Hank Mobley – Workout (Hybrid SACD)
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Hank Mobley]
Bass – Paul Chambers [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Paul Chambers]
Piano – Wynton Kelly [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Wynton Kelly]
Drums – Philly Joe Jones [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Philly Joe Jones]
Guitar – Grant Green [click here to see more Vinyl/SACD featuring Grant Green]
Written by Hank Mobley, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions - Blue Note Reissues series
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded March 26, 1961 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Alfred Lion
Mastered by Steve Hoffman at AcousTech Mastering
Photography by Francis Wolff
Liner Notes by Leonard Feather
Originally released in March 1962
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
- Workout
- Uh Huh
- Smokin'
- The Best Things In Life Are Free
- Greasin' Easy
Reviews :
“This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think.” Allmusic Review by Scott Yanow
Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was at the peak of his powers throughout the early 1960s as he produced a staggering run of hard bop classics including Soul Station, Roll Call, Workout, No Room For Squares, and The Turnaround. Recorded in 1961, Workout was an energetic quintet outing featuring Mobley with guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The spirited five-song set consisted of four dynamic Mobley originals—“Workout,” “Uh Huh,” “Smokin’,” and “Greasin’ Easy”—that proved to be ideal vehicles inspiring vigorous improvisations from each of the soloists. The lone standard “The Best Things In Life Are Free”—taken from the musical Good News—was a showcase for Mobley’s more lyrical side.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.82 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 3.5 / 4