Night Beat (Hank Crawford album)
| Night Beat | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September and October, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Milestone M-9168/MCD-9168-2 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Night Beat is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford, recorded in 1988 and released on the Milestone label the following year.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album an "accessible and enjoyable soul-jazz outing".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Hank Crawford except where noted
- "For the Love of You" (The Isley Brothers) – 8:07
- "Mobile Bay" (Mac Rebennack) – 5:01
- "Midnight Fantasy" – 6:55
- "K.C. Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 5:30
- "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas, George David Weiss) – 5:30
- "Sleepin' on the Sidewalk" – 4:57
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:19
Personnel
[edit]- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, electric piano, arranger
- Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff – trumpet
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
- Dr. John – piano, organ
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- Wilbur Bascomb - bass
- Bernard Purdie − drums, percussion
References
[edit]- ^ Jazzlists: album details, accessed October 23, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 23, 2018
- ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 23, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Hank Crawford: Night Beat – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.