''Hank Mobley with Donald Byrd and Lee Morgan'' (also known as ''Hank Mobley Sextet'') is an album by

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Hank Mobley released on the

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label in 1957 as BLP 1540. It was recorded on November 25, 1956 and features Mobley along with trumpeters Donald Byrd and

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

, pianist

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, bassist

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, and drummer Charli Persip.

Reception

The

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review awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic Review
accessed September 19, 2011

Track listing

:''All compositions by Hank Mobley'' # "Touch and Go" - 9:18 # "Double Whammy" - 8:12 # "Barrel of Funk" - 11:21 # "Mobleymania" - 8:27 # "Barrel of Funk" lternate Take- 11:16 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

* Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone * Donald Byrd - trumpet *

- trumpet *

- piano *

- bass * Charlie Persip - drums

References

{{Authority control 1957 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Blue Note Records albums Hank Mobley albums Hard bop albums