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Larry Kart Posted June 21, 2020 Report Share Posted June 21, 2020 EXPLORE HILOBROW ENTHUSIASMS PROJECT:OBJECT BEST ADVENTURE LISTS GENERATIONS FOLLOW US HANK MOBLEY By: Brian Berger July 7, 2011 “I played with [Charlie] Parker many times,” recalled tenor saxophonist HANK MOBLEY (1930-86). “He didn’t say, ‘practice those scales’… He just said ‘Baby, you’d better learn those blues.’” This the Elizabeth, N.J. native did, becoming by April 1953, when Max Roach hired him, one of the most frequently recorded musicians of his era. While his sideman work alone (including seminal sessions with Art Blakey and Horace Silver) proved Mobley’s talent, it was his solo records for Blue Note which repeatedly demonstrated his unique, subtle, and evolving, genius: a sound combining swing-era warmth with the rhythmic acuities of be-bop and an inventive yet pleasantly funky compositional sense. While a high-profile 1960-61 stint with Miles Davis proved dissatisfying, Mobley was making the albums for which he’d be revered (Roll Call, Soul Station, Workout). In 1964, heroin possession landed Mobley in prison; he continued writing, however, and a March 1966 octet session — released in 1981 as A Slice of the Top — contained some of his finest work (listen to “Hank’s Other Bag,” below). In 1968, like many black jazzmen, Mobley went to Europe — but there were too many musicians there, not enough work. Upon returning, America was just as bad. He made a final Blue Note album in 1970, recorded once more in 1972 and then darkness (neglect, illness, poverty) enfolded him. Were it otherwise! Dexter Gordon: “Ah, yes, the Hankenstein. He was so hip.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bertrand Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 DEEP was an asshole. No great loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 MomsMobley / Clementine is/was an intellectual or an erudite. What's the difference, Clem/Moms? Drop me a line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 And where is TTK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 On 15.12.2020 at 4:19 PM, Daniel A said: And where is TTK? Sent him a pm and received a prompt answer - his work schedule kept him from posting. He's okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 (edited) That's good to know ... wouldn't mind some more Music School Nightmares, when he is able. Edited December 17, 2020 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Call me irresponsible, but I thought Moms was one of the more interesting personalities we've had here even going as far back as the old BNBB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 2:43 PM, T.D. said: Or at least Brian something. Definitely a Brooklynite, and back in the day some of the cognoscenti addressed him as "Brian". [Added] After googling, yeah, probably Berger. As much as one can be sure of the identity of anyone posting on the Internet. Someone on this forum once theorized that Clem/Moms = "Gio", the prolific Amazon reviewer whose reviews of Renaissance polyphony CDs I've often read. I consider that improbable but hey, it's the Internet, so by no means out of the question. I was the one who thought he was "GIo." I was dead wrong, but the tone of voice was similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Dave James said: Call me irresponsible, but I thought Moms was one of the more interesting personalities we've had here even going as far back as the old BNBB. Not me. I thought he was an annoying pontificator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Well of course he was, that was the point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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