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Jazz Message No. 2

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Jazz Message #2
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly May 1957[1]
RecordedJuly 23 & November 7, 1956
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length32:14
LabelSavoy
Savoy MG 12092
Hank Mobley chronology
Mobley's 2nd Message
(1956)
Jazz Message #2
(1957)
Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan
(1957)
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Allmusic [2]

Jazz Message #2 (also released as Hard Bop and The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley Volume 2) is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Savoy label in 1957. It was recorded on July 23 & November 7, 1956 and features performances by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins Barry Harris, Kenny Clarke and Art Taylor. Lee Morgan was very young in this recording (18 years old).

Track listing

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All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "Thad's Blues" (Thad Jones) - 9:48
  2. "Doug's Minor B' Ok" (Watkins) - 6:40
  3. "B. for B.B." - 6:31
  4. "Blues Number Two" - 5:00
  5. "Space Flight" - 4:15

Recorded on July 23 (3-5) and November 7, 1956 (1-2).

Personnel

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Tracks 1, 2

Tracks 3-5

References

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