Whats interesting is that the music recorded on one of the sessions was spit up over 3 albums no room for squares, turnaround, straight no filter. Hank mobley pictured with an organic healthdrink, rich in antioxydants. Philly joe jones solo on no room for squares from the album no room. He was famously called the middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone by jazz critic leonard feather positioning him between heavyweights such as john coltrane and coleman hawkins, and tonal lightweights like stan getz and his ilk. One of hank mobley s best, the program for the 1963 blue note release no room for squares consists of five original compositions from the tenor great and one from lee morgan and features two allstar quintets. My original focus was to learn how to play the sax more melodically to stop relying on my technique so much, and also to get a good workout in those awkward keys. After looking around on youtube for a bit, ive noticed a disturbing lack of one of my favorite tenor players, hank mobley. Its a pretty robust program for basic notaion and best of all its free. Nov 23, 2011 no matter, it is a great record, still an original if not a first pressing, and an even greater cover.
Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares duration. The title track, soul station, returns to lowdown and funky blues with hank mobleys sax playing close to the best of his career. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares we are very excited to finally have these available, after many months of refining. Why any critic would think that hank mobley was at the end of his creative spark in 1963 a commonly if stupidly held view among the eggheads who do this for a living is ridiculous, as this fine session proves.
Considered one of his best alongside soul station also recorded in 1960, roll call features some of the most prominent musicians of the hard bop era, specifically wynton kelly, paul chambers, art blakey, and freddie hubbard. No matter, it is a great record, still an original if not a first pressing, and an even greater cover. Evan hughes playing his drum transcription along with the original recording. Hank mobley, tenor saxophone andrew hill, piano john ore, bass philly joe jones, drums donald byrd, trumpet herbie hancock, piano lee morgan, trumpet butch warren, bass track list. Hank mobley s transcribed solos for tenor sax paperback february 1, 1989 by gary campbell author. Straight ahead originally comes from hank mobleys the turnaround album, an unusual one in that it combines two sessions separated by two years and each with entirely different personnel except, naturally, for hank.
Two additional tracks sat on a shelf collecting dust until after mobleys death in 1986. Jun 02, 2016 this is a transcription that i did in 2015 of the head and hank mobley s tenor solos on his tune the turnaround which i really like. If someone put this band together today it would be billed as a super group. Its a fast c minor swing tune, whose intro and outro are played in even 8ths feel. Considered one of his best alongside soul station also recorded in 1960, roll call features some of the most prominent musicians of the hard bop era, specifically wynton kelly, paul chambers, art blakey, and freddie hubbard track listing. If you want to use music notation software but dont want to shell out mega bucks for finale or sibelius i would recommend musescore. Dippin is one of hank mobley s finer moments, even considering that his entire blue note catalog is masterful, particularly his 1960s dates that reveal the depth and dimension of his understanding of harmonic invention all in the name of groove and swing, of course. Hank mobley transcription archive sax on the web forum. Nicas dream scientific software and graphics algorithms. Transcription someday my prince will come hank mobley. However, beginning with no room for squares and the sessions from 1963 onwards, a listener is best advised to exercise some caution. The very first drum transcription from the jazz drum corner and. This is the title track from mobley s 1963 release for blue note.
Sign up for compositionarranging study program that may include a portion of this material as the course syllabus. See the historical notes for hank s composition up a step regarding the titling of no room for squares on this album. Cm7 5 f7 b m g m7 e a 7 d b e 7 3 a 7 d e m7 a 7 d b 7 3 e 7 a 7 d f7 h b 3 m 3 a. Hank mobleys tenor sax solo and philly joe joness drum solo transcriptions also available.
A lot of it is still pretty similar in respects to the comping. Hank mobley was one of the founders of the hard bop movement which grew out of the bebop style in the late 1950s. His tenure with miles davis surely helped spark these numbers, and notice how hank teases so much out of just a handful of pitches in the first bars of his squares solo. Straight no filter was released in 86 after mobley s death and is taken from 4 sessions from 6366 and 2 of those sessions were in his middle period. Straight no filter was released in 86 after mobleys death and is taken from 4 sessions from 6366 and 2 of those sessions were in his middle period. This is the title track from mobleys 1963 release for blue note. Drum solo transcriptions learning the solos of great drummers notefornote is a great way of expanding vocabulary, skill, technique, and attunement with your drumming heroes. The modal tunes up a step and no room for squares both swing infectiously with mobley in sharp form. See the historical notes for hanks composition up a step regarding the titling of no room for squares on this album. A great example of hank s tenor ability to continually create great melodic lines over the onechord a sections cm7 concert. A great example of hanks tenor ability to continually create great melodic lines over the onechord a sections cm7 concert. Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. Hank mobley no room for squares framed canvas wall art. I think, if im remembering correctly, i did this transcription during the freshman year of college.
This track is from mobley s 1960 release for blue note records. Jul 29, 2009 6 videos play all hank mobley blue note no room for squares mark caletges philly joe jones drum transcription old world, new imports duration. Today that cover would probably be a nonsmoking edition. I think what you are referring to is no room for squares. Hank mobley on this i dig of you hank mobley tends to be a polarizing figure.
