From “Byrd in Flight” : 1960 : Blue Note BLP 4048
A great example of the classic Blue Note hard bop sound, “Byrd in Flight” features some of the labels finest players from the early 1960′s joining Donald Byrd including Hank Mobley and Duke Pearson. For some reason this album is currently out of print, it was issued on CD in 1996 as part of the Blue Note Connoisseur Series but is no longer available. Enjoy!!
Players:
Donald Byrd – Trumpet
Hank Mobley – Tenor Sax
Duke Pearson – Piano
Doug Watkins – Bass
Lex Humphries – Drums
Really like Mobley’s sound in late50′s early 60s. I’m new to Jazz Sermon and like it a lot.
Thanks! Always nice to know people are enjoying the site. Hank Mobley is probably my favorite tenor player and all of his Blue Note recordings are great, especially the ones made 1960 – 1963.
Track 4, “Lex”, is an alternate head written to the changes of Tadd Dameron’s “Tadd’s Delight”.