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Hank Mobley: Blue Note, 1963-70

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Marc Myers
Jan 15, 2020
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Between 1963 and 1970, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded 12 albums' worth of hard bop. Seven were released by Blue Note during this period, while the rest wound up sidelined in the vaults. When discovered in the CD era by producer Michael Cuscuna, the lost Mobley tracks were assembled and released as five additional albums. [Photo above of Hank Mob…

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