Roll Call (Hank Mobley album)

Roll Call
Studio album by Hank Mobley
Released	Late June/early July 1961[1]
Recorded	November 13, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:30
Label	Blue Note BST 84058
Producer	Alfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Soul Station (1960) Roll Call (1961) Workout (1961)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Roll Call is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. Considered one of his best alongside Soul Station (also recorded in 1960), Roll Call features some of the most prominent musicians of the hard bop era, specifically Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey, and Freddie Hubbard.

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated.

1. "Roll Call" - 10:33
2. "My Groove Your Move" - 6:07
3. "Take Your Pick" - 5:27
4. "A Baptist Beat" - 8:54
5. "The More I See You" (Warren, Gordon) - 6:47
6. "The Breakdown" - 4:57
7. "A Baptist Beat" [alternate take] - 9:42 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Blakey - drums

References

1. Billboard July 10, 1961
2. Proefrock, Stacia. Roll Call (Hank Mobley album) at AllMusic
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.