Person

Hank Mobley

Henry Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Lester Young, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players such as…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
July 7th, 1930
Died
May 30th, 1986
Genres
Labels
Captiol Records
Warner Music Japan
Blue Note
Debut
Victor
Last updated: July 16th, 2018·MusicBrainz

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