Hank Crawford "Night Beat"

Hank Crawford

"Night Beat"

( LP Milestone Records, 1989 )
Catalog # PID 654291

Personnel :

Hank Crawford - Alto sax, Electric piano

Dr. John - Piano, Organ

Melvin Sparks - Guitar

Wilbur Bascomb - Bass

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - Drums, Percussion

Lew Soloff / Alan Rubin - Trumpets

David "Fathead" Newman - Tenor sax, Flute

Howard Johnson - Baritone sax

Tracklisting :

01 For the Love of You (Isley, Isley, Jasper) 8:07

02 Mobile Bay (Doctor John, Rebennack) 5:01

03 Midnight Fantasy (Crawford) 6:55

04 K.C. Blues (Parker) 5:30

05 What a Wonderful World (Thiele, Weiss) 5:30

06 Sleepin' on the Sidewalk (Crawford) 4:57

07 Trouble in Mind (Jones) 4:19

Review :

Altoist Hank Crawford teams up with pianist/organist Dr. John on this accessible and enjoyable soul-jazz outing. Crawford made quite a few CDs in this format for Milestone during the 1980s, using a funky four-piece rhythm section and a small horn section to play recent originals and a few vintage classics. Highlights of the above-average effort include "For the Love of You," "K.C. Blues" and "Trouble in Mind."

By Scott Yanow [AMG]

By Rob