Mobley and McLean

Chrome · August 22, 2005

I recently picked up Hank Mobley's Hi Voltage, which features him and Jackie McLean (along w/Blue Mitchell, John Hicks, Billy Higgins, Bob Cranshaw) ... I was quite curious to hear the two sax masters together and they're just fantastic on this!

Are there any other discs pairing the two?

couw · August 22, 2005

Lee Morgan's Cornbread and Charisma spring to mind.

brownie · August 22, 2005

McLean guested on Hank Mobley's Message, one of the two Mobley-led sessions for Prestige.

Michael Fitzgerald · August 22, 2005

McLean: 4,5,6 and Hank Mobley: Jazz Message both recorded July 20, 1956

Donald Byrd: Byrd in Flight

Lee Morgan: Charisma

Those are the only albums with both and the first session only has two tunes total with both.

Last on-stage meeting of these guys that I know of was October 18, 1975 at the University of Massachusetts:

Bill Hardman, Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, Walter Davis, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt, Reggie Workman, Art Blakey.

That's one helluva reunion band.

Mike

CJ Shearn · August 22, 2005

yes, it is.

brownie · August 22, 2005

Was checking the lists when Mike posted the right answer!

Too bad there were no more recorded meetings of those two

bertrand · August 22, 2005

7/20/56: they recorded two Bird tunes together, one appears on Messages, one on 4,5,6.

They appear together on all six tracks of Charisma; 'No More Goodbyes' from Hi Voltage is a quartet track.

They also appear together on three tracks on Cornbread; McLean is out on 'Ceora' and 'Ill Wind'.

Byrd in Flight does not count - McLean is the only sax on two tracks, Mobley on the rest.

When Fantasy put out the Messages as one CD, they had to leave a tune out. They should have left out the piece with Jackie and put it out as a bonus cut on 4,5,6. Instead, 'Alternating Current' is still orphaned.

Any tapes of the 10/18/75 gig

Bertrand.

Edited August 22, 2005 by bertrand

Dan Gould · August 22, 2005

Last on-stage meeting of these guys that I know of was October 18, 1975 at the University of Massachusetts:

Bill Hardman, Woody Shaw, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Curtis Fuller, Walter Davis, Harold Mabern, Jymie Merritt, Reggie Workman, Art Blakey.

That's one helluva reunion band.

Mike

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Talk about old tapes resurfacing, I'd love to find a recording of that gig.

Chuck Nessa · August 22, 2005

Six months after we moved away from Boston.

tjobbe · August 22, 2005

...
and Hank Mobley: Jazz Message both recorded July 20, 1956
...
Mike

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Hi Mike,

is the Mobley on Prestige one really called "Jazz Message" as I do have two Savoy's released 56 called Jazz Message of Hank Mobley 1&2 and having some nice line-up but not mcLean playin' ...or have I missed on eMobley there ?

Cheers, Tjobbe

brownie · August 22, 2005

Tjobbe, I have both Mobley Prestige vinyls with me right now!

First went under the title 'Mobley's Message'.

Second was 'Mobley's Second Message'.

Michael Fitzgerald · August 22, 2005

Thanks for catching me on those slip-ups. Using a different database, here's the correct details, I think(!):

Date: July 20, 1956

Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

Label: Prestige

Jackie McLean (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Mal Waldron (p), Doug Watkins (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a. 931 When I Fall In Love - 05:32 (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)

b. 932 Abstraction - 08:00 (Mal Waldron)

c. 933 Confirmation - 11:25 (Charlie Parker)

All titles on: - Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC-056 - 4, 5, And 6

- Prestige LP 12": P-7048 - 4, 5, And 6

- Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD-056-2 - 4, 5, And 6

Hank Mobley (ts) on c only. Omit Donald Byrd (t) on a.

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Date: July 20, 1956

Location: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ

Label: Prestige

Hank Mobley (ldr), Jackie McLean (as), Hank Mobley (ts), Donald Byrd (t), Barry Harris (p), Doug Watkins (b), Arthur Taylor (d)

a. 934 Bouncing With Bud - 06:57 (Bud Powell)