when did Mobley finally get off the junk? how long was hank in prison

[Hoppy T. Frog]

Paul is dead. Miss him, miss him.

Paul is dead. Miss him, miss him.

CHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACKCHEWY: HANK IS DEAD HANK IS DEAD FACE IT FACE IT HANK IS DEAD FACE IT HANK IS DEAD REALITYREALITY HANKS IS DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD FACE IT TRUTH DEATH GONE AWAY DEAD NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK NEVER COMING BACK

[sjarrell]

The Mobe book is now available for pre-order at

Amazon...

[sidewinder]

The Mobe book is now available for pre-order at

Amazon...

Just got hold of a copy. Initial impressions are good - very much focused on the various albums as distinct from Mobley the individual (although there is coverage of a recent interview with Cedar Walton towards the end of the book). Now to read..

[Sam Sherry]

Don't be so hasty to judge a book by its cover er, title.

Wise advice. I'll be eager to hear what Sidewinder has to say.

The pre-release poop-sheet says, Among the great American modern jazz saxophonists, Mobley had been the most unjustly neglected

On the other hand, what do we think about judging a book by its own publicity? I grew up listening to Hank with Miles but I could probably think of about fifteen equally "unjustly-neglected" tenor players without breaking a sweat. Heck, if we compare the artistic depth of jazz to the amount of attention society pays to it, everybody south of Brecker and 'Trane are "unjustly neglected tenor players." But don't get me started . . .

Just to say, I'm already wary of the book as a hero-worship tome and eager to hear that those fears are unfounded.

[Bright Moments]

came across this:

Sadly, Mobley’s great dependence on drug was his downfall, causing him first to lose his teeth and his health in general, then 1984 a lung was removed and he finally died in May 1986. A cruel fate for so gifted a jazz musician.

By Mike Baillie.

i never heard that he had lost his teeth before.