Newark 1953
# Newark 1953

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Newark 1953 is a 2-CD set by American jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded in September 1953 but released only in 2012 via Uptown Records label. This collection is billed as his earliest-known recordings. However, The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley was recorded for the Debut label in April 1953.

## Background

The tracks were recorded live at The Piccadilly Club, New Jersey, on Monday, September 28, 1953, by Newark native Ozzie Cadena, who would join Savoy a year later as a producer.

## Personnel

* Hank Mobley – tenor sax
* Bennie Green – trombone
* Walter Davis Jr. – piano
* Jimmy Schenck – bass
* Charli Persip – drums
