Hank Mobley

• TONE POET SERIES

• 180gram vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jackeT

• MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES

It’s a sign of the sheer volume of top-notch hard bop that Blue Note was recording in the 1950s-60s that a supremely swinging date like Hank Mobley’s 1957 album Curtain Call would sit in the vaults unreleased until 1984.

Mobley himself was in the middle of a particularly prolific streak that year with the tenor saxophonist recording 6 sessions for Blue Note in 1957 alone. This highly-enjoyable 6-song set includes 4 Mobley originals including the extended opener “Don’t Get To Hip,” the hard-charging title track, and the bright swing of “The Mobe” along with 2 standards (“Deep In A Dream” and “My Reverie”) performed by a quintet with Mobley joined by Kenny Dorham, Sonny Clark, Jimmy Rowser, and Art Taylor.

PERSONNEL:

• Kenny Dorham (trumpet)
• Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
• Sonny Clark (piano)
• Jimmy Rowser (bass)
• Art Taylor (drums)

Recorded on August 18, 1957

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1: Don’t Get Too Hip
• A2: Curtain Call
• A3: Deep In A Dream

• SIDE B
• B1: The Mobe
• B2: My Reverie
• B3: On The Bright Side