Hank Mobley

<< 2 LPs on 1 CD >>   <<Plus 1 bonus track>>

4 1/2  STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE: Workout
4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE: Hank Mobley Quartet

This release presents Hank Mobley’s complete classic LP Workout (Blue Note BST84080), which was the first out of just three collaborations between the tenor saxophonist and guitar magician Grant Green. The rest of the group consists of the classic Miles Davis Quintet rhythm section members Wynton Kelly on piano, and Paul Chambers on bass, plus then ex-Miles Davis member Philly Joe Jones on drums. As a bonus, Mobley’s complete album Hank Mobley Quartet (Blue Note 10” BLP5066), which also boasts an all-star rhythm section.

PERSONNEL:

HANK MOBLEY tenor sax
GRANT GREEN guitar
WYNTON KELLY piano
PAUL CHAMBERS bass
PHILLY JOE JONES drums

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, March 26, 1961.

Bonus Album (7-13): Hank Mobley Quartet
Hank Mobley tenor sax
Horace Silver piano
Doug Watkins bass
Art Blakey drums
Hackensack, New Jersey, March 27, 1955.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

01 Workout 10:02
02 Uh Huh 10:47
03 Smokin’ 7:31
04 The Best Things In Life Are Free 5:19
05 Greasin’ Easy 7:01
06 Three Coins In A Fountain 5:27
07 Hank’s Prank 4:29
08 My Sin 3:49
09 Avila And Tequila 4:31
10 Walkin’ The Fence 3:38
11 Love For Sale 4:31
12 Just Coolin’ 4:10
13 Walkin’ The Fence [Alt Tk] 4:26 *

(*) Bonus track

TOTAL TIME: 75:47