The Flip

Description

Late work by tenor giant Hank Mobley, and one of the rarest Blue Note albums from the late 60s! The sessions a great one recorded in Paris, with a swinging sextet that includes Philly Joe Jones, Dizzy Reece (!), and Slide Hampton all coming together magically with Mobley to craft a set of long tracks that have some impeccable grooves and a really hard edge. The sets from a rare period when Blue Note was shining at the end of the 60s with an offbeat genius and is a record that wed rank right up there with The Phantom by Duke Pearson and Slow Drag by Donald Byrd, both excellent examples of the style were talking about. Mobley is incredible, and wrote all the tunes on the set with titles that include The Flip, Feelin Folksy, and Snappin Out. The last truly brilliant album from Mobley!