Dippin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1966. It is the second of nine Blue Note sessions to feature Mobley alongside Lee Morgan during the trumpeter's second stint with the label. It is also the second of nine consecutive Hank Mobley recording sessions to feature Billy Higgins.
| Dippin' | ||||
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| Released | Mid August 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 18, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84209 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, calling it "one of Hank Mobley's finer moments" and "a fine document of Mobley's abilities as a bandleader and composer".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Hank Mobley except as noted
- "The Dip" – 7:57
- "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) – 8:13
- "The Break Through" – 5:51
- "The Vamp" – 8:21
- "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:29
- "Ballin'" – 6:49
Personnel
editAlbum production
edit- Rudy Van Gelder – recording and mixing
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Francis Wolff – cover photo
- Reid Miles – cover design
References
edit- ^ Billboard Aug 13, 1966
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Hank Mobley: Dippin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.