Hi Voltage

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Hi Voltage
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Studio album by
ReleasedEarly March 1968 [1]
RecordedOctober 9, 1967
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Hard bop, soul jazz [2]
Length40:37
Label Blue Note
BST 84273
Producer Francis Wolff
Hank Mobley chronology
Far Away Lands
(1967)
Hi Voltage
(1968)
Reach Out!
(1968)

Hi Voltage is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on October 9, 1967 and released on the Blue Note label the following year. [3] [4] It features performances by Mobley with alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist John Hicks, drummer Billy Higgins, and bassist Bob Cranshaw.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "In all, this date is solid, ranking with the very best of Mobley's offerings for Blue Note." [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Tom Hull B+ [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley

  1. "High Voltage" - 8:11
  2. "Two and One" - 6:11
  3. "No More Goodbyes" - 5:43
  4. "Advance Notice" - 5:59
  5. "Bossa De Luxe" - 7:33
  6. "Flirty Gerty" - 7:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard Mar 9, 1968
  2. 1 2 Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Jazzdisco: Hank Mobley Catalog, accessed July 18, 2019
  4. Jazzlists: Hank Mobley discography, accessed July 18, 2019
  5. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011