Split Feelin's is a hard bop composition by Hank Mobley, written for his 1960 album Soul Station on Blue Note Records. The tune is a contrafact based on rhythm changes, with Mobley adding a distinctive twist by contrasting a Latin-feel A section against a swinging bridge, creating an engaging rhythmic duality that gives the piece its name. It was recorded on February 7, 1960, at Van Gelder Studio with Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums. Soul Station is widely considered Mobley's definitive artistic statement, compared by liner note writer Bob Blumenthal to what Saxophone Colossus was for Sonny Rollins or Giant Steps for John Coltrane. Split Feelin's stands out on the album as a showcase for Mobley's more aggressive side, containing what critics have described as one of his hardest-hitting solos on the record, demonstrating the virtuosic prowess that complemented his better-known lyrical tendencies. The composition is one of four Mobley originals on the session, paired alongside standards by Irving Berlin and Ralph Rainger. While it has not become a frequently covered standard outside of Mobley's own discography, transcriptions of his solo circulate among musicians studying his approach. On AllSolos, transcriptions are available from the 1960 Soul Station session, featuring solos by Mobley on tenor saxophone and Kelly on piano.
