Turnaround [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Hank Mobley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1965
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Blue Note Records
• ASIN: B00004YTWG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,944 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars hardbop homerun, October 31, 2000

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p dizzle "p dizzle" (augusta, georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turnaround (Audio CD)

first, a note about the reissue-- it is different from the vinyl version!! blue note reworked this album, "no room for squares" and "straight no filter" to better represent the recording sessions that resulted in the albums. that being said, this cd is wonderful! it reveals mr. mobley as a songwriter, something often overlooked in surveys of his career. on this set, we find him exploring both cookers and ballads, and tinkering with form, often exploding the standard 32 bar format of most jazz tunes. the songs themselves are tight and swinging. particular highlights are the title track, a blues vamp full of that unique blue note soul; the cooking "east of the village" and "straight ahead," which are both classic workouts with excellent soloing. the ballads ("the good life" and "my sin") are mellow and rich like coffee by candlelight. an interesting note is that tracks 1, 4-6 and 2-3 are by different bands, but the same format. this gives a golden opportunity to compare some other blue note artists. the first band features guests freddie hubbard on trumpet and gene harris on piano, while the second brings in kenny dorham and herbie hancock on trumpet and piano, respectively. both bands are solid and click together. a fine album.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, solid Mobley, November 24, 2001

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jota (College Park, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turnaround (Audio CD)

As Bob Blumenthal points out in his liner note, the two sessions included here are especially instructive in understanding Mobley's evolution as a player. The 1963 tracks are from the "middle period" exemplified by "Soul Station," in which he perfected his smooth "round sound." On the '65 tracks his tone is sharper and harder, his phrases shorter. Like Blumenthal I prefer the earlier stuff, but there's certainly nothing wrong with the later session (except maybe for the title track, which is one of those rinky-dink "Sidewinder" clones that seemed to lead off every Blue Note date between about '63 and '66.) His reading of "The Good Life" is especially moving. in the original liner notes Mobley says that he'd like to record an album of ballads; this performance makes me wish he'd actually done so. You should, of course, start your Mobley collection with "Soul Station," but this one makes a nice second or third choice.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Turnaround" Is A Collector's Dream, October 18, 2000

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turnaround (Audio CD)

Hank Mobley's "The Turnaround" was originally issued on CD in the late 80s but was inexplicably deleted shortly thereafter. Thankfully it makes a permanent return to the Blue Note catalog in the RVG series, although in a slightly different format. On the initial CD versions of "No Room For Squares," "The Turnaround" and "Straight, No Filter" songs were rearranged to match their original recording sessions, instead of matching the original vinyl releases. The discs in the RVG series return to the LP sequencing, and for the Mobley titles this is a good thing. The reason being that two of the tunes included on this new version of "The Turnaround" -- "East Of The Village" and "The Good Life" -- were originally only available on "Straight, No Filter," a long out-of-print Blue Note CD [that has recently been reissued]. But enough about the obscure history of this disc, the music is fantastic. For knowledgeable fans of Hank Mobley, the material falls somewhere between "Dippin'" and "A Caddy For Daddy" style-wise, which makes sense since these recordings are all from 1965. Those not familiar with Mobley should probably start with "Soul Station," but "The Turnaround" will not disappoint either.