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Hank Mobley in Holland, 1968

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Marc Myers
Aug 04, 2022
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Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley is as beloved by jazz fans as Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. And for good reason. Mobley recorded for Blue Note throughout the 1950s and '60s, and for Cobblestone in 1972, and he appears on many albums as a leader and sideman. Though not a jazz game-changer in the same regard as Sonny and Coltrane, Mobley was artistically…

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