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| Roadhouse Symphony |
| Hank Crawford |
| első megjelenés éve: 1985 |
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| (2001)
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| 3.936 Ft
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| 1. | Roadhouse Symphony
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| 2. | Tragick Magick
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| 3. | Jubilee
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| 4. | Say It Isn't So
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| 5. | Time Is On Our Side
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| 6. | Precious Lord
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| 7. | Sugar Ditch
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz
Hank Crawford - Conductor, Sax (Alto), Arranger, Saxophone
Alan Rubin Trumpet
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Drums
Bob Porter Producer
David "Fathead" Newman Sax (Alto), Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
David Sussman Assistant Engineer
Dr. John Organ, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Houston Person Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Howard Johnson Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Jamie Putnam Cover Design
Joe Tarantino Remastering
Malcolm Addey Engineer
Melvin Sparks Guitar
Phil Bray Photography
Randy Brecker Trumpet
Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. Bass
The Roadhouse, where every tempo is perfect for dancing together and every musical mood is suffused with passion, is the perfect metaphor for Hank Crawford's art. As saxophone soloist and composer/arranger with Ray Charles's legendary Fifties septet, and as musical director of The Genius's subsequent big band, Crawford provided the punctuation in Charles's definitive soul music, then carried the torch forward with his own little-big-band sessions. He is in that tradition with like-minded friends on this 1985 date, including both old partner David "Fathead" Newman and Houston Person on tenors, funkmaster Melvin Sparks on guitar, and Dr. John, who plays keyboards throughout as well as contributing two compositions and a vocal. While a new (and still-thriving) partnership with organist Jimmy McGriff was launched shortly after this session, Roadhouse Symphony confirmed that Crawford also knew how to make an old familiar format sound fresh.
All of Hank Crawford's many recordings for Milestone in the 1980s and '90s are worth picking up by his fans although this reasonably enjoyable outing is not one of the more essential ones. The soulful altoist is joined by Dr. John on piano and organ, guitarist Melvin Sparks, bassist Wilbur Bascomb, Jr., drummer Bernard Purdie and a five-piece horn section (Houston Person and David "Fathead" Newman get a tenor solo apiece) for a set mostly comprised of group originals plus the old ballad "Say It Isn't So" and Thomas A. Dorsey's spiritual standard "Precious Lord"; Dr. John takes a vocal on his "Tragick Magick." ~ 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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