Curtain Call (Reissue)

It’s a sign of the sheer volume of top-notch hard bop that Blue Note was recording in the 1950s-60s that a supremely swinging date like Hank Mobley’s 1957 album Curtain Call would sit in the vaults unreleased until 1984. Mobley himself was in the middle of a particularly prolific streak that year with the tenor saxophonist recording 6 sessions for Blue Note in 1957 alone. This highly enjoyable 6-song set includes 4 Mobley originals including the extended opener Don’t Get To Hip, the hard-charging title track, and the bright swing of The Mobe along with 2 standards (Deep In A Dream and My Reverie) performed by a quintet with Mobley joined by Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, Jimmy Rowser on bass, and Art Taylor on drums.

Tracklisting

1. Don’t Get Too Hip 
2. Curtain Call 
3. Deep In A Dream
4. The Mobe
5. My Reverie 
6. On The Bright Side