Hank Mobley – Soul Station

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Hank Mobley – Soul Station

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Artist……………: Hank Mobley

Album…………….: Soul Station

Genre…………….: Jazz

Source……………: CD

Year……………..: 1960

Ripper……………: Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 / FLAC -8 & PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-40TS

Codec…………….: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version…………..: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917.

Quality…………..: Lossless, (avg. compression: 66 %)

Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit

Tags……………..: VorbisComment

Included………….: M3U, LOG, CUE, info.txt, folder.jpg, Full Artwork @ 300 DPI

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Tracklisting

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01. (00:05:42) Hank Mobley – Remember

02. (00:06:26) Hank Mobley – This I Dig Of You

03. (00:06:09) Hank Mobley – Dig Dis

04. (00:04:56) Hank Mobley – Split Feelin’s

05. (00:09:07) Hank Mobley – Soul Station

06. (00:05:09) Hank Mobley – If I Should Lose You

Playing Time………: 00:37:29

Total Size………..: 248,43 MB

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About This Release

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Label: Blue Note

Catalog#: 7243 4 95343 2 2

Format: CD, Album, Remastered, RVG Edition

Release Year: 1999

Original Album Release Year: 1960

Country: EU

Genre: Jazz

Style: Hard Bop

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Credits

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Tenor Saxophone: Hank Mobley

Bass: Paul Chambers (3)

Drums: Art Blakey

Piano: Wynton Kelly

Recorded By [Originally Recorded By], Remastered By: Rudy Van Gelder

Composed By: Hank Mobley (tracks: 2 to 5)

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Notes

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Recorded on February 7, 1960 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Originally issued as Blue Note BLP 4031 and BST 84031.

Remastered in 1998. All transfers from analog to digital made at 24-bit resolution.

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AMG Review

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Often overlooked, perhaps because he wasn’t a great innovator in jazz but merely a stellar performer, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was at the peak of his powers on Soul Station. Recorded with a superstar quartet including Art Blakey on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Wynton Kelly on piano, it was the first album since Mobley’s 1955 debut to feature him as a leader without any other accompanying horns. The clean, uncomplicated sound that resulted from that grouping helps make it the best among his albums and a peak moment during a particularly strong period in his career. Mobley has no problem running the show here, and he does it without being flashy or burying the strong work of his sidemen. The solidness of his technique means that he can handle material that is occasionally rhythmically intricate, while still maintaining the kind of easy roundness and warmth displayed by the best players of the swing era. Two carefully chosen standards, “Remember” and “If I Should Lose You,” help to reinforce that impression by casting an eye back to the classic jazz era. They bookend four Mobley originals that, in contrast, reflect the best of small-group composition with their lightness and tight dynamics. Overall, this is a stellar set from one of the more underrated musicians of the bop era.