HANK MOBLEY - Soul Station IZUMI KIMURA The Ballad of Darren is

The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album

BARCODE: 0810020504194

A deft surgical operation you may not even realize is happening as it’s happening but you’re back on your feet when it’s over

which received its first play earlier this week from Huw Stephens at 6 Music

HANK MOBLEY - Soul Station IZUMI KIMURA The Ballad of Darren isLP Opaque Blue Vinyl Often overlooked, perhaps because he wasn't a great innovator in jazz but merely a stellar performer, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was at the peak of his powers on Soul Station. Recorded with a superstar quartet including Art Blakey on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Wynton Kelly on piano, it was the first album since Mobley's 1955 debut to feature him as a leader without any other accompanying horns. The clean, uncomplicated