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Hank Mobley takes just over half a chorus of tenor saxophone on "Soulville," a slow-burning blues original from Horace Silver's The Stylings of Silver. At approximately 119 BPM over the 44-bar AABA form in B-flat minor, his warm, rounded tone and melodic sensibility are ideally suited to the tune's bluesy atmosphere. As the first of three soloists, his statement establishes the soulful character that Silver's composition evokes, the relaxed swing tempo creating space for each phrase to breathe with unhurried lyricism. The performance channels the spirit of gospel and rhythm-and-blues into a sophisticated jazz context.
Hank Mobley was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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