Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Hank Mobley And His All Stars
| Recorded | Jan 13, 1957 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 1544 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 369544 |
The record
A vibes-and-tenor date that swaps the usual frontline for Milt Jackson's blue-note bend against Mobley's dry, behind-the-beat tone, with Silver and Blakey keeping the hard-bop pulse locked in tight.
Session personnel
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Horace Silver — piano
- Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
- Milt Jackson — vibraphone [vibes]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 26 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; flat edge; laminated sleeve |
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| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, West 63/NY23 transition · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; 63rd St address; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Beaded rim/no frame · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; flat edge |
| 1958 | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, W63/DG/Flat Edge · deep groove; RVG stamp; 47 W 63rd address; Plastylite ear; flat edge |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, No ear · deep groove; RVG stamp; 63rd St address; laminated sleeve |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 81544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 37668 2 6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 37668 2 6 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 37668 2 6 — CD, Album, Promo, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 1999 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9155 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · BLP 1544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 81544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST-81544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 81544 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Doug Watkins also plays on
Art Blakey also plays on
Horace Silver also plays on