Some of my favorite Hank Mobley albums are with Horace Silver—either Mobley as leader with Silver as sideman, or Mobley as sideman on Silver's leadership dates. Their first album together was Horace Silver Quintet Vol. 1 in November 1954. Volume 2 was recorded in February 1955. Probably the best-known song to emerge from the first session was Doodlin'. …
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