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Thinking of Home is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on July 31, 1970 but not released by the Blue Note label until 1980.[1][2] It features performances by Mobley with trumpeter Woody Shaw, pianist Cedar Walton, guitarist Eddie Diehl, bassist Mickey Bass, and drummer Leroy Williams. This was Mobley's 26th (and final) recording for Blue Note.

Thinking of Home
Studio album by Hank Mobley
Released	1980
Recorded	July 31, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:55
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Duke Pearson, Francis Wolff
Hank Mobley chronology
The Flip (1969) Thinking of Home (1980) Breakthrough! (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and the review by Scott Yanow stated "It is only fitting that Hank Mobley would record one of the last worthwhile Blue Note albums before its artistic collapse (it would not be revived until the 1980s) for his consistent output helped define the label's sound in the 1960s".[3]

On All About Jazz Richton Guy Thomas said "this is a fitting farewell session. It features the powerful trumpet playing of Woody Shaw and the exciting pianist Cedar Walton. Hank Mobley's playing has a fire that ought to remind you of the Jazz Messengers, as it should since he was one of the original members of the group ... Thinking of Home should remind diehard jazz fans (and enlighten those newer to the genre) that Mobley was an innovative and stimulating tenor saxophonist who consistently swung".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except where noted

1. "Suite: Thinking of Home/The Flight/Home at Last" - 10:06
2. "Justine" - 13:04
3. "You Gotta Hit It" - 5:34
4. "Gayle's Groove" (Mickey Bass) - 5:33
5. "Talk About Gittin' It" - 8:38

Personnel

• Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
• Woody Shaw — trumpet
• Cedar Walton — piano
• Eddie Diehl — guitar
• Mickey Bass — bass
• Leroy Williams — drums

References

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