One of the problems about Mobley is his "muddy" phrasing, that's why some notes here are missing. If you know and practice the bop language, no more nor less that the "Parker" language, it is obvious that you have to "guess" what he wanted to play, but had not the technique for it. Mobley was not a vituoso. You have to read the autobiography of Miles Davis and what he said about Mobley... Mobley was a very good musician, but certainly not a "master", he didn't invent anything, and was far behind many true "masters", like Getz, Rollins, Coltrane and Griffin, or Consalves, Lester , or Eddie Davis.
What a genius! I was always wondering how this beautiful long line worked on that Amin C7 F#min7b5 B7b9 part. It's so fluent and easy. Today it struck me: Amin and F#min7b5 are basically the same chord! So he plays them as one sound, simplifying the chord progression. Absolutely mind-blowing for me!
This great, thanks. Can you provide transcription for Besame Mucho by Art Pepper and The Shadow of Your Smile by Sonny Stitt, including the solo, that would be great.