True Blue (Hank Crawford album)
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 7 and October 9, 1963 and March 19, 1964 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1423 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
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True Blue is the fifth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the Atlantic label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This lesser-known Hank Crawford set has plenty of enjoyable numbers that fit into the R&Bish soul/jazz idiom."[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated
- "Shake-a-Plenty" - 2:36
- "Mellow Down" - 3:01
- "Read 'Em and Weep" - 3:15
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:50
- "Save Your Love for Me" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:57
- "Skunky Green" - 2:37
- "Two Years of Torture" (Percy Mayfield, Charles Morris) - 4:27
- "Blues in Bloom" (Norman Mapp) - 4:14
- "Got You on My Mind" (Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas) - 3:12
- "Shooby" - 4:24
Personnel[edit]
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
- Julius Brooks (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Phil Guilbeau (tracks 3 & 5-7), John Hunt, Charlie Patterson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - trumpet
- Wilbur Brown (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8-10), James Clay (tracks 3 & 5-7) - tenor saxophone
- Leroy Cooper (tracks 2-8), Alexander Nelson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - baritone saxophone
- Sonny Forriest - guitar (tracks 3 & 5-7)
- Charles Green (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Edgar Willis (tracks 3 & 5-7), Lewis Worrell (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - bass
- Bruno Carr (tracks 3 & 5-7), Carl Lott (tracks 1, 9 & 10), Milt Turner (tracks 2, 4 & 8) - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed October 2, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. True Blue – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.