Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series!
180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered By Kevin Gray from Original Analog Tapes!
Pressed At Optimal!
TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 5/5 Sonics in the April 2024 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
In addition to boasting one of Reid Miles' greatest album cover designs, Hank Mobley's 1963 album, No Room for Squares, is a marvel for the music alone. Standing as one of the tenor saxophonist's finest Blue Note entries, the album features two different quintet line-ups performing a set of 6 compelling original tunes by Mobley and Lee Morgan.
Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series features stereo, all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
Both Mobley's soloing and writing reflect his determination to evolve, in the former case to a somewhat harder tone and slightly less fluid phrasing, and in the latter toward the prevailing modal approach of the time. Don't believe people who say these changes were for the worse; this great record proves otherwise.
Features
- Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series
- 180g Vinyl
- All-Analog Pressing
- Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes
- Manufactured at Optimal in Germany
Musicians
| Lee Morgan | trumpet on "Three Way Split," "Carolyn," "No Room for Squares", "Me 'N You" |
|---|---|
| Donald Byrd | trumpet on "Up a Step," "Old World, New Imports" |
| Hank Mobley | tenor sax |
| Andrew Hill | piano on "Three Way Split," "Carolyn," "No Room for Squares", "Me 'N You" |
| Herbie Hancock | piano on "Up a Step," "Old World, New Imports" |
| John Ore | bass on "Three Way Split," "Carolyn," "No Room for Squares", "Me 'N You" |
| Butch Warren | bass on "Up a Step," "Old World, New Imports" |
| Philly Joe Jones | drums |
Selections
Side 1:
- Three Way Split
- Carolyn
- Up a Step
Side 2:
- No Room for Squares
- Me 'N You
- Old World, New Imports
