by Scott Yanow
This is one of the best-known Hank Mobley recordings, and for good reason. Although none of his four originals (&Workout,& &Uh Huh,& &Smokin',& &Greasin' Easy&) caught on, the fine saxophonist is in top form. He jams on the four tunes, plus &The Best Things in Life Are Free,& with an all-star quintet of young modernists -- guitarist Grant Green, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones -- and shows that he was a much stronger player than his then-current boss Miles Davis seemed to think. This recommended CD reissue adds a version of &Three Coins in the Fountain& from the same date, originally released on Another Workout, to the original LP program.