Max Roach engaged Mobley and Walter Davis Jr. That job gave him the opportunity to play with Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Billie Holiday, Bud Powell and Lester Young. Mobley made his debut as a jazz musician in the house band of a Newark nightclub. The Gayton Band also played Cecil Payne, Clark Terry, Aaron Bell and Sam Woodyard, who came from the Duke Ellington Orchestra and brought Mobley to the Ellington Band for a short time in 1953 as a replacement for the sick Jimmy Hamilton however, Mobley cannot be heard as a soloist on recordings from this period.

Mobley had his first appearances in rhythm and blues bands, such as that of the pianist Paul Gayton (1949-51). He was self-taught and learned, on the recommendation of his uncle, from the records Lester Young, Don Byas, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Stitt. Since almost all of the family members played the piano, it became Hanks' first instrument however, he switched to the tenor saxophone at the age of 16. Jazzmatazz, Vol.Mobley grew up in a musical family in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near Newark.Wailing With Lou ( Lou Donaldson, 1957).The Last Trane (John Coltrane, 1957–58).Bohemia After Dark ( Kenny Clarke, 1955).Whims of Chambers ( Paul Chambers, 1956).2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney, 1957).Discoveries/ Presenting Cannonball Adderley ( Cannonball Adderley, 1955).A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957).A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957).The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957).6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58).Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55).Yasmina, a Black Woman ( Archie Shepp, 1969).The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957).The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953).Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957).

I Wanna Talk About You ( Tete Montoliu, 1980).Together! ( Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones, 1961).The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955).My Point of View ( Herbie Hancock, 1963).A Blowin' Session ( Johnny Griffin, 1957).I Want to Hold Your Hand ( Grant Green, 1965).Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55).Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954).Someday My Prince Will Come ( Miles Davis, 1961)Īt the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961).Dial 'S' for Sonny ( Sonny Clark, 1957).At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959).Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 ).1 ( Art Blakey/ The Jazz Messengers, 1955) Professional ratings Review scoresĪll compositions by Hank Mobley, except where noted. awarded the album 4½ stars stating ' Straight No Filter will be welcomed by Mobley's fans and lovers of hard bop.

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