Newark 1953 Explained

Newark 1953
Type:	live
Artist:	Hank Mobley
Cover:	Newark 1953 - album cover.jpg
Recorded:	September 28, 1953
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Uptown
Producer:	Robert E. Sunenblick
Prev Title:	Breakthrough!
Prev Year:	1972

Newark 1953 is a 2-CD set by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded in September 1953 but released only in 2012 via Uptown Records label.^[1] This collection is billed as his earliest-known recordings.^[2] However, The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley was recorded for the Debut label in April 1953.

Background

The tracks were recorded live at The Piccadilly Club, New Jersey, on Monday, September 28, 1953, by Newark native Ozzie Cadena, who would join Savoy a year later as a producer.^[3]

Personnel

• Hank Mobley – tenor sax
• Bennie Green – trombone
• Walter Davis Jr. – piano
• Jimmy Schenck – bass
• Charli Persip – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hank Mobley in Newark 1953. Uptown Records. uptownrecords.net. January 17, 2017.
2. Web site: Hank Mobley Quintet Newark 1953. Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. January 17, 2017. October 2, 2012.
3. Web site: Hank Mobley: Newark, 1953. JazzWax. jazzwax.com. January 17, 2017. April 17, 2012.