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Dippin'

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Dippin'
Studio album by
ReleasedMid August 1966[1]
RecordedJune 18, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length42:40
LabelBlue Note
BST 84209
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
The Turnaround
(1965)
Dippin'
(1966)
A Caddy for Daddy
(1966)

Dippin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1966. It is the second of nine Blue Note sessions to feature Mobley alongside Lee Morgan during the trumpeter's second stint with the label. It is also the second of nine consecutive Hank Mobley recording sessions to feature Billy Higgins.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, calling it "one of Hank Mobley's finer moments" and "a fine document of Mobley's abilities as a bandleader and composer".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Hank Mobley except as noted

  1. "The Dip" – 7:57
  2. "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) – 8:13
  3. "The Break Through" – 5:51
  4. "The Vamp" – 8:21
  5. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:29
  6. "Ballin'" – 6:49

Personnel

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Album production

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Aug 13, 1966
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Hank Mobley: Dippin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.