Curtain Call (Hank Mobley album)

Curtain Call (also titled Hank Mobley Quintet Featuring Sonny Clark) is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, released on the Japanese Blue Note label in 1984. It was recorded on August 18, 1957 and features Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Rowser, Sonny Clark and Art Taylor.

Curtain Call
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedAugust 18, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:37
LabelBlue Note
BNJ 61006
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Hank Mobley
(1957)
Curtain Call
(1984)
Poppin'
(1957)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Lee Bloom awarded the album 3 stars stating "Despite an occasional tendency for Mobley's relaxed articulation to sound a bit languorous, his playing is generally enjoyable, and his writing exhibits character, maturity, and a uniquely rhythmic approach to crafting memorable melodies.".[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated

  1. "Don't Get Too Hip" - 10:59
  2. "Curtain Call" - 5:27
  3. "Deep in a Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 6:01
  4. "The Mobe" - 6:22
  5. "My Reverie" (Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) - 5:34
  6. "On the Bright Side" - 7:14

Personnel

References

  1. Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011
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