I have wanted to add the tune "Remember" to my rep for sometime so I dug out Hank Mobley's record Soul Station as a reference. I last transcribed some Hank several years ago and I still go back to those solos to mine material, but I haven't really been doing any deep listening to Hank in a while. I forgot how BAD this cat was!!! Crystal clear harmonic language, great sound and incredible time feel. What started as just a reference for a tune I was learning has turned into a big transcription project. I may just go down the track list on Soul Station - it's such an incredible record. I try not to question these types of reactions - if Hank's playing is speaking to me so much right now, I need to mine that regardless of what I had planned for transcription/practice projects. I have found that if I follow my passion it is easier to see a big project through. Like Branford Marsalis said, "The Music tells you..."
Now I may have to buy this...
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