Whats the best version of hank mobleys another workout. Transcribed by charles mcneal pfrancing hank mobley s solo from the miles davis cd someday my prince will come 160 bpm tenor sax. Jeff rzepielas site of tenor transcription madness. I was still in the early stages of my jazz studies so i count this as one of my first transcriptions. I ordered the cd hank mobley no room for squares aroung about the 26th marchthis was part of my sons birthday present. In 1960, a very modern building designed by edward durell stone was erected on the southern most face of columbus circle to display the art collection of supermarket magnate huntington hartford. The title track, soul station, returns to lowdown and funky blues with hank mobley s sax playing close to the best of his career. Transcriptions no room for squares by hank mobley submitted.
Horace silver had the record deal with blue note records at the time, so the first 10 issue of this session came out as the horace silver quintet. Material recorded at the march 7 session was also included on the turnaround. Hank mobley on this i dig of you the jazz language. Check out the tune comin back on no room for squares. Alfred lion and frank wolff of blue note loved hank, but they were also fanatical about only releasing what they felt were absolutely the best tracks from hanks many sessions. So theres a 5 year difference there, but i dont know if i would call that late just yet.
Hank mobley tenor saxophone, wynton kelly piano, paul chambers bass, art blakey drums, alfred lion producer, rudy van gelder engineer, reid miles cover art, francis wolff photography, joe goldberg liner notes. Hank mobley no room for squares 1963 londonjazzcollector. It features performances by mobley, lee morgan, andrew hill, john ore and philly joe jones. This date, recorded on a single day in june of 1965, netted four mobley originals as well as two covers. This is a transcription that i did in 2015 of the head and hank mobleys tenor solos on his tune the turnaround which i really like. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares. This inaugural series includes this iconic cover of tenor saxophonist hank mobleys no room for squares. Hank mobley quartet, hank mobley quartet in highresolution. Oct 29, 2016 remember by irving berlin hank mobley solo soul station 1960 transcribed by josh gilbert. Art blakeys solo on this i dig of you from hank mobleys album soul station. Replacing the scintillating airiness of his late50s sides was a harder, more strident, almost honking one, due in part to.
Hank mobley no room for squares 1963 blue note blp 4149 bst 84149. I received an email from aquilaentertainment telling me that i should receive the cd no later than the 15th april. By 1963, mobley had undergone a transformation of tone. The band open out into a relaxed space where time seems almost to stand suspended with fine piano and bass soloing before the return to the closing theme. Dig dis by hank mobley transcription tenor sax mcgill. Three way split carolyn up a step no room for squares me n you old world, new imports carolyn alternate take no room for squares alternate take. To me, hank mobley always represented a player who could deliver beautiful, melodic statements. Hank mobley no room for squares 1964, vinyl discogs.
The founding members of the jazz messengers were kenny dorham trumpet, hank mobley tenor sax, horace silver piano, doug watkins bass and art blakey drums. One of hank mobleys best, the program for the 1963 blue note release no room for squares consists of five original compositions from the tenor great and one from lee morgan and features two allstar quintets. Roll call is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist hank mobley. As a member of art blakeys jazz messengers, mobley recorded some of the first albums in this new bluesier style and went on to record more than 40 albums as a leader and sideman. This track is from mobleys 1960 release for blue note records. While attending duke university, my teacher paul jeffrey encouraged me to transcribe numerous solos, document them in musical notation software, learn them, memorize them, and eventually play them realtime from. Recorded on march 7 a3, b3 and october 2 all others, 1963. Dippin is one of hank mobleys finer moments, even considering that his entire blue note catalog is masterful, particularly his 1960s dates that reveal the depth and dimension of his understanding of harmonic invention all in the name of groove and swing, of course. My transcription of hank mobleys the turnaround 20160602. I have sent two emails to them becuase i have actually paid for this cd and have not had a reply from them. Some of the tracks found their way into two other mobley records. Hank mobley during the cover shoot for no room for squares, october, 1963. Mobley was described by leonard feather as the middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone, a metaphor used to describe his tone that was neither as aggressive as john coltrane nor as mellow as stan getz. Mobley was being pressuredby blue note records jimmy smith and stanley turrentine were paying the bills for the studio and by the trends of the sixties whether trane modal harmonics or heavyduty funkto.
I have taken one of my favorite albums of alltime, hank mobley s soul station, and learned each of the tracks in all 12 keys. Henry hank mobley july 7, 1930 may 30, 1986 was an american hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. All compositions by hank mobley except as indicated. Hank mobleys solo on old folks posted on 08032014 03202020 by davidochoamusic i think, if im remembering correctly, i did this transcription during the freshman year of college. This date, recorded on a single day in june of 1965, netted four mobley. Recorded in 1955 and released on 10inch vinyl, this session from saxophonist hank mobley was his debut as leader and features an allstar quartet of former jazz messengers members horace silver on piano, doug watkins on bass and art blakey on drums. His style was laidback, subtle and melodic, especially in. Transcribed by charles mcneal pfrancing hank mobleys solo from the miles davis cd someday my prince will come 160 bpm tenor sax. No room for squares blue note 1963, and the turnaround.