Soul Station – Hank Mobley Solos

Hank Mobley’s Soul Station — the definitive statement of a hard-bop master.

“One of the finest programs of music on Blue Note or any other label.” — Bob Blumenthal

If there’s one album that captures Hank Mobley’s melodic genius, it’s Soul Station. Recorded in 1960 with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey, the record remains Mobley’s most essential artistic statement — a perfect blend of bluesy phrasing, lyrical inventiveness, and sophisticated bebop language.

Many have called it the tenor saxophonist’s masterpiece, and jazz writer Michael Cuscuna famously described it as Mobley’s “au courant hard-bop classic with some of his most inspired playing.”

On the bandstand and in classrooms, musicians still turn to Soul Station for its clarity, swing, and melodic storytelling.

This transcription book lets you study every note of that magic.

🎷 What’s Inside — Transcriptions of All Six Solos

Your PDF includes clean, performance-ready transcriptions of every solo on the album:

• Remember (track 1)

• This I Dig of You (track 2)

• Dig Dis (track 3)

• Split Feelin’s (track 4)

• Soul Station (track 5)

• If I Should Lose You (track 6)

This is the most thoughtful, practice-friendly version of these solos available.

🔥 Why These Solos Matter (and Why They Still Teach Us Today)

“These solos are honest, clear, and REAL… short, singable motives that evolve; beautiful voice-leading; a blues undercurrent beneath it all.”

Every chorus is a lesson in:

• Motivic storytelling — ideas developed across 8-bar arcs

• Chord-tone clarity — harmony outlined effortlessly

• Conversational time — phrases placed with intent and subtle swing

• Shape combinations Mobley used to create fluid bebop lines

• Elegant restraint — music that feels inevitable, never forced

As tenor titan Eric Alexander famously said:

“Hank, as far as I’ve heard, never played a wrong or corny note.”

These transcriptions are not just for tenor players — they’re for any musician who wants to learn how to play melodically on chord changes.

🎼 Choose Your Instrument Version

Select the version that matches your instrument:

• Bb (Tenor, Soprano, Trumpet, Clarinet)

• Eb (Alto, Bari)

• C / Concert Pitch (Piano, Guitar, Flute, Violin)

• Bass Clef (Trombone, Bass, Cello, Bassoon)