Henry "Hank" Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone", a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. The critic Stacia Proefrock claimed him "one of the most underrated musicians of the bop era."
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Doug Watkins
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Walter Davis
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Donald Byrd
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Stanley Turrentine
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Elvin Jones
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Larry Young
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Tina Brooks
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Louis Hayes
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Dexter Gordon
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Barry Harris
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Lonnie Plaxico
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Julian Priester
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Lou Donaldson
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Roy Haynes
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