This I Dig Of You – Hank Mobley
A classic Mobley jazz standard that never fails to please. Hank's tenor sax solo transcription is also available.
- Recording: Hank Mobley - Soul Station
- Recorded on: February 7, 1960
- Label: Blue Note (BLP 4031)
- Concert Key: B-flat
- Style: Swing (medium up)
- Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley
- Piano - Wynton Kelly
- Bass - Paul Chambers
- Drums - Art Blakey
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Video
- Michiko Studios, NY; October 13th, 2013: Ryan Park-Chan, tenor Saxophone (age 17); James Francies, piano (age 18); Nick Dunston, bass (age 17); Julius Rodriguez, drums (age 15); video by Gavin Keopke
- Live in Japan, 2006: Vincent Herring, alto sax; with Anthony Wonsey, piano; Essiet Essiet, bass; Yoichi Kobashi, drums
- Live in Portsmouth, NH, June 6, 2010: Peter Bernstein, guitar; Ryan Parker, piano; John Lockwood, bass; Brooke Sofferman, drums
- Gabe Condon, guitar; with Chris Ziemba, keyboard; Dave Baron, bass; Mike Melito, drums.
- From a January 16, 1991 session for Chase Music Group: Charlie Shoemake and the Bill Holman Orchestra
This is a great Hank Mobley "jazz standard" that we're sure many of you have heard. Hank's classic intro is notated in the C treble clef lead sheet giving full information to every member of the rhythm section.
"Soul Station" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
Don Sickler: "Hank told me he really enjoyed writing for this rhythm section, and it's certainly evident from the recording that the rhythm section was having great fun playing the music Hank wrote for them. 'Soul Station' is a incredible session. Everyone is exactly on the same page. This I Dig Of You and all the other tracks on this session are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and get your foot tappin'."
This I Dig Of You is Mobley's best-known original song. It was not as well known during his lifetime, but from the late '80s onward it has been recorded countless times, including several versions each by Nat Adderley, Vincent Herring and David "Fathead" Newman. The first studio recording
after Mobley's was on the John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell album "News for Lulu
" (see K. D.'s Motion for more information about that album).
Don Sickler: "Hank told me he really enjoyed writing for this rhythm section, and it's certainly evident from the recording that the rhythm section was having great fun playing the music Hank wrote for them. 'Soul Station' is a incredible session. Everyone is exactly on the same page. This I Dig Of You and all the other tracks on this session are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and get your foot tappin'."
This I Dig Of You is Mobley's best-known original song. It was not as well known during his lifetime, but from the late '80s onward it has been recorded countless times, including several versions each by Nat Adderley, Vincent Herring and David "Fathead" Newman. The first studio recording
after Mobley's was on the John Zorn/George Lewis/Bill Frisell album "News for Lulu" (see K. D.'s Motion for more information about that album).
Transcribed Tenor Sax solo Hank Mobley's tenor tenor sax solo is available in both B-flat and C treble clef concert key editions.
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...