Reedições audiófilas fabulosas do catálogo Prestige pela Analogue Productions. As gravações mais procuradas, raras e com melhor som de Rudy Van Gelder. Todas masterizadas a partir das Fitas Master Originais Analógicas por Kevin Gray. Prensagem em vinil 180 gramas na Quality Record Pressings, com processamento de Gary Salstrom. Etiquetas Deep Groove, e capas estilo tip-on de cartão pesado.

• Edição Limitada
• Analogue Productions Prestige Mono Series
• Vinil Audiófilo 180 Gramas
• Masterizado por Kevin Gray na Cohearent Audio
• Corte a partir das Master Tapes Mono Analógicas Originais
• Acetatos preparados por Gary Salstrom
• Prensagem na Quality Record Pressings (QRP USA)
• Capa Deluxe "tip-on" com acabamento de alto brilho

The session for Mobley’s 2nd Message was recorded in July 1956, just one week after Mobley’s Message was recorded. The album features performances by Mobley, Kenny Dorham, Walter Bishop, Doug Watkins, and Art Taylor. Hank Mobley was an American hard bop and soul jazz tenor saxophonist and composer. Mobley was described by Leonard Feather as the "middleweight champion of the tenor saxophone," a metaphor used to describe his tone, that was neither as aggressive as John Coltrane nor as mellow as Stan Getz, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players like Sonny Rollins and Coltrane. The critic Stacia Proefrock claimed he is "one of the most underrated musicians of the bop era." 

"Analogue Productions has continued to push its own already high bar higher still. Its Quality Record Pressings plant is delivering the best vinyl discs to be found, its jackets and cover reproduction quality have hit new levels, and it continues to have the best in the biz — such as Kevin Gray for this series (25 mono LPs from the Prestige label's exceptional late-50s run) cut lacquers from original analog master tapes. ... The set crackles with energy and the sound is rather cool, yet it's very clean and — like looking through a mountain stream — transparent. I also have AP's 2002 45 RPM set, and this new release makes that one sound a bit thick and veiled by comparison." — Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound

Músicos:

Hank Mobley, tenor saxofone
Kenny Dorham, trompete
Walter Bishop, piano
Doug Watkins, baixo
Arthur Taylor, bateria

Lista de Faixas:

1. The Latest
2. Crazeology
3. I Should Care
4. Message from the Border
5. Xlento
6. These Are the Things I Love

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