Workout
Studio album by
Hank Mobley
ReleasedMarch 1962[1]
RecordedMarch 26, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length51:48 (2014 SHM-CD)
LabelBlue Note
BST 84080
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Roll Call
(1960) 		Workout
(1962) 		Another Workout
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Workout is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1962. It features performances by Mobley, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, guitarist Grant Green, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[4] In October 2014, it was released in Japan on SHM-CD, featuring a previously unissued take of "Three Coins in the Fountain".

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "Workout" - 10:00
  2. "Uh Huh" - 10:43
  3. "Smokin'" - 7:30
  4. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Brown, DeSylva, Henderson) - 5:18
  5. "Greasin' Easy" - 6:58
  6. "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Cahn, Styne) - 5:31 Bonus track on CD
  7. "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Cahn, Styne) - 4:48 Bonus track on 2014 SHM-CD

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard, March 24, 1962.
  2. ^ Scott Yanow, Allmusic Review.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Scott Yanow, "Hard Bop" (essay). Accessed June 12, 2016.
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