Vinyl Record

Hank Mobley - Workout

Buy Hank Mobley - Workout on vinyl at Kilmorna Collection, Listowel. Blue Note hard bop with smooth tenor lines, crisp rhythm and relaxed drive.

LP

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Workout shows Hank Mobley doing what he did best: making hard bop feel fluent, melodic and deeply relaxed without losing drive. His tenor sound sits between bite and warmth, and the band gives the music a clean forward motion.

Mobley is sometimes described as understated, but records like Workout show how much craft sits inside that understatement. The melodies are clear, the swing is steady and the solos speak in complete sentences.

A smart Blue Note pick for collectors who want the label's core sound beyond the most repeated titles.

Hard bop with warm tenor saxophone, crisp rhythm section work, bluesy movement and clean melodic soloing.