Hank Mobley Box

[Hardbopjazz]

This looks so much like the Mosaic. 17.60 for 5 CDs, this has to be some kind of cheap rip off.

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=9200089&style=music&meid=15044&x=3086888299551

[mikeweil]

Those five discs do not include all of the early Blue Note LPs found in the Mosaic set, and I do not see any alternates:

Hank Mobley Quartet (1955), Hank Mobley Sextet, Hank Mobley & His All Stars, Hank Mobley Quintet, Hank, Hank Mobley (all released in 1957),

... and it adds four sessions not in the Mosaic that Cuscuna reissued as single Blue Note CDs:

Peckin' Time (1959), Soul Station, Roll Call (both released in 1960), and Workout (1961)

Again, no alternates. Seems they left off anything that stayed in the vaults at the time of the original releases.

Mobley deserves it. Get the Mosaic and the single reissues.

[sidewinder]

Mobley deserves it. Get the Mosaic and the single reissues.

Amen to the power of 5 !

[Hardbopjazz]

Mobley deserves it. Get the Mosaic and the single reissues.

I have the Mobley set. And yes, he deserves it

[xybert]

Those five discs do not include all of the early Blue Note LPs found in the Mosaic set, and I do not see any alternates:

Hank Mobley Quartet (1955), Hank Mobley Sextet, Hank Mobley & His All Stars, Hank Mobley Quintet, Hank, Hank Mobley (all released in 1957),

... and it adds four sessions not in the Mosaic that Cuscuna reissued as single Blue Note CDs:

Peckin' Time (1959), Soul Station, Roll Call (both released in 1960), and Workout (1961)

Again, no alternates. Seems they left off anything that stayed in the vaults at the time of the original releases.

Mobley deserves it. Get the Mosaic and the single reissues.

Not a major but Peckin' Time is included in the Mosaic set. The Mosaic is indeed great.

Edited May 28, 2014 by xybert

[romualdo]

Those five discs do not include all of the early Blue Note LPs found in the Mosaic set, and I do not see any alternates:

Hank Mobley Quartet (1955), Hank Mobley Sextet, Hank Mobley & His All Stars, Hank Mobley Quintet, Hank, Hank Mobley (all released in 1957),

... and it adds four sessions not in the Mosaic that Cuscuna reissued as single Blue Note CDs:

Peckin' Time (1959), Soul Station, Roll Call (both released in 1960), and Workout (1961)

Again, no alternates. Seems they left off anything that stayed in the vaults at the time of the original releases.

Mobley deserves it. Get the Mosaic and the single reissues.

Not a major but Peckin' Time is included in the Mosaic set. The Mosaic is indeed great.

Amen to that!!

[mjzee]

I find '60's Mobley more interesting than '50's Mobley (one exception: the All Stars date with Bags). YMMV.

[gmonahan]

I also vote for the Mosaic box, which, bizarrely, is STILL in print. I wonder what the story is on that?! But either way, it's foundational.

gregmo

[mikeweil]

Well, Cuscuna always was a strong supporter of the Mobley case, and maybe he was able to make an open end deal for the number of copies he licensed. That's the only explanation for the fact it is still in print that I can think of.

And yes, Peckin' Time is iclude in the box, sorry for the error.

p.s. I too, like Mobley's 1960's albums better and hesitated to buy the 1950's box, but never regretted the decision to go for it. There are plenty nice orginal tunes and great soloing throughout.

[mjzee]

The Mobley '50's albums remind me of Prestige blowing sessions. If that's your thing, go for it.

[Clunky]

I find '60's Mobley more interesting than '50's Mobley (one exception: the All Stars date with Bags). YMMV.

I'd agree but the Mosaic set is well worth it. Some great music and decent mastering (although I know others disagree on the latter)

[Bluesnik]

I too, like Mobley's 1960's albums better and hesitated to buy the 1950's box, but never regretted the decision to go for it. There are plenty nice orginal tunes and great soloing throughout.

Same here. By the way when I saw Mike's post I also wondered about Peckin Time, specially since the box is called Hank Mobley's BN fifties sessions, but the box was too far away to check. But now I know better.

[jlhoots]

It's all good IMHO.

[JSngry]

Like the Presige blowing sessions, only sometimes with some more interesting players/less prominent names (Shafi Hadi + John Jenkins, most notably) in on the dates, and more of Hank's writing.

I too like the 60s music more, but these 50s things are still uniquely Hankish through and through, I enjoy them muchly, even though every note played screams WHEN DOES BILLY HIGGINS GET HERE?

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[CJ Shearn]

Glad I kept my Mobley Mosaic

[Tom 1960]

The Mobley Mosaic is one of my favs. I've always been kind of amazed that this set didn't sell out years ago.

[colinmce]

Hm, I guess I'm in the minority-- I like the 50s sessions better than the 60s; I'd go so far as to say much better. I find that after Soul Station, Workout, & No Room For Squares the 60s albums get increasingly patchy. I really need to replace my Mosiac, so I hope it sticks around a bit longer!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

Hm, I guess I'm in the minority-- I like the 50s sessions better than the 60s; I'd go so far as to say much better. I find that after Soul Station, Workout, & No Room For Squares the 60s albums get increasingly patchy. I really need to replace my Mosiac, so I hope it sticks around a bit longer!

patchy, as in u like them less? do u mean your mobley-taste gets patchy after soul station, workout, & no room for squares...?

look Jsngrys right. early hank is awesome bebop hank, but when Hank pairs up with Billy Higgins, all hell breaks loose. if you really dig 50s, hank, you would also love 60s hank. the mans complete work is something to understand, from start to end.