Hank Mobley Quartet Explained

Hank Mobley Quartet
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Hank Mobley Quartet
Cover:	Hank Mobley Quartet.jpg
Released:	October 1955
Recorded:	March 27, 1955
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	25:11
Label:	Blue Note BLP 5066
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Next Title:	The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley
Next Year:	1956
Chronology:	Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley Quartet is the debut ten-inch LP by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, recorded on March 27, 1955 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quartet features rhythm section Horace Silver, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey.

Release history

The album was released on CD only in Japan, as a limited edition.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states, "This debut of Mobley on Blue Note includes Horace Silver on piano and Doug Watkins on bass, plus someone named Art Blakey on drums."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley, except as indicated.

Side 1

1. "Hank's Prank" – 4:31
2. "My Sin" – 3:50
3. "Avila and Tequila" – 4:31

Side 2

1. "Walkin' the Fence" – 3:38
2. "Love for Sale" (Porter) – 4:31
3. "Just Coolin'" – 4:10

Personnel

Hank Mobley Quartet

• Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
• Horace Silver – piano
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer (uncredited)
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• John Hermansader, Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Eugene St. Jean – liner notes

Notes and References

1. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed November 18, 2011.