''No Room for Squares'' is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on March 7 & October 2, 1963 and released on the

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label. It features performances by Mobley, trumpeters

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and Donald Byrd, pianists Andrew Hill and Herbie Hancock, bassists

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and Butch Warren, and drummer

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. Material recorded at the March 7 session was also included on '' The Turnaround!'' with the entire session collected for the first time on the 1989 CD edition of '' Straight No Filter''. The 1989 CD issue of ''No Room for Squares'' collects the entire October 7 session save an alternate take of "Carolyn" that was first issued in 2019 as part of ''The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-70''.

Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "All eight cuts here move with similar fluidity and offer a very gritty and realist approach to the roots of hard bop. Highly recommended."

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except where noted

Personnel

* Hank Mobley –

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

–

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(tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) * Donald Byrd – trumpet (3, 6) * Andrew Hill –

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(1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) * Herbie Hancock – piano (3, 6) *

– bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) * Butch Warren – bass (3, 6) *

– drums

References

{{Authority control 1964 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Blue Note Records albums Hank Mobley albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio