| Newark 1953 | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | September 28, 1953 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 107:25 | |||
| Label | Uptown | |||
| Producer | Robert E. Sunenblick | |||
| Hank Mobley chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Newark 1953 is a 2-CD set by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded in September 1953 but released only in 2012 via Uptown Records label.[2] This collection is billed as his earliest-known recordings.[3] However, The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley was recorded for the Debut label in April 1953.
Background
The tracks were recorded live at The Piccadilly Club, New Jersey, on Monday, September 28, 1953, by Newark native Ozzie Cadena, who would join Savoy a year later as a producer.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ow" | John Birks Gillespie | 12:59 |
| 2. | "There's a Small Hotel" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 13:09 |
| 3. | "Ballad Medley: Darn That Dream / Where or When / In Love in Vain / Stardust" | Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie DeLange, Lorenz Hart, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Mitchell Parish, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers | 10:04 |
| 4. | "All the Things You Are" | Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | 9:10 |
| 5. | "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" | Lester Young | 9:36 |
| Total length: | 55:02 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Announcement" | 0:19 | |
| 2. | "Lullaby of Birdland" | George Shearing | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Embraceable You" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Keen and Peachy" | Ralph Burns, Shorty Rogers | 10:25 |
| 5. | "Pennies from Heaven" | Johnny Burke, Arthur Johnston | 16:21 |
| 6. | "Blues Is Green" | Bennie Green | 8:39 |
| 7. | "'S Wonderful" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | 8:20 |
| Total length: | 52:23 | ||
Personnel
- Hank Mobley – tenor sax
- Bennie Green – trombone
- Walter Davis Jr. – piano
- Jimmy Schenck – bass
- Charli Persip – drums
References
- ↑ "Hank Mobley: Newark 1953". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Hank Mobley in Newark 1953". Uptown Records. uptownrecords.net. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Hank Mobley Quintet Newark 1953". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. October 2, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Hank Mobley: Newark, 1953". JazzWax. jazzwax.com. April 17, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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