Roll Call (album)

Roll Call
Studio album by
ReleasedLate June/early July 1961[1]
RecordedNovember 13, 1960
StudiosVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz
Length42:48
LabelsBlue Note
BST 84058
ProducerAlfred Lion
Hank Mobley chronology
Soul Station
(1960)
Roll Call
(1961)
Workout
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[4]

Roll Call is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. It features trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey.

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated.

  1. "Roll Call" - 10:33
  2. "My Groove Your Move" - 6:07
  3. "Take Your Pick" - 5:27
  4. "A Baptist Beat" - 8:54
  5. "The More I See You" (Warren, Gordon) - 6:47
  6. "The Breakdown" - 4:57
  7. "A Baptist Beat" [alternate take] - 9:42 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Roll Call
Chart (2025) Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[5]21

References

  1. ↑ Billboard July 10, 1961
  2. ↑ Proefrock, Stacia. Roll Call at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 143. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1013. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ "Freddie Hubbard Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2026.