Third Season (album)

Third Season
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedFebruary 24, 1967
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:13
LabelBlue Note
LT 1081
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
A Slice of the Top
(1979)
Third Season
(1980)
Far Away Lands
(1984)
Alternative cover
1998 CD reissue

Third Season is an album by the jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on February 24, 1967, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1980 as LT 1081. It contains performances by Mobley with trumpeter Lee Morgan, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker, drummer Billy Higgins, and guitarist Sonny Greenwich.

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "The music is mostly in the hard bop vein, with hints of modality and the gospel-ish piece "Give Me That Feelin'," but Greenwich's three solos are a bonus and the performances of five Mobley originals and one by Morgan are up to the usual caliber of Blue Note's releases. Pity that this one has been lost in the shuffle."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DownBeat[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated
  1. "An Aperitif" - 6:57
  2. "Don't Cry, Just Sigh" - 6:56
  3. "The Steppin' Stone" (Lee Morgan) - 5:40
  4. "Third Season" - 6:49
  5. "Boss Bossa" - 5:15
  6. "Give Me That Feelin'" - 6:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 18, 2011
  2. ^ Ephland, John (Jun 1999). "Hank Mobley: Third Season". DownBeat. Vol. 66, no. 6. p. 67.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 604.
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