Comin' Back – Hank Mobley
A joyous, funky swinger from Hank Mobley—a treat for beginner and advanced players alike! It's also available in a Minus You setting for all instruments, in a different key from the original version.
- Recording: Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares
- Recorded on: October 2, 1963
- Label: Blue Note (BLP 4149)
- Concert Key: F
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Lee Morgan
- Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley
- Piano - Andrew Hill
- Bass - John Ore
- Drums - Philly Joe Jones
Perhaps one of the very swingingest of Hank's songs, this one has a familiar AABA form where the third and fourth measures go to the IV chord—essentially the A section is an eight-measure blues. The sassy melody is basically the blues scale all the way through the A section. The bridge is a little more unpredictable, going from B♭7 (the IV) to A7 and back instead of the expected tonic. There is a 16-measure intro (eight measures repeated twice) with piano and bass stop-time; this reappears as a coda. This song is a real delight to play and solo on; it just "feels right."
"No Room For Squares" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
This song remained unreleased until 2001, when it appeared on the CD reissue of "Straight, No Filter." The original LP, meanwhile, was only issued in 1985. This was one of three Mobley albums put together from four sessions, not all of which had enough material for an album.
The October 2, 1963, session also contained No Room For Squares and Three Way Split, both issued on the album "No Room For Squares."
Up A Step and Old World, New Imports from the latter album were recorded at the same session (March 7, 1963) as The Feelin's Good from "Straight, No Filter," as well as East Of The Village .
The other song we have on jazzleadsheets.com from the album "Straight, No Filter" is Third Time Around, from a February 5, 1965, session that also included Pat 'N Chat, The Turnaround, and Straight Ahead .
This song remained unreleased until 2001, when it appeared on the CD reissue of "Straight, No Filter." The original LP, meanwhile, was only issued in 1985. This was one of three Mobley albums put together from four sessions, not all of which had enough material for an album.
The October 2, 1963, session also contained No Room For Squares and Three Way Split, both issued on the album "No Room For Squares."
Up A Step and Old World, New Imports from the latter album were recorded at the same session (March 7, 1963) as The Feelin's Good from "Straight, No Filter," as well as East Of The Village .
The other song we have on jazzleadsheets.com from the album "Straight, No Filter" is Third Time Around, from a February 5, 1965, session that also included Pat 'N Chat, The Turnaround, and Straight Ahead .
- Recording: Don Sickler - Further Explorations Vol. 1
- Recorded on: May 28, 2003
- Label: jazzleadsheets.com (JLS 1034)
- Concert Key: B-flat
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Flugelhorn - Don Sickler
- Piano - Cecilia Coleman
- Bass - Tim Givens
- Drums - Vince Cherico
Our "Further Explorations" version is in the key of B♭, and also rather slower than the original recording. The rhythm section arrangement is very similar to the original, but with a few added passing chords. The first and third measures of the A section add B7 and E7 respectively on the fourth beat, leading back to their respective B♭7 and E♭7 on the "and" of the fourth beat.
For more information about the Minus You rhythm section parts, click on the Minus You tab.
For more information about the Minus You rhythm section parts, click on the Minus You tab.
"Further Explorations" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
While working on our Jazz Phrasing: A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist book, we met up with vocalist/lyricist George V. Johnson, who had embarked on a project of writing lyrics to Hank Mobley titles. Hank's Comin' Back fit into the
Jazz Phrasing" method as a specific rhythm song with different accompaniment rhythmic feels behind different sections, so we recorded it in order to make a minus melody track to go along with the book. George's lyric is included in the book.
While working on our Jazz Phrasing: A Workshop for the Jazz Vocalist book, we met up with vocalist/lyricist George V. Johnson, who had embarked on a project of writing lyrics to Hank Mobley titles. Hank's Comin' Back fit into the
Jazz Phrasing" method as a specific rhythm song with different accompaniment rhythmic feels behind different sections, so we recorded it in order to make a minus melody track to go along with the book. George's lyric is included in the book.
Comin' Back by Hank Mobley features a bluesy melody over a 32-bar AABA form. The intro is comprised of a syncopated V pedal that the drummer has the option of playing around. The drummer on our full recording plays a shuffle groove while accounting for the melody's hits/figures, but a standard swing feel would also work well to accompany this recording. For last two bars of each A section, the melody breaks allowing room for a drum fill to set up the upcoming section or a solo break leading into the solo section (after the last A [letter C on the chart]). As you enjoy playing along with this involved track you will struggle to get its catchy melody out of your head.
Exclusive Minus You audio tracks
The Minus You piano and bass parts show the rhythms of the melody below the staff. The drum part shows the melody on the staff as in the melody parts.
clip The form of the track is:
-- intro
-- melody
-- flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- out melody
-- coda
mp3 minus melody
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro and melody
-- solo 2 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures for the intro and melody
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Bass
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures and walk for the intro and melody
-- walk for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums - sticks throughout
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures for the intro
-- shuffle 2-feel and fills for the melody (swing 2-feel also works here)
-- shuffle or swing 2-feel for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- shuffle or swing 2-feel and fills for the out melody
-- play figures for the coda
The Minus You piano and bass parts show the rhythms of the melody below the staff. The drum part shows the melody on the staff as in the melody parts.
clip The form of the track is:
-- intro
-- melody
-- flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- out melody
-- coda
mp3 minus melody
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play the intro and melody
-- solo 2 choruses
-- play the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Piano
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures for the intro and melody
-- comp for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Bass
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures and walk for the intro and melody
-- walk for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- play figures and walk for the out melody and coda
mp3 minus Drums - sticks throughout
-- count off sets up the intro
-- play figures for the intro
-- shuffle 2-feel and fills for the melody (swing 2-feel also works here)
-- shuffle or swing 2-feel for the flugelhorn solo 2 choruses
-- shuffle or swing 2-feel and fills for the out melody
-- play figures for the coda
Hank Mobley
July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986
Hank Mobley is one of the most acclaimed tenor saxophonists in modern jazz history. He is recognized by musicians and critics alike as one of the most important and eloquent jazz instrumentalists of all time. He recorded well over 100 of his own original compositions and left an indelible mark on the post-bop jazz scene. Read more...