Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, also known as Hank Mobley Sextet, is an album by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on November 25, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features trumpeters Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, backed by rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, and Charli Persip.
| Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan | ||||
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| Studio album by the Hank Mobley Sextet | ||||
| Released | Mid March 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 25, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1540 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| The Hank Mobley Sextet chronology | ||||
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Reception
editAllMusic awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| DownBeat |   [3] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Hank Mobley
Side 1
edit- "Touch and Go" – 9:18
- "Double Whammy" – 8:12
Side 2
edit- "Barrel of Funk" – 11:21
- "Mobleymania" – 8:27
CD reissue bonus track
edit- "Barrel of Funk" (alternate take) – 11:16
Personnel
editHank Mobley Sextet
edit- Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Lee Morgan – trumpet
- Horace Silver – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Charlie Persip – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Billboard Mar 30, 1957
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
- ^ DownBeat: May 2, 1957 Vol. 24, No. 9