tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531373.post109665866629909816..comments2023-10-30T10:01:24.879-04:00Comments on Hank Mobley: Miles Davis' Autobiography mentions of Hank Mobley and not in a flattering light...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531373.post-63167000606940173172021-08-19T17:17:44.429-04:002021-08-19T17:17:44.429-04:00Hank Mobley was a marvellous soloist and a very gi...Hank Mobley was a marvellous soloist and a very gifted composer, unjustly forgotten today. yet, what do you mean exactly by "the Charlie Parker of the Hard Bop Era"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531373.post-20553452052714141672009-06-12T08:44:47.972-04:002009-06-12T08:44:47.972-04:00I think Miles was angry that Hank was still addict...I think Miles was angry that Hank was still addicted to heroin, i believe it was more a 'personal' thing, rather than a musical one. Also, truthfully, Hank was a better composer than Miles, and probably a better "all around musician" (composing, arranging, soloing, etc.)<br />Also, Miles always preferred sax players who had a different style than he did (usually more loud & noisy), like Coltrane, Shorter, etc. Mobley like Miles had a supreme rhythmic sense that let them get to the heart of the rhythm, and ride the changes concisely--Miles knew that!<br /><br />IMO, Mobley was the Charlie Parker of the hard bop era. I greatly prefer his mid-50s early mono recordings, but feel these have gotten short shrift just because they don't sound as good recording-wise as the early sixties stereo recordings, like Roll Call and Soul Station, which i think are slightly over-rated and are always cited when listing his 'best' albums. But later sessions, like A Slice Of The Top and Thinking Of Home are great too! I think Hank's best year of recording was 1957, with the mono records from that year (before spring '57) being his best ever recordings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531373.post-1173363603951312992007-03-08T09:20:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:20:00.000-05:00Miles also played some bullshit in his timeMiles also played some bullshit in his timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531373.post-1123862632144813112005-08-12T12:03:00.000-04:002005-08-12T12:03:00.000-04:00I think Miles "dissatisfaction" with Hank is much ...I think Miles "dissatisfaction" with Hank is much ado about nothing. Miles never said he didn't respect and admire Mobley, obviously he wouldn't have hired him if he had felt any other way. It's just that Hank wasn't the fit that Miles was looking for at the time. Like Sam Rivers or Rocky Boyd or Jimmy Heath or Sonny Stitt. Why dump on Hank, he's in pretty good company here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com