The Turnaround! (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) (1965)

"The Hank Mobley heard here was a markedly different one from a few years earlier. This album issued in early 1965 was the product of two different sessions. The first was in March of 1963, immediately after Mobley left the Miles Davis band. Those recordings produced "East of the Village," possibly the greatest example of Mobley's 'round tone' on record, and the other was "The Good Life," a ballad. The rest was recorded nearly two years later in February of 1965. Among others the title cut was produced here -- an answer to Lee Morgan's "Sidewinder". In each case, there were alumnus members of the Miles band Mobley had played in. The main thing about "East of the Village" is the striking difference between the gorgeous melding of Latin and post-bop, straight-ahead rhythms, and the easy, loping blues feel that is cheered on by Jones. In all this is a solid date, despite its time lapse, and one that gives us a solid picture of the two Mobleys." (Thom Jurek, Allmusic)