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Also known as Henry "Hank" Mobley

American saxophonist (1930-1986)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • My Groove, Your Move

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1930-07-07
Active to
1986-05-30
hard bopjazzsoul jazz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
442,899
Total plays
3,644,557

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jazzHard BopsaxophonebebopBlue Note Records

Henry (Hank) Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz. His style was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, and it took many jazz connoisseurs until after his d

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