Hank Mobley Soul Station 180g 45PRM 2LP TEST PRESSING

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Hank Mobley Soul Station on 180g 45RPM 2LP set. Premium Audiophile Reissue from MUSIC MATTERS. MINT. THIS IS AN ULTRA-RARE TEST PRESSING. NO COVER ART. Regular Music Matters edition long out of print.


• Remastered from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note Master Tapes
• Remastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at Acoustech
• Cut at 45rpm for better sound
• Pressed on two 180-gram virgin vinyl LPs at RTI

If the title of "Mr. Blue Note" had been given out to a performer, tenor-saxophonist Hank Mobley would have been its recipient. Mobley's smooth tone and style defined the hard bop era. He put plenty of emotion and intensity into every note he played. During 1955-70, Blue Note's greatest years, Mobley led 25 Blue Note albums and appeared as a sideman on many others. Soul Station, a quartet gem from 1960, is unusual for Hank in that Mobley is the only horn, heading a group that includes pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Blakey; needless to say, a stellar rhythm section! This album features Hank Mobley at the peak of his powers, taking lengthy solos full of passion and drive. His four originals include his most famous composition, "This I Dig Of You”, which he squeezes for every ounce of its expressive power. Hank plays with heartbreaking lyricism on "If I Should Lose You". If proof were ever needed of Hank Mobley's greatness, Soul Station is perfect evidence.

1.   Remember 2.   This I Dig of You 3.   Dig Dis 4.   Split Feelin's 5.   Soul Station 6.   If I Should Lose You