Hank Mobley
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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Hank Mobley's tenor sax solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Lee Morgan's trumpet and before John Coltrane's closing tenor sax statement. Spanning one chorus of the 64-bar AABA form at a brisk 342 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 51 seconds. Hank Mobley contributes a single chorus that brings his more understated, melodically focused approach to the breakneck tempo. Hank Mobley was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this 1957 recording. "The Way You Look Tonight" is a popular standard with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, composed in 1936 for the RKO film Swing Time.

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