- Artist:
- Hank Mobley
Jazz Message #2
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Release date: 24 October 2025
Jazz Message #2 (also released as Hard Bop and The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley Volume 2) was released on the Savoy label. It was recorded on July 23 and November 7, 1956, and features recordings by Mobley, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Hank Jones, Doug Watkins, Barry Harris, Kenny Clarke, and Art Taylor. Lee Morgan was still very young (18 years old) when this recording was made.
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Tracklist
- 1. Thad's Blues
- 2. Doug's Minor B' Ok