Hi Voltage is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on October 9, 1967 and released on the Blue Note label the following year.[3][4] It features performances by Mobley with alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, pianist John Hicks, drummer Billy Higgins, and bassist Bob Cranshaw.

Hi Voltage
Studio album by
ReleasedEarly March 1968[1]
RecordedOctober 9, 1967
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreHard bop, soul jazz[2]
Length40:37
LabelBlue Note
BST 84273
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Hank Mobley chronology
Far Away Lands
(1967)
Hi Voltage
(1968)
Reach Out!
(1968)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "In all, this date is solid, ranking with the very best of Mobley's offerings for Blue Note."[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [5]
Tom HullB+[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Hank Mobley

  1. "High Voltage" - 8:11
  2. "Two and One" - 6:11
  3. "No More Goodbyes" - 5:43
  4. "Advance Notice" - 5:59
  5. "Bossa De Luxe" - 7:33
  6. "Flirty Gerty" - 7:00

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Billboard Mar 9, 1968
  2. ^ a b Hull, Tom (May 2005). "Recycled Goods (19)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Jazzdisco: Hank Mobley Catalog, accessed July 18, 2019
  4. ^ Jazzlists: Hank Mobley discography, accessed July 18, 2019
  5. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 18, 2011