Hank Mobley - Dippin (Blue Note Tone Poet Series, LP Vinyl)

A benchmark album in Hank Mobley's superb mid-1960s output, Dippin' was recorded in 1965 amid an inspired run of sessions that included The Turnaround and A Caddy for Daddy. Dippin' featured the great tenor saxophonist in a quintet with Lee Morgan on trumpet, Harold Mabern Jr. on piano, Larry Ridley on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums for an engaging 6-song set spanning boogaloo, bossa nova, ballads, and bop. Highlights include Mobley's funky opener "The Dip" and hard-swinging modal minor-key number "The Vamp" as well as the Brazilian piece "Recado Bossa Nova" and the gorgeous ballad "I See Your Face Before Me."

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the "Tone Poet," on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket.

1 Dip
2 Recado Bossa Nova
3 Break Through
4 Vamp
5 I See Your Face Before Me
6 Ballin'