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| 1. | Mr. Blues
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| 2. | On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
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| 3. | Hush Puppies
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| 4. | Danger Zone
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| 5. | Route 66
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| 6. | Lonely Avenue
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| 7. | Teardrops
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| 8. | Smoky City
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| 9. | The Turfer
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| 10. | Groovin'
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| 11. | I Can't See Myself Leaving You
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| 12. | Never Let Me Go
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| 13. | Baby, I Love You
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| 14. | Lady Soul
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| 15. | Soul Serenade
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| 16. | Ain't No Way
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| 17. | Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
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| 18. | Take a Look
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| 19. | Going Down Slow
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Jazz
2 LP's on 1 CD:
* MR. BLUES (1968)
* MR. BLUES PLAYS LADY SOUL (1969)
Hank Crawford - Piano, Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Benny Powell - Trombone
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums
Bernie Glow - Trumpet
Charles Dungey - Bass
Charles Green - Bass
Charles Lindsay - Bass
Chuck Rainey - Guitar (Bass)
David "Fathead" Newman - Flute, Sax (Tenor), Solo Instrumental
Eric Gale - Guitar
Ernie Royal - Trumpet
Fielder Floyd - Trumpet
Frank Wess - Sax (Alto)
Gene Orloff - Leader
Howard Johnson - Sax (Baritone)
Jerry Jemmott - Guitar (Bass)
Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone
Joe Dukes - Drums
Joe Newman - Trumpet
John Hunt - Trumpet
Lonnie Shaw - Sax (Baritone)
Milt Turner - Drums
Paul Griffin - Organ, Piano
Pepper Adams - Sax (Baritone)
Richard Tee - Piano
Ron Carter - Guitar (Bass)
Seldon Powell - Sax (Tenor)
Snooky Young - Trumpet
Sonny Forriest - Guitar
Wendell Harrison - Sax (Tenor)
Wilbert G.T. Hogan - Drums
Tracks 1-9: Mr. Blues
Hank Crawford (alto saxophone, piano)
Wendell Harrison (tenor saxophone); Lonnie Shaw, Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone); John Hunt, Fielder Floyd (trumpet); Sonny Forriest (guitar); Charles Green, Charles Dungey (bass); Isaac Walton, Wilbert Hogan, Joe Dukes, Milt Turner (drums)
Tracks 10-19: Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
Hank Crawford (alto saxophone, piano)
Arif Mardin (conductor); Frank Wess (alto saxophone); David Newman (tenor saxophone, flute); Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snookie Young, Bernie Glow (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell (trombone); Richard Tee (acoustic & electric pianos); Paul Griffin (piano, organ); Eric Gale (guitar); Jerry Jemmott, Ron Carter, Charles Rainey (electric bass); Bernard Purdie (drums)
Hank Crawford began his career in Memphis, playing with B.B. King, Bobby Bland, and Ike Turner. He gained fame with Ray Charles -- first playing baritone sax, switching to alto, and then becoming Ray's music director. Crawford has a bluesy and soulful sound that is instantly recognizable, and his soul jazz sound heard here remains popular and appealing today. Sessionmen on these two albums include David Newman, Pepper Adams and Eric Gale.
* Arif Mardin - Arranger, Conductor
* Herb Wong - Liner Notes
When Ray Charles' musical director has the words "blues" and "soul" in large type on the covers of his own releases, there's a strong chance that's what the listener will find inside. They're definitely there in this compilation that reissues two of altoist Hank Crawford's Atlantic albums from the late '60s. The Mr. Blues set from 1968 is Crawford and a small horn section playing rocking blues riffs with a crack rhythm section. Instrumental R&B doesn't get much hipper. Crawford's tough but lyrical sound -- informed by a bebopper's command and facility -- is tailor-made for this blues-charged music. Highlights include the title track, a cool, finger-popping "Route 66," a sleazy, churning "Lonely Avenue," and a couple of no-nonsense Crawford originals. A middle-of-the road "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" is the only departure from the set's satisfyingly gritty feel. The concept for the Lady Soul date from 1969 is perfect for Crawford, who typically plays close to the melody, using his great blues feeling and jazz chops to create interest and excitement. Crawford evokes the spirit of Aretha Franklin's music without resorting to literal re-creation of the originals. Arif Mardin's driving, big-band arrangements are impressive, but it is the rhythm section that makes these tracks. Essentially, it's the Atlantic house band: guitarist Eric Gale, pianist Richard Tee, bassist Chuck Rainey, and drummer Bernard Purdie. They all get ample opportunity to show their stuff, especially on the seven-plus minute master blast of the blues, "Going Down Slow."
---Jim Todd, All Music Guide
Hank Crawford
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 21, 1934 in Memphis, TN
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, R&B, Soul-Jazz
With an unmistakable blues wail, full of emotion and poignancy, altoist Hank Crawford bridges the gap between that tradition and that of jazz more completely than any other living horn player. Born in Memphis, Crawford was steeped in the blues tradition from an early age. He began playing piano but switched to alto when his father brought one home from the army. He claims his early influences as Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic, and Johnny Hodges. Crawford hung out with Phineas Newborn, Jr., Booker Little, and George Coleman in high school. Upon graduating, Crawford played in bands fronted by Ike Turner, B.B. King, Junior Parker, and Bobby "Blue" Bland at Memphis' Palace Theater and Club Paradise. In 1958 Crawford went to college in Nashville where he met Ray Charles. Charles hired Crawford originally as a baritone saxophonist. Crawford switched to alto in 1959 and remained with Charles' band -- becoming its musical director -- until 1963. The phrasing and voicings he learned there proved invaluable to him as the hallmark of his own sound. He also wrote and arranged a tune for Charles. The cut, "Sherry," his first for the band, was put on the Live at Newport album. Crawford cut a slew solo albums for Atlantic while with the band, and when he formed his group, he remained with the label until 1970. He signed with Creed Taylor's Kudu in 1971 and cut a series of fusion-y groove jazz dates through 1982. In 1983 he moved to Milestone and returned to form as a premier arranger, soloist, and composer, writing for small bands -- that included guitarist Melvin Sparks, organist Jimmy McGriff, and Dr. John -- as well as large. Crawford has been constantly active since then, as a leader and sideman, recording the best music of his long career.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
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