Hank mobley straight no filter4/4/2024 ![]() And then your friend tells you it’s Hank Mobley, or as Leonard Feather dubbed him “the middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone.” Is Mobley respected and revered by many saxophonists? Yes. Given the quality and sheer amount of music (those sessions yielded twelve albums), you might assume that this music is by one of jazz’s canonical figures. They’d tell you that the set contains thirteen sessions recorded during the 1960s for Blue Note under the name of a single bandleader. Now ask your friend for some more details without revealing the musicians’ identity. You’d probably feel confident in guessing the time period, record label, and some of the players. What you’d hear is some of the finest hard bop playing ever put to wax and a number of singular compositions. As Leonard Feather would instruct his blindfold test subjects, don’t try and guess who the musicians are – take in the music and gather your thoughts. Let’s play a bit of a thought experiment along the lines of one of Downbeat’s blindfold tests: have a friend take the eight discs in The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963–1970, conceal the details, and hit play. The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963–1970 ![]()
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