1985 studio album by Hank Mobley
Straight No Filter Released 1985 Recorded March 7, 1963 (#8–9) October 2, 1963 (#6–7) February 4, 1965 (#4–5) June 17, 1966 (#1–3) Studio Van Gelder Studio , Englewood Cliffs , NJGenre Jazz Length 41 :36 original LP 59:12 CD reissue Label Blue Note BST 84435 Producer Alfred Lion
A Caddy for Daddy (1965)
Straight No Filter (1985)
A Slice of the Top (1966)
Straight No Filter is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley , recorded mostly in 1963 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1985. The CD edition compiles performances recorded at four different sessions from 1963 to 1966.
Reception [ ]
The Allmusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Straight No Filter will be welcomed by Mobley's fans and lovers of hard bop. It shouldn't be missed.".[1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Track listing [ ]
All compositions by Hank Mobley, except where noted.
1985 LP
"Straight No Filter" – 5:58
"Chain Reaction" – 11:02
"Soft Impressions" – 4:48
"Third Time Around" – 6:25
"Hank's Waltz" – 7:43
"The Feelin's Good" – 5:40
2001 CD reissue
"Straight No Filter" – 5:58
"Chain Reaction" – 11:02
"Soft Impressions" – 4:48
"Third Time Around" – 6:25
"Hank's Waltz" – 7:43
"Syrup and Biscuits" – 5:36
"Comin' Back" – 6:26
"The Feelin's Good" – 5:40
"Yes Indeed" (Sy Oliver ) – 5:34
Personnel [ ]
Tracks 1–3
Tracks 4–5
Tracks 6–7
Tracks 8–9
References [ ]
show Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader or co-leader With others
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1955)
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
K.B. Blues (1957 [1979])
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
A New Perspective (1963)
Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966)
Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967)
Dial "S" for Sonny (Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis , 1961)
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961)
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
This Is New (Kenny Drew , 1957)
Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
Farmer's Market (Art Farmer , 1956)
The Opener (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (Grant Green , 1965)
A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
My Point of View (Herbie Hancock , 1963)
Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope , 1956)
Goin' Up (Freddie Hubbard , 1960)
Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955)
Together! (Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966)
I Wanna Talk About You (Tete Montoliu , 1980)
Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Cornbread (Lee Morgan , 1965)
Charisma (1966)
The Rajah (1966)
Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957)
Star Bright (Dizzy Reece , 1959)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Good Move! (Freddie Roach 1963)
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957)
MAX (Max Roach , 1958)
Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp , 1969)
Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969)
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
Silver's Blue (Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
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