This early quartet recording showcases Mobley navigating the tail end of the bebop era on the iconic Blue Note label.
- The album was recorded on October 15, 1955, and released on October 1, 1955.
- The quartet on this release featured Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Milt Jackson on vibraphone, Horace Silver on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Blakey on drums.
- This album was reissued in 1987 as part of the Blue Note "80th Anniversary" series.
Hank Mobley was a jazz tenor saxophonist from Eastman, Georgia, known as the "Summertime" saxophonist. His career spanned the bebop, hard bop, and soul jazz eras. This album was released early in his career, before he established his signature sound on Blue Note.
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