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As one of the founding members of the original Jazz Messengers, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was part of a brilliant innovation. Bebop's second generation of players had pulled the music into a tailspin of virtuosity. But there was a new inspirational sound taking hold, with roots in gospel and blues. By combining the best of bebop with the soulful new thing springing up, Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and Doug Watkins fashioned a sound with a percussive, street feel inspired by the hot steam grates and pavement they walked, the propulsive drive of the lives they were leading. Mobley was born in Eastman, Georgia, but was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, near Newark

News: Recording

Hank Mobley: Roll Call

June 15, 2017

Starting with Soul Station, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley embarked on a powerful series of recordings for Blue Note in the 1960s. His sixteen releases recorded during the decade tapped into virtually every musical trend, including bossa nova, boogaloo, funk and soul. All featured Mobley at his peak, exhibiting a bossy muscularity with a smooth, slippery articulation ...

Album

Roll Call

By Daniele Martini

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: 1. Dukkha; 2. Roll Call; 3. Høyspenning; 4. Anfra; 5. Einfach; 6. Anfra. Tutte le composizioni sono di Antunes.

Article: Album Review

Hugo Antunes: Roll Call

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 25, 2011

Il catalogo Clean Feed, uno dei più vasti e coerenti nella documentazione di certo avant jazz attuale, raccoglie e spesso fa interagire esponenti americani ed europei. Alcune sedute d'incisione riportano gruppi ben consolidati o situazioni di particolare consistenza progettuale, altre sembrano documentare sodalizi più occasionali con esiti oscillanti. Roll Call, registrato in uno studio di Bruxelles ...

Album

Roll Call

By Hank Mobley

Label: Elemental Music
Released: 1961
Track listing: Roll Call; My Groove Your Move; Take Your Pick; A Baptist Beat; The More I See You; The Breakdown;