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Dippin'
Studio album by Hank Mobley
Released	Mid August 1966
Recorded	June 18, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:40
Label	Blue Note BST 84209
Producer	Alfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
The Turnaround (1965) Dippin' (1966) A Caddy for Daddy (1966)

Dippin' is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1966. It is the second of nine Blue Note sessions to feature Mobley alongside Lee Morgan during the trumpeter's second stint with the label. It is also the second of nine consecutive Hank Mobley recording sessions to feature Billy Higgins.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, calling it "one of Hank Mobley's finer moments" and "a fine document of Mobley's abilities as a bandleader and composer".

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as noted

1. "The Dip" – 7:57
2. "Recado Bossa Nova" (Luiz Antonio, Djalma Ferreira) – 8:13
3. "The Break Through" – 5:51
4. "The Vamp" – 8:21
5. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:29
6. "Ballin'" – 6:49

Personnel

• Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
• Lee Morgan – trumpet
• Harold Mabern, Jr. – piano
• Larry Ridley – bass
• Billy Higgins – drums

Album production

• Rudy Van Gelder – recording and mixing
• Alfred Lion – producer
• Francis Wolff – cover photo
• Reid Miles – cover design

References

1. Billboard Aug 13, 1966
2. ^ Jurek, Thom. Hank Mobley: Dippin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• Hank Mobley albums
• 1966 albums
• Albums produced by Alfred Lion
• Blue Note Records albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio