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No Room for Squares is an album by jazz tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley recorded on March 7 & October 2, 1963 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Mobley, trumpeters Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd, pianists Andrew Hill and Herbie Hancock, bassists John Ore and Butch Warren, and drummer Philly Joe Jones.

“All eight cuts here move with similar fluidity and offer a very gritty and realist approach to the roots of hard bop. Highly recommended.” – Thom Jurek/AllMusic.

Track listing:
All compositions by Hank Mobley except where noted

1. “Three Way Split” 7:49
2. “Carolyn” (Lee Morgan) 5:30
3. “Up a Step” 8:31
4. “No Room for Squares” 6:57
5. “Me ‘N You” (Lee Morgan) 7:17
6. “Old World, New Imports” 6:08
CD bonus tracks:
7. “Carolyn” (Alternate take) 5:35
8. “No Room for Squares” (Alternate take) 6:45

Personnel:
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Lee Morgan – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Donald Byrd – trumpet (3, 6)
Andrew Hill – piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Herbie Hancock – piano (3, 6)
John Ore – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Butch Warren – bass (3, 6)
Philly Joe Jones – drums

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Released: May 1964
Recorded: March 7, 1963 (#3, 6)
October 2, 1963 (all others)
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Length: 42:12
Label: Blue Note
BST 84149
Producer: Alfred Lion