The Turnaround

An album that fully lived up to its title “The Turnaround!”. Because it documented an important turnaround in the playing style of tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. The first session, in which two pieces were recorded in March 1963, was made by Mobley a few months after he had left Miles Davis’ band. His tone here is still round and warm. When he then went back into the studio in February 1965 to record the remaining four tracks for the album, the tenor player played much more pointedly, bluesier and with more bite. Both times Mobley was able to work with absolutely top-class partners: on the first session with Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren and Philly Joe Jones, on the second with Freddie Hubbard, Barry Harris, Paul Chambers and Billy Higgins.

Tracklist:

A1. The Turnaround
A2. East Of The Village
A3. The Good Life
B1. Straight Ahead
B2. My Sin
B3. Pat ‘N’ Chat

Hank Mobley – Tenor Saxophone / Butch Warren (A2, A3) + Paul Chambers (A1, B1 to B3) – Bass / Philly Joe Jones (A2, A3) + Billy Higgins (A1, B1 to B3) – Drums /
Barry Harris (A1, B1 to B3) + Herbie Hancock (A2, A3) – Piano / Donald Byrd (A2, A3) + Freddie Hubbard (A1, B1 to B3) – Trumpet