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Hank Mobley

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Liberty Records Press Office

HANK MOBLEY
Blue Note Records
Henry (Hank) Mobley has been called “The middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone.”

That is to say, he is not to be compared (and this judgment is made in terms of size of sound as well as such values as fame, fortune and poll victories) with heavyweights like Coleman Hawkins or John Coltrane; nor is there any necessity to relate him to the tonal lightweights, headed by Stan Getz and the various artists of this school who came to prominence around the same time.

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Benny Golson

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c. 1995

Multi-talented Benny Golson is an acclaimed musical artist who is at home in nearly every idiom of modern music. He is a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer – and a saxophonist of world note. His influence has had an impact on jazz, middle-of-the-road, and on motion pictures, television and records.

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Donald Byrd

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Liberty/UA, Inc.

DONALD BYRD: AFRO-AMERICAN SCHOLAR
In a world where most men are satisfied realizing only a minimal output, Donald Byrd, musician, professor, and cultural researcher, stands out for his numerous contributions to his vocation and his race. An accomplished trumpeter since 1955, he has more recently cultivated an enormous amount of knowledge about Afro-American music…its origins, its significance, and its future.

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Lonnie Liston Smith

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Columbia Records

LONNIE LISTON SMITH
“I am constantly trying to develop a style of music that is entertaining and that will help expand the consciousness of humanity,” says Lonnie Liston Smith. The development of the gifted keyboardist’s music continues with his latest Columbia album, A Song For The Children.

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Billy Root

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Billy Root was born on March 6, 1934 in Philadelphia and came from a musical family. His earliest remembrance of jazz was in 1939 when his father, a drummer, took Billy to the Earle Theater in Philly to see all of the famous big bands, such as Ellington, Basie, Lunceford, and others.

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