Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff ”Soul Survivors”

Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff

”Soul Survivors”
( LP Milestone Records, 1986 )
Catalog # M-9142 (2001)

Tracklisting:
01 Because of You
02 The Frim Fram Sauce
03 The Peeper
04 One Mint Julep
05 The Second Time Around [Long Version]
06 After Supper

Personnel:
George Benson – Guitar
Hank Crawford – Sax (Alto), Performer
Jimmy McGriff – Organ, Synthesizer
Jim Pittsburgh – Guitar
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – Drums
Mel Lewis – Drums (Track #2)
Recorded January 29 (# 1 – 3) and 30 (# 4 – 6)
at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Review:
Hank Crawford’s fifth in his long string of Milestone recordings was the first of several to team the soulful altoist with organist Jimmy McGriff. Guitarists George Benson and the lesser-known Jim Pittsburgh are on three songs apice while Bernard Purdie is on drums except on “Frim Fram Sauce” where Mel Lewis takes his spot. The superior material and the infectious swing supplied by McGriff and his rhythm mates inspire Hank Crawford to some of his best playing of the era. Recommended.
By Scott Yanow (AMG)

By Rob