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Backgrounder: Hank Mobley - 'Soul Station' (1960)

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Marc Myers
Nov 22, 2024
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Soul Station
was Hank Mobley's finest album. The trio behind him on the Blue Note release was tough, sensitive and swinging, and the song choices make this a perfect album. The four originals by the tenor saxophonist are among his best, and the two standards chosen are in the pocket for this quartet.

Recorded in February 1960, the album featured Hank Mob…

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