The correct answer is: Hank Mobley
“Accurately described by critic Leonard Feather as “the middleweight champion of the tenor” due to his sound (not as light as Lester Young’s or as heavy as Sonny Rollins), Hank Mobley tended to be taken for granted during his career but recorded a long string of valuable albums for Blue Note. He first gained attention for his work with Max Roach (on and off during 1951-53) and Dizzy Gillespie (1954).
“An original member of the Jazz Messengers (1954-56), Mobley joined Horace Silver when the pianist broke away from Art Blakey to form his own group (1956-57). Mobley was back with Blakey for a bit in 1959 and spent an unhappy period with Miles Davis (1961-62) but mostly worked as a leader in the 1960s. He was in Europe during much of 1968-70 and recorded with Cedar Walton in 1972 but by the mid-’70s was largely retired due to bad health.
“Hank Mobley led isolated dates for Savoy, Prestige and Roulette but it is for his 25 Blue Note albums (recorded during 1955-70) with the who’s who of hard bop that he will be best-remembered.”
– Scott Yanow from The All Music Guide.
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Hank Mobley plays “Workout”
Why was he unhappy with Miles Davis?