Hermansader – cover design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track listing:
Volume 1
Announcement by Art Blakey
Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
The Theme – Kenny Dorham
Minor’s Holiday – Kenny Dorham
Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
Prince Albert (All the Things You Are) – Kenny Dorham, Jerome Kern
Volume 2
Announcement by Art Blakey
Sportin’ Crowd – Hank Mobley
Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
In November 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Reach Out!”, the 20th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet, flugelhorn
LaMont Johnson – piano
George Benson – guitar
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Billy Higgins – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Hank Mobley except where noted.
Reach Out (I’ll Be There) – Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
Up, Over and Out
Lookin’ East
Goin’ Out of My Head – Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein
In November 1956, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Jazz Messengers (The) studio album. It was recorded April – May 1956, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
In November 1954, “Norgran” label released “Afro”, the eleventh Dizzy Gillespie album. It was recorded May – June 1954, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
George Dorsey, Hilton Jefferson – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley, Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Leon Comegys, J. J. Johnson, George Matthews – trombone
Gilbert Valdez – flute
Quincy Jones, Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Réne Hernandez, Wade Legge – piano
Lou Hackney, Roberto Rodríguez – bass
Charlie Persip – drums
Cándido Camero – congas, percussion
Mongo Santamaria – congas
José Mangual – bongos
Ubaldo Nieto – timbales
Ralph Miranda – percussion
Chico O’Farrill – arrangements
Track listing:
Manteca Theme – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
In October 1959, “United Artists” label released “Sliding Easy”, the sixth Curtis Fuller album. It was recorded in March 1959, at “Nola’s Penthouse Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan – trumpet
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Elvin Jones – drums
Benny Golson – arrangements
Gigi Gryce – arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Curtis Fuller, except where noted.
Bit of Heaven
Down Home
I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone – Buddy Johnson
Bongo Bop – Charlie Parker
When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams
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