Hank Mobley
Tenor Sax Solo on
This I Dig of You

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Hank Mobley's tenor sax solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, following Wynton Kelly's piano and followed by Art Blakey on drums. Spanning five choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at an up-tempo 244 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 2:36. Mobley then delivers five commanding tenor saxophone choruses that build from lyrical understatement to intense, rhythmically driven climax, his solo widely studied by aspiring saxophonists for its masterful construction and melodic logic. Hank Mobley was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1960 recording.

Hank Mobley was 29 to 30 years old at the time.