JAZZ LP Hank Mobley “DIPPIN’” BLUE NOTE 84209 stereo VAN GELDER EXCELLENT

$

70

Artist:  HANK MOBLEY                                     

Title:     “ Dippin’  ”

Label:   BLUE NOTE ~ BLP 84209.  Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl. 

Label is blue/white with blue text, “BLUE NOTE RECORDS INC * NEW YORK USA” address.  Does not have deep groove. 

VAN GELDER is stamped in the runout groove.

Personnel:

Hank Mobley – tenor sax

Lee Morgan – trumpet

Harold Mabern Jr. – piano

Larry Ridley – bass

Billy Higgins - drums.

Condition: 

DISC:  Nice VG++ / NM with full original gloss.  Has been played a small number of times and handled with care.  There are a couple slight light hairline scuffs on Side 1, but they are all superficial.  No serious or audible marks or distractions.  Side 2 is flawless.  Both sides play beautifully with superb fidelity.  Labels are clean.  A very fine playing copy you will never need to upgrade.        

JACKET:   Jacket is nice VG+.  Front panel is clean and bright.   Seams and spine are excellent except for a minor split (approximately 3 inches) and some chipping at bottom right corner.  Corner tips are bumped.  Reverse has darkened slightly, displays minor surface wear, and has a small scraped area next to song titles where is appears a small sticker may have been lifted.  Overall very decent in appearance with no writing, stickers, or stains. 

Track Listing: 

Side One: 

• The Dip
• Recado Bossa Nova
• The Break Through

Side Two:

• The Vamp
• I See Your Face Before Me
• Ballin’

Review:

“Dippin’ is one of Hank Mobley's finer moments, even considering that his entire Blue Note catalog is masterful, particularly his 1960s dates that reveal the depth and dimension of his understanding of harmonic invention -- all in the name of groove and swing, of course.  This date, recorded on a single day in June of 1965, netted four Mobley originals as well as two covers.  The band included trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Larry Ridley, and drummer Billy Higgins.  The two-horn front line always served Mobley well.  Here, with Morgan, the groove commences from the first notes of the title cut that opens the set.  The short bluesy lines burst from the horns, and are turned inside out with elegant yet knotty lines that move the tune almost into pop territory but never venture far from the blues.  The sprightly "Recado Bossa Nova," written by Djalma Ferreira, moves the band outside its comfort zone rhythmically, but Mobley's horn chart is brilliant.  Higgins and Ridley keep the bossa groove natural and steaming as the soloists begin taking the tune apart and putting it back together.  There is one ballad on the set, "I See Your Face Before Me" composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.  On it, Mobley does his best Ben Webster, blowing low and smoky and sweet, but the truth is that it doesn't belong on a program with so many hard bop swingers.  The rest of the session is a pure joy and a fine document of Mobley's abilities as a bandleader and composer.”

(courtesy Thom Jurek, allmusic.com.)

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