Hank Mobley Sextet

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Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan
Studio album by
the Hank Mobley Sextet
ReleasedMid March 1957[1]
RecordedNovember 25, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:18
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1540
ProducerAlfred Lion
The Hank Mobley Sextet chronology
Jazz Message No. 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 American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on November 25, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features trumpeters Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan, backed by rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, and Charli Persip.

Reception[edit]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DownBeat[3]
AllMusic[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Hank Mobley

Side 1[edit]

  1. "Touch and Go" – 9:18
  2. "Double Whammy" – 8:12

Side 2[edit]

  1. "Barrel of Funk" – 11:21
  2. "Mobleymania" – 8:27

CD reissue bonus track[edit]

  1. "Barrel of Funk" (alternate take) – 11:16

Personnel[edit]

Hank Mobley Sextet[edit]

Technical personnel[edit]

References[edit]

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