- hard bop, jazz
- 39 min
- 5 tracks
- Blue Note
A Slice of the Top is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley, recorded in early 1966. The album was not released on the Blue Note label until 1979. It features performances by Mobley with a larger than usual ensemble of trumpeter Lee Morgan, euphonium player Kiane Zawadi, tuba player Howard Johnson, alto saxophonist James Spaulding, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Billy Higgins.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Hank's Other Bag7:13
- A2There's a Lull in My Life5:25
- A3Cute 'n Pretty7:37
- B1A Touch of the Blues8:47
- B2A Slice of the Top9:40
5 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Hank Mobley
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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