Workout – Hank Mobley

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Recording: Hank Mobley - Workout
Recorded on: March 26, 1961
Label: Blue Note (BLP 4080)
Concert Key: G minor
Vocal Range: , to
Style: Swing (uptempo)

Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley
Guitar - Grant Green
Piano - Wynton Kelly
Bass - Paul Chambers
Drums - Philly Joe Jones

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Our audio excerpt starts with Hank's melody. On the complete recording, Hank had Philly Joe play a drum solo for 8 measures to set up the melody. When it does start, Hank's melody immediately sets up "two's" with Philly Joe. This is a great example of Hank specifically writing for the drummer on his session: if you know Philly Joe's playing, you'll see that the rhythmic figures in Hank's melody come right out of Philly Joe's vocabulary. After a swingin' bridge, the A section returns, followed by a powerful interlude that sets up the first soloist (Hank). This is a great drummer workout!

"Workout" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.

If you know Philly Joe Jones' playing, you can tell this is definitely written specifically for him on the "Workout" album, just like Out Of Joe's Bag was obviously written for him on Hank's "Another Workout" session, or Old World, New Imports on "No Room for Squares."

Drum Transcription: A seven-page drum transcription with everything Philly Joe plays, from the melody intro drum to his solo melody:
-- Eight measure drum intro (solo)
-- AABA Melody in (with drums trading 2's with the horn melody)
-- 8 bar interlude into solo set up
-- Drum solo (3 chorus)
-- AABA melody out (same as beginning)
-- Interlude ending (same as beginning)

Similar to other drum features that Mobley composed, Workout is all about Philly Joe Jones. It features Philly Joe playing around the call-and-response melody, as well as an extended three-chorus drum solo. This solo features some of Philly Joe's most distinguishable and swinging phrases perfectly placed to move the music forward.

While this was only Grant Green's first session with Hank Mobley, it was his second session with the rhythm section of Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, and such familiarity is apparent through the casual authority of Green's playing. Phrasing with Mobley's tenor, Green contributes his signature, stinging sound to the sizzling melody, though he does sit out during the the last phrase of the bridge and the interlude. Letting Kelly handle the comping duties behind Mobley, Green then returns for a characteristically forceful solo, making use of bebop vocabulary but primarily focusing on building the band's momentum and energy through a series of commanding rhythmic phrases that elicit enthusiastic responses from the rhythm section.

For those interested in developing their time feel and phrasing, Green's performance on Workout is a perfect study.

Our C treble clef lead sheet is in the correct octave for guitar players to play the melody.

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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