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Hank Mobley

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All Time

of 149,982

2,541
Decades
- 1950s
  
  of 170
  
  151
- 1960s
  
  of 432
  
  240
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  6,873
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  10,026
Genres
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  742
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  4,861

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1950s

0.0575

1960s

2.3298

1990s

0.0000

2000s

0.0000

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Hank Mobley is ranked overall as 1.9522 out of 4 stars

1.9522

Hank Mobley Album Rankings

Hank Mobley scores a combined 3.5524 out of 4 stars for Soul Station

Soul Station (3.5524)

Often overlooked, perhaps because he wasn't a great innovator in jazz but merely a stellar performer, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was at the peak of his powers onSoul Station. ...more

6.59

to

89.96

from (6) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 3.1037 out of 4 stars for Workout

Workout (3.1037)

This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. ...more

6.59

to

11.13

from (5) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 2.8696 out of 4 stars for A Caddy for Daddy

A Caddy for Daddy (2.8696)

Hank Mobley was a perfect artist for Blue Note in the 1960s. ...more

7.57

to

11.13

from (5) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 2.1229 out of 4 stars for Another Workout

Another Workout (2.1229)

Hank Mobley is the American hard-bop saxophonist time forgot, despite being exhaustively documented by Blue Note. ...more

6.74

to

27.94

from (6) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.3246 out of 4 stars for No Room for Squares

No Room for Squares (0.3246)

Smooth talkin' Mobley meets eccentric pianist Andrew Hill and they get along famously. Hard-bop with a spacey patina. ...more

7.98

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.2918 out of 4 stars for Peckin' Time

Peckin' Time (0.2918)

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, who throughout his career was overshadowed by more influential tenors such as Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, was himself a talented and fairly original player and a f ...more

9.31

to

11.98

from (6) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.2917 out of 4 stars for Dippin'

Dippin' (0.2917)

All of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley's Blue Note recordings are recommended for his harmonically advanced, tricky, yet logical originals, in addition to consistently fine soloing from some of the top ...more

5.95

to

11.13

from (4) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.2768 out of 4 stars for Roll Call

Roll Call (0.2768)

The Soul Station quartet plus Freddie Hubbard on trumpet. ...more

7.19

to

11.13

from (5) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.2365 out of 4 stars for Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley (0.2365)

Classic Records has been touting their new Quiex SV-P pressings for about a month or so now, and we finally got the chance to check one of them out. ...more

CD Pricing Not Available

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jazz Message

Jazz Message (0.0000)

No review available

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Reach Out

Reach Out (0.0000)

No review available

6.50

to

11.98

from (6) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Thinking of Home

Thinking of Home (0.0000)

For what would be his final of over 20 Blue Note albums, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley uses a sextet that also includes trumpeter Woody Shaw, the obscure guitarist Eddie Diehl, pianist Cedar Walton, ...more

22.31

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hi Voltage

Hi Voltage (0.0000)

Hank Mobley was never an innovator or a star, but he was more than just a journeyman. ...more

5.99

to

11.98

from (6) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Music for Lovers

Music for Lovers (0.0000)

No review available

9.97

to

32.55

from (3) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Flip

The Flip (0.0000)

No review available

13.79

to

19.94

from (2) sources

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for A Slice of the Top

A Slice of the Top (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

The Blue Note Years: The Best of Hank Mobley by Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Blue Note Years: The Best of Hank Mobley

The Blue Note Years: The Best of Hank Mobley (0.0000)

No review available

44.41

Hank Mobley and His All Stars by Hank Mobley

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hank Mobley and His All Stars

Hank Mobley and His All Stars (0.0000)

Featuring a typically insouciant Horace Silver on piano and a typically smooth Milt Jackson on vibes. ...more

49.16

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hank Mobley Quartet

Hank Mobley Quartet (0.0000)

No review available

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Far Away Lands

Far Away Lands (0.0000)

Of all the Blue Note artists of the 1960s, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley may very well be the most underrated. ...more

63.24

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Third Season

Third Season (0.0000)

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded frequently for Blue Note in the 1960s (six albums from 1967-1970) and, although overshadowed by the flashier and more avant-garde players, Mobley's output was c ...more

27.09

Hank Mobley scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Messages

Messages (0.0000)

With the exception of Hank Mobley's original "Alternating Current," which was left out due to lack of space, this single CD has all of the music from the two Prestige LPs Mobley's Message and Hank Mo ...more