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Hank Mobley

real name Henry Mobley

US jazz tenor saxophonist

Eastman, United States · 1930-07-07 – 1986-05-30

Hank Mobley is credited on 2,710 releases across 421 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,710

Credits

421

Albums

8

Decades active

429

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American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and leader
Born July 7, 1930 in Eastman, Georgia, died May 30, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Lee Morgan, Doug Watkins, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Kelly, Sonny Clark, and "Philly" Joe Jones, among others. He recorded more than two dozen albums as a leader from 1955 to 1972.

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2,710 releases · 421 albums · active 1953–2026

  • Performance · 4,400
  • Other credits · 12

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · The Blackhawk, San Francisco · Birdland

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