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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Hank Mobley Quintet
| name = Hank Mobley Quintet
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Hank Mobley]]
| artist = the [[Hank Mobley]] Quintet
| Cover = Hank Mobley Quintet.jpg
| cover = Hank Mobley Quintet.jpg
| Released = 1957
| alt =
| released = Early August 1957<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YSEEAAAAMBAJ&q=mobley&pg=PA29 ''Billboard'' Aug 26, 1957]</ref>
| Recorded = March 8, 1957<br><small>[[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = March 8, 1957
| Length = 57:22
| venue =
| Label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br><small>BLP 1550
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]]<br>[[Hackensack, New Jersey]]
| Producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 57:22
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r144055|pure_url=yes}} link]
| Last album = ''[[Hank Mobley and his All Stars]]''<br>(1957)
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br>BLP 1550
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| This album = '''''Hank Mobley Quintet'''''<br>(1957)
| Next album = ''[[Hank (album)|Hank]]''<br>(1957)
| prev_title = [[Hank Mobley and His All Stars]]
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = [[Hank (album)|Hank]]
| next_year = 1957
| chronology = [[Hank Mobley]]
}}
}}


'''''Hank Mobley Quintet''''' is an album by jazz [[saxophonist]] [[Hank Mobley]] released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label in 1957 as BLP 1550. It was recorded on March 8, 1957 and features performances by Mobley, [[Art Farmer]], [[Doug Watkins]], [[Horace Silver]], and [[Art Blakey]]. It was remastered in 2008 by [[Rudy Van Gelder]].
'''''Hank Mobley Quintet''''', also known as '''''Hank Mobley with Farmer, Silver, Watkins, Blakey''''', is an album by American jazz saxophonist [[Hank Mobley]] recorded on March 8, 1957 and released on [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] later that year. The quintet features trumpeter [[Art Farmer]] and rhythm section [[Horace Silver]], [[Doug Watkins]] and [[Art Blakey]].

== Background ==
These musicians were the first lineup of [[The Jazz Messengers]], with Farmer instead of [[Kenny Dorham]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

=== Release history ===
The album was remastered in 2008 by [[Rudy Van Gelder]] and issued on CD.

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}The [[AllMusic]] review by Steve Leggett states, "Mobley might not have been out there pushing the envelope with his instrument, but here he plays with confidence and lyrical economy, making this easily one of his best outings."<ref name="Allmusic">Leggett, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/hank-mobley-quintet-r144055/review Allmusic Review], accessed September 24, 2011.</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
''All compositions by Hank Mobley''
''All compositions by Hank Mobley''


=== Side 1 ===
⚫
# "Funk in Deep Freeze" - 6:50
# "Wham and They're Off" - 7:42
# "Funk in Deep Freeze" – 6:50
# "Fin de l'affaire" - 6:39
# "Wham and They're Off" – 7:42
# "Startin' from Scratch" - 6:43
# "Fin de l'affaire" – 6:39

⚫
# "Stella-Wise" - 7:18
=== Side 2 ===
# "Base on Balls" - 7:33
# "Startin' from Scratch" – 6:43
''Only available on CD edition'':
⚫
# "Stella-Wise" – 7:18
#<li value="7"> "Funk in Deep Freeze" (Alternate Take) - 6:57
# "Wham and They're Off" (Alternate Take) - 7:37
# "Base on Balls" – 7:33

=== CD reissue bonus tracks ===
⚫
#<li value="7"> "Funk in Deep Freeze" (Alternate Take) – 6:57
# "Wham and They're Off" (Alternate Take) – 7:37


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

⚫
* [[Hank Mobley]]: tenor saxophone
=== Hank Mobley Quintet ===
⚫
* [[Art Farmer]]: trumpet
⚫
* [[Hank Mobley]] – tenor saxophone
* [[Horace Silver]]: piano
* [[Doug Watkins]]: bass
* [[Art Farmer]] – trumpet
* [[Art Blakey]]: drums
* [[Horace Silver]] – piano
* [[Doug Watkins]] – bass
⚫
* [[Art Blakey]] – drums

=== Technical personnel ===

* [[Alfred Lion]] – producer
* [[Rudy Van Gelder]] – recording engineer
* Ralph Eck – mastering
* [[Harold Feinstein]] – design
* [[Francis Wolff]] – photography
* [[Robert Levin (musicologist)|Robert Levin]] – liner notes

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Hank Mobley}}{{Horace Silver}}

{{Authority control}}


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Latest revision as of 01:34, 18 January 2024

Hank Mobley Quintet
Studio album by
the Hank Mobley Quintet
ReleasedEarly August 1957[1]
RecordedMarch 8, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length57:22
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1550
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Hank Mobley and His All Stars
(1957) 		Hank Mobley Quintet
(1957) 		Hank
(1957)

Hank Mobley Quintet, also known as Hank Mobley with Farmer, Silver, Watkins, Blakey, is an album by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on March 8, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The quintet features trumpeter Art Farmer and rhythm section Horace Silver, Doug Watkins and Art Blakey.

Background

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These musicians were the first lineup of The Jazz Messengers, with Farmer instead of Kenny Dorham.[citation needed]

Release history

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The album was remastered in 2008 by Rudy Van Gelder and issued on CD.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states, "Mobley might not have been out there pushing the envelope with his instrument, but here he plays with confidence and lyrical economy, making this easily one of his best outings."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Hank Mobley

Side 1

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  1. "Funk in Deep Freeze" – 6:50
  2. "Wham and They're Off" – 7:42
  3. "Fin de l'affaire" – 6:39

Side 2

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  1. "Startin' from Scratch" – 6:43
  2. "Stella-Wise" – 7:18
  3. "Base on Balls" – 7:33

CD reissue bonus tracks

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  2. "Funk in Deep Freeze" (Alternate Take) – 6:57
  3. "Wham and They're Off" (Alternate Take) – 7:37

Personnel

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Hank Mobley Quintet

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Aug 26, 1957
  2. ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 24, 2011.
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