Hank Mobley
Tenor Sax Solo on
Metamorphosis

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Hank Mobley follows Art Farmer with one chorus of tenor saxophone on "Metamorphosis" at approximately 203 BPM, navigating the expansive 80-bar AAB form in D-flat with characteristic ease. Note the 15 bar A sections in this tune. His lines flow with the natural grace that distinguished his playing from the more aggressive tenor stylists of the era, each phrase moving through the extended structure with unhurried confidence. As the second of three soloists, Mobley's chorus adds a different timbral quality to the performance, his warm tenor sound complementing Farmer's brighter trumpet and Silver's percussive piano.

Hank Mobley was 26 to 27 years old at the time.