*2024 stock* Besides being one of the best tenor saxophonists of his time, Henry (Hank) Mobley (1930-1986) is widely recognized as one of the great composersof the hard-bop era, with interesting chord changes and room for soloists to stretch out (this LP includes four of his compositions). Soul Station, which features him as the only horn in a quartet format with an all-star rhythm section consisting of Wynton Kelly at the piano, Paul Chambers at the bass, and Art Blakey at the drums, is generally considered to be his finest recording.
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HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax WYNTON KELLY, piano PAUL CHAMBERS, bass ART BLAKEY, drums Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, February 7, 1960. * BONUS TRACK: Same personnel but PHILLY JOE JONES (drums) replaces Blakey. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 26, 1961. [This is the only quartet selection from Mobley’s LP Workout (Blue Note BST-84080)].
