Hank Mobley Sextet

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Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan
Hank Mobley Sextet.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMid March 1957[1]
RecordedNovember 25, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:18
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1540
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Jazz Message #2
(1956)
Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan
(1957)
Hank Mobley and his All Stars
(1957)

Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan (also known as Hank Mobley Sextet) is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1540. It was recorded on November 25, 1956 and features Mobley along with trumpeters Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Charli Persip.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat4.5 stars[3]
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Hank Mobley
  1. "Touch and Go" - 9:18
  2. "Double Whammy" - 8:12
  3. "Barrel of Funk" - 11:21
  4. "Mobleymania" - 8:27
  5. "Barrel of Funk" [Alternate Take] - 11:16 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Billboard Mar 30, 1957
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
  3. ^ Down Beat: May 2, 1957 Vol. 24, No. 9
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