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Hank (Tone Poet Vinyl)

1LP Black 180 g, Gatefold-Sleeve, Tip-On-Jacket, Mono
Artist: 
Hank Mobley
€39,99

Release date: 9 January 2026

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley made his first appearance on Blue Note Records in 1954 as a member of The Jazz Messengers under the leadership of Horace Silver and began leading his own dates the following year marking the start of a fruitful 15-year run on the label. Mobley was still establishing his unique identity as an improvisor with a lyrical, swinging style and as a composer of note on his early Blue Note sides including the 1957 sextet album "Hank" featuring Donald Byrd on trumpet, John Jenkins on alto sax, Bobby Timmons on piano, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Side One presents two enticing Mobley originals— "Fit For A Hanker" and "Hi Groove, Low Feedback" — while Side Two features a brisky, jaunt through Cole Porter's "You'd Be So Easy To Love" and an elegant performance of the Styne-Cahn ballad "Time After Time" before closing with a hard-charging romp on Bud Powell's "Dance Of The Infidels."

BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Mono, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a gatefold sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. 

 

Tracklisting:
Hank (1957)

A1. Fit For A Hanker
A2. Hi Groove, Low Feed-Back
B1. Easy To Love
B2. Time After Time
B3. Dance Of The Infidels

Hank Mobley (tenor sax); Donald Byrd (trumpet); John Jenkins (alto sax); Bobby Timmons (piano); Wilbur Ware (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums)