Feelin' Folksy – Hank Mobley
Another fun and simple Hank Mobley composition, 32-measure AABA with 2-feel A sections and a tutti B section. We give you the opportunity to play it as a quartet, or Don Sickler's quintet or sextet arrangements with two- or three-part harmonized horn melody.
- Recording: Hank Mobley - The Flip
- Recorded on: July 12, 1969
- Label: Blue Note (BST 84329)
- Concert Key: F minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Dizzy Reece
- Trombone - Slide Hampton
- Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley
- Piano - Vince Benedetti
- Bass - Alby Cullaz
- Drums - Philly Joe Jones
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
Feelin' Folksy is an groovy, engaging romp, enhanced by drummer Philly Joe Jones' punctuations. As Leonard Feather says in the original liner notes: "Feelin' Folksy is a minor but somehow jaunty tune that suggests a stroll along a boulevard in spring. Philly Joe's punctuations are a vital component throughout." Hank puts the horn melody in octaves for the A sections. The first six measures of the bridge have 3-part harmonies, which are also part of Don Sickler's sextet arrangement.
What's available:
The lead sheets are used as parts for Hank's original Sextet (melody in octaves)
-- C treble clef
-- B-flat
-- E-flat
-- C bass clef
-- guitar
-- Full Score Mobley sextet arrangement
Rhythm Section (all versions)
-- Piano
-- Bass
-- Drums
See the next album cover for Don Sickler's quintet or sextet arrangements.
What's available:
The lead sheets are used as parts for Hank's original Sextet (melody in octaves)
-- C treble clef
-- B-flat
-- E-flat
-- C bass clef
-- guitar
-- Full Score Mobley sextet arrangement
Rhythm Section (all versions)
-- Piano
-- Bass
-- Drums
See the next album cover for Don Sickler's quintet or sextet arrangements.
After recording his "Reach Out!"album at Rudy Van Gelder's Englewood Cliffs studio (1/9/68) Hank moved to Europe for two years. He immediately started playing and recording with the top European jazz musicians and other American jazz artists who had already moved to Europe. "The Flip" album was recorded in Paris, France (July 9, 1969).
Given the minor key of this song, the title Feelin' Folksy is a little surprising as "folksy" in an American jazz setting would often refer to a major pentatonic "down home" sound. It's possible Mobley could have been influenced by different folk music in Europe, perhaps including British folk revival bands of that time such as Pentangle and Fairport Convention; both played a lot of minor-key songs.
Given the minor key of this song, the title Feelin' Folksy is a little surprising as "folksy" in an American jazz setting would often refer to a major pentatonic "down home" sound. It's possible Mobley could have been influenced by different folk music in Europe, perhaps including British folk revival bands of that time such as Pentangle and Fairport Convention; both played a lot of minor-key songs.
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- Recording: Don Sickler - Feelin' Folksy (performance only)
- Recorded on: June 18, 2000
- Label: jazzleadsheets.com (JLS 1070)
- Concert Key: F minor
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Don Sickler
- Alto Sax - James Spaulding
- Trombone - Slide Hampton
- Piano - John Hicks
- Bass - Ron Carter
- Drums - Winard Harper
Video
- Description
- Historical Notes
- Solos
- Piano Corner
- Bass Corner
- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
Don Sickler: "I played our audio examples of this sextet arrangement (and my sextet arrangement of Snappin' Out!) in Cubase. The original performance of both sextet arrangements was on the final evening (6th day) of my Hank Mobley 70th Birthday Tribute week at the Jazz Standard, NYC, in 2000. Hank recorded and Feelin' Folksy and Snappin' Out with the horns playing the melody mostly in octaves. I heard them also in three-part harmony, so that's what I did for our performance. Many educators only like harmonized horn arrangements, so when I have multiple horns in octaves, I have many times also written an additional arrangement with harmonized horns, especially when the song isn't hard to play."
I always tried to get artists who played and recorded with Hank to participate in my festivals. See highlighted names below.
QUINTET arranged by Don Sickler
-- lead sheets are 1st parts
-- alto sax 2nd part
-- tenor sax 2nd part
-- trombone 2nd part
-- guitar 2nd part
Note: quintet 2nd parts are different from the sextet 2nd parts.
SEXTET arranged by Don Sickler
-- Full Score
-- lead sheets are 1st parts
-- alto sax 2nd part
-- tenor sax 2nd part
-- guitar 2nd part
-- tenor sax 3rd part
-- guitar 3rd part
-- trombone 3rd part
Rhythm Section (all arrangements)
-- Piano
-- Bass
-- Drums
HANK MOBLEY 70TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE - Don Sickler SEXTET
The Jazz Standard, New York [6 days]
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Day 6, June 18, 2000
Don Sickler, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax, Slide Hampton, trombone;
John Hicks, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Winard Harper, drums; Roberta Gambarini, vocals
1st set [artist on original Hank Mobley recording]
01 EARLY MORNING STROLL [Slide Hampton]
02 BOSS BOSSA [James Spaulding]
03 18th HOLE [Slide Hampton]
04 NO MORE GOODBYES (VOCAL VERSION) [John Hicks]
05 SOFT IMPRESSIONS (VOCAL VERSION)
06 THIRD TIME AROUND
2nd set
01 SNAPPIN' OUT [Slide Hampton]
02 FEELIN' FOLKSY [Slide Hampton]
03 THE MORNING AFTER
04 BOSSA DELUXE (VOCAL VERSION) [John Hicks]
05 STRAIGHT AHEAD (VOCAL VERSION)
06 A SLICE OF THE TOP (W/VOICE) [James Spaulding]
I always tried to get artists who played and recorded with Hank to participate in my festivals. See highlighted names below.
QUINTET arranged by Don Sickler
-- lead sheets are 1st parts
-- alto sax 2nd part
-- tenor sax 2nd part
-- trombone 2nd part
-- guitar 2nd part
Note: quintet 2nd parts are different from the sextet 2nd parts.
SEXTET arranged by Don Sickler
-- Full Score
-- lead sheets are 1st parts
-- alto sax 2nd part
-- tenor sax 2nd part
-- guitar 2nd part
-- tenor sax 3rd part
-- guitar 3rd part
-- trombone 3rd part
Rhythm Section (all arrangements)
-- Piano
-- Bass
-- Drums
HANK MOBLEY 70TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE - Don Sickler SEXTET
The Jazz Standard, New York [6 days]
---------------------------------------------
Day 6, June 18, 2000
Don Sickler, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax, Slide Hampton, trombone;
John Hicks, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Winard Harper, drums; Roberta Gambarini, vocals
1st set [artist on original Hank Mobley recording]
01 EARLY MORNING STROLL [Slide Hampton]
02 BOSS BOSSA [James Spaulding]
03 18th HOLE [Slide Hampton]
04 NO MORE GOODBYES (VOCAL VERSION) [John Hicks]
05 SOFT IMPRESSIONS (VOCAL VERSION)
06 THIRD TIME AROUND
2nd set
01 SNAPPIN' OUT [Slide Hampton]
02 FEELIN' FOLKSY [Slide Hampton]
03 THE MORNING AFTER
04 BOSSA DELUXE (VOCAL VERSION) [John Hicks]
05 STRAIGHT AHEAD (VOCAL VERSION)
06 A SLICE OF THE TOP (W/VOICE) [James Spaulding]
Don Sickler: "When I re-examined this Full Score after many years, I wondered why the 2nd horn part was an Alto Sax and not a Tenor Sax. Then I remembered that I wrote this sextet arrangement and a sextet arrangement of Snappin' Out, for one of my HANK MOBLEY 70TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE nights. Please see the Historical Notes for Snappin' Out for more details."
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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...
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