MUSICIAN

Hank Mobley

1930 - 1986

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Henry Mobley (July 7, 1930 – May 30, 1986) was an American 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 Lester Young, and his style that was laid-back, subtle and melodic, especially in contrast with players such as Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hank Mobley has received more than 490,917 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Hank Mobley is the 1,107th most popular musician (down from 940th in 2019), the 5,418th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,637th in 2019) and the 378th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hank Mobley ranks 1,107 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Hamilton, Yakov Zak, Henry Cowell, Julius Klengel, Markos Vamvakaris, and Hank Marvin. After him are Harry James, Leon Fleisher, Thad Jones, Yuki Kajiura, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Kenny Burrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Hank Mobley ranks 327. Before him are Viktor Tsybulenko, Henri Coppens, Pat McCormick, Liviu Librescu, Horst Bienek, and Joachim Hansen. After him are Babushka Lady, William R. Pogue, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, André Lerond, Hector Bianciotti, and Marisol Escobar. Among people deceased in 1986, Hank Mobley ranks 164. Before him are Ernst Haas, Peter Pears, V. C. Andrews, Nils Ramm, Carlo Biagi, and Roy Cohn. After him are Susan Cabot, Thad Jones, Hermione Baddeley, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Herma Szabo, and Annemarie Selinko.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hank Mobley ranks 5,418 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Guardino (1925), Roy Cohn (1927), Anthony Mackie (1978), James Buchanan Duke (1856), Ian Ziering (1964), and Don Schollander (1946). After him are Susan Cabot (1927), Harry James (1916), Leon Fleisher (1928), Kyle Chandler (1965), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), and Thad Jones (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Hank Mobley ranks 378. Before him are John Scofield (1951), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Art Farmer (1928), Pat Martino (1944), Tom Hamilton (1951), and Henry Cowell (1897). After him are Harry James (1916), Leon Fleisher (1928), Thad Jones (1923), Vinnie Colaiuta (1956), Kenny Burrell (1931), and Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935).

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