Hank (album)

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Hank
Studio album by
the Hank Mobley Sextet
ReleasedOctober 1957
RecordedApril 21, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:41
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1560
ProducerAlfred Lion
The Hank Mobley Sextet chronology
Hank Mobley Quintet
(1957)
Hank
(1957)
Hank Mobley
(1957)

Hank is an album by the Hank Mobley Sextet recorded on April 21, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The sextet features horn section Donald Byrd and John Jenkins, and rhythm section Bobby Timmons, Wilbur Ware and “Philly Joe" Jones.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated.

Side 1[edit]

  1. "Fit for a Hanker" – 7:24
  2. "Hi Groove, Low Feedback" – 9:56

Side 2[edit]

  1. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" (Porter) – 5:39
  2. "Time After Time" (Cahn, Styne) – 6:48
  3. "Dance of the Infidels" (Powell) – 7:54

Personnel[edit]

Hank Mobley Sextet[edit]

Technical personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011