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Hank Mobley leads off with two choruses of tenor saxophone on Horace Silver's "Home Cookin'," a warm, down-home blues vehicle from The Stylings of Silver. During the 1st chorus, Hank Mobley solos for the last 4 bars of each A section following a 4 bar horn riff. At approximately 143 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in F, Mobley's smooth melodic approach complements the composition's relaxed character, his flowing lines exemplifying the unhurried quality that distinguished his playing. As the first of three soloists, his two-chorus statement establishes the earthy charm that Silver's title promises, the horn riff integration in the first chorus adding textural interest to the solo's opening.
Hank Mobley was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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