Hank Mobley
Tenor Sax Solo on
Ball Bearing

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Hank Mobley's tenor sax solo is the 4th of 6 solos on this recording, following Johnny Griffin's tenor sax and followed by Wynton Kelly on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 211 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:14. Hank Mobley's two tenor saxophone choruses bring a cooler, more relaxed sensibility that provides welcome contrast to the surrounding intensity. Hank Mobley was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this 1957 recording. "Ball Bearing" is a thirty-two-bar AABA hard bop original composed by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin for his 1957 Blue Note album A Blowing Session.

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