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| Down on the Deuce |
| Hank Crawford |
első megjelenés éve: 1984
39 perc |
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| (1997)
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| 3.936 Ft
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| 1. | Down On The Deuce
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| 2. | Used To Be Love
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| 3. | Down Home Blues
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| 4. | Through The Years
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| 5. | Survival
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| 6. | When A Man Loves A Woman
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Hank Crawford - Arranger, Sax (Alto), Conductor, Sax (Baritone)
Barry Shapiro Photography
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Drums
Bob Parent Cover Photo, Photography
Bob Porter Producer
Cedar Walton Piano (Electric), Piano
Cole Porter Producer
Danny Moore Trumpet
David "Fathead" Newman Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Howard Johnson Sax (Baritone)
Jimmy Ponder Guitar
Kirk Felton Remastering
Malcolm Addey Engineer
Martin Banks Trumpet
Melvin Sparks Guitar
Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. Bass
The versatile Hank Crawford has created a two-track Milestone discography, collaborating with Jimmy McGriff in the venerable organ/saxophone genre that Crawford embraced relatively late in his career and returning to the house-rocking midsize ensembles (like the one heard here) that recall Crawford's formative years with Ray Charles and his own first band. Albums like Down on the Deuce truly show Crawford at his most complete, for they feature the compact explosiveness of his writing for horns as well as the soulful honesty of his alto saxophone. A track like "Through the Years" reveal why Crawford's lean, no-excess concept has been such an important influence in jazz and popular music for nearly 40 years. The entire album benefits from the additional contributions of former Ray Charles bandmate David "Fathead" Newman, featured on flute and tenor sax; keyboard master Cedar Walton; and two of the idiom's preeminent guitarists, Jimmy Ponder and Melvin Sparks, at the top of their game.
This Hank Crawford session was his third for Milestone and follows his appealing soul jazz formula. Crawford's alto is the main voice throughout although there is some solo space for keyboardist Cedar Walton, guitarists Jimmy Ponder and Melvin Sparks, and David Newman on tenor and flute. Crawford is joined by a funky four-piece rhythm section plus four horns and, although the material is not as strong as usual, there are some good performances, particularly on "Down Home Blues" and "When a Man Loves a Woman." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Hank Crawford
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 21, 1934 in Memphis, TN
Died: Jan 29, 2009 in Memphis, TN
Genre: Jazz
Styles: R&B, Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Crossover 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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