Workout is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1962. It features performances by Mobley, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, guitarist Grant Green, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The album was identified by Scott Yanow in his Allmusic essay "Hard Bop" as one of 17 Essential Hard Bop Recordings.[4] In October 2014, it was released in Japan on SHM-CD, featuring a previously unissued take of "Three Coins in the Fountain".
| Workout | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1962[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 26, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:48 (2014 SHM-CD) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84080 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
- "Workout" - 10:00
- "Uh Huh" - 10:43
- "Smokin'" - 7:30
- "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Brown, DeSylva, Henderson) - 5:18
- "Greasin' Easy" - 6:58
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Cahn, Styne) - 5:31 Bonus track on CD
- "Three Coins in the Fountain" (Cahn, Styne) - 4:48 Bonus track on 2014 SHM-CD
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Billboard, March 24, 1962.
- ^ Scott Yanow, Allmusic Review.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Scott Yanow, "Hard Bop" (essay). Accessed June 12, 2016.