Hank Crawford
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Biography
[Edit]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.
Title: Merry Christmas Baby / Read 'Em and Weep [Digital 45] - Single
Artist: Hank Crawford
Genre: Rock, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Rhino Hi-Five: Hank Crawford
Artist: Hank Crawford
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Best of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff
Artist: Hank Crawford, Jimmy McGriff
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Centerpiece (Remastered)
Artist: Hank Crawford, Calvin Newborn
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop
Collections
Title: Santa's Bag
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Slow Jams Jazz Christmas
Genre:
Title: Atlantic Jazz: Legends, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz: Soul
Genre: Jazz
Title: LRC Jazz Legacy Anthology: A Kiss to Dream On
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz: Great Moments In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic 60: Jazz, Shaken Not Stirred
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic 60: Jazz Cool, Jazz Hot
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mad Music Presents Can You Say Funky?
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Hommage à Nesuhi / Hommage a Nesuhi
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 3: The Saxophones
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mad Music Presents Swingin' Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of the Jazz Saxophones: Volume 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kickin' the 3 - The Best of Organ Trio Jazz
Genre: Rock
Title: Electronics #02
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Versatile Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: The Birth Of Soul Jazz
Title: Kuscheljazz Vol. 3 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Cool Concept " Saxophone "
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Swings Motown
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Latin Jazz
Title: Jazz District Best Of CTI
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Jazz (Best Of The '60s, Volume 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Of Soul & Funky Groove, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Soho Scene '63: Jazz Goes Mod
Genre: Electronica, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Death Metal
Title: Soul Jazz A Stateside Selection
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Natureza No Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Spiritual Jazz: Revelações / Spiritual Jazz: Revelacoes
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Kings And Queens Of Cool
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cool Heat: The Best Of CTI Records
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Soul Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Fusion
Title: Atlantic Jazz - The 60's
Genre: Jazz
Title: 70s For Superstition Road
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk Rock, Disco, Psychedelic
Title: Hygge Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Originals, Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Vocal Jazz
Title: Legends Of Modern Jazz 2021
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legends Of Modern Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD3)
Featuring albums
Title: Ritmo de la Noche/Rhythm Of The Night - The Very Best Of Latin Jazz
Artist: Various
Genre: Jazz
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution - A 40th Anniversary Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
