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Hank Mobleys precise playing, harmonic, rhythmic and melodic inventiveness, expressive tone and laid-back delivery made him one of the leading tenor saxophonists of the hard bop movement. Critic Leonard Feather nicknamed Mobley the middleweight champion of the tenor because his sound was lighter than Sonny Rollins but heavier than Lester Youngs. A prolific recording artist, Mobley was associated with Blue Note during three distinct periods from 1954-70 and left a legacy of 25 albums featuring a veritable Whos Who of Modern Jazz on this session hes backed by Bill Hardman on trumpet, Curtis Porter on alto and tenor sax, Sonny Clark on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Art Taylor on drums.