''The Turnaround!'' is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist

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recorded on March 7, 1963 and on February 4, 1965. It was released in 1965 by

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.All About Jazz
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, pianist

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, bassist

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and drummer

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from the earlier session and trumpeter

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, pianist

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, bassist

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and drummer

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from the latter. The 1989 CD edition did not correspond to the original LP, instead omitting the 1963 session and collecting the February 5, 1965 session for the first time. The 2000 CD edition restored the sequence of the original LP. It was released in November 2014 in Japan on a limited SHM-CD that consisted of the original LP sequence, two tracks from the 1963 session that had been included in the CD edition of ''

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'', and the remaining tracks from the 1965 session.

Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "In all this is a solid date, despite its time lapse, and one that gives us a solid picture of the two Mobleys."

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except where noted

1965 LP / 2000 CD

# "The Turnaround" - 8:15 # "East of the Village" - 6:44 # "The Good Life" (

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, Jack Reardon) - 5:09 # "Straight Ahead" - 7:02 # "My Sin" - 6:53 # "Pat 'n' Chat" - 6:27

1989 CD

# "Pat 'n' Chat" - 6:27 # "Third Time Around" – 6:24 # "Hank's Waltz" – 7:42 # "The Turnaround" - 8:15 # "Straight Ahead" - 7:02 # "My Sin" - 6:53

2014 Limited Japanese SHM-CD

#"The Turnaround" - 8:18 #"East of the Village" - 6:48 #"The Good Life" - 5:10 #"Straight Ahead" - 7:04 #"My Sin" - 6:54 #"Pat 'n' Chat" - 6:30 #"Third Time Around" – 6:24 #"Hank's Waltz" – 7:42 #"The Feelin's Good" – 5:38 #"Yes Indeed" - 5:32

Recording Session Details

March 7, 1963 session:

, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone;

, piano;

, bass;

, drums. * Old World, New Imports ''(originally released on

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)'' * Up A Step ''(originally released on

)'' * The Feelin's Good * East Of The Village * Yes Indeed * The Good Life February 4, 1965 session:

, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone;

, piano;

, bass;

, drums. * Pat 'N Chat * Third Time Around * Hank's Waltz * The Turnaround * Straight Ahead * My Sin

References

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