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Workout
Hank Mobley
Reviewby Scott Yanow

This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals ("Workout," "Uh Huh," "Smokin'," "Greasin' Easy") caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus "The Best Things in Life Are Free," with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think. This recommended CD reissue adds a version of "Three Coins in the Fountain" from the same date, originally released on Another Workout, to the original LP program.

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1988 CD Blue Note B2-84080
2006 CD Blue Note 3552052
2007 CD Toshiba EMI 66414
2008 LP EMI 6513
1961 LP Classic 84080
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Toshiba
Bonus Track