This recording is a great example of Mobley's solid work for Blue Note in the 1950s. This particular session, recorded on 25 November 1956, features Mobley with Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers, and Charlie Persip. That lineup alone should be reason enough for buying this CD. The playing is crisp and fluid, with the two trumpeters playing in unison frequently before breaking off into their focused, emotionally charged solos. The interplay between Morgan and Byrd on "Double Whammy" and "Mobleymania" is wonderful, as is Mobley's tenor playing throughout the entire disc. This is some really solid hard bop.

Tracklist

01. Touch and Go
02. Double Whammy
03. Barrel of Funk
04. Mobleymania

Personnel:
Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan - trumpets
Hank Mobley - tenor sax
Horace Silver - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Charlie Persip - drums

All compositions by Hank Mobley.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio , New Jersey on November 25, 1956.