Hank Crawford - Midnight Ramble (1982) FLAC
BAND/ARTIST: Hank Crawford
- Title: Midnight Ramble
- Year Of Release: November 4, 1982 - November 10, 1982
- Label: Milestone / Universal
- Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
- Quality: Flac lossless
- Total Time: 39:10
- Total Size: 233 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracks
01. Midnight Ramble
02. Forever Mine
03. Theme For Basie
04. Mister C
05. Street Of Dreams
06. Next Time You See Me
07. Deep River
Personnel
Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, electric piano
David “Fathead” Newman - tenor saxophone
Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
Waymon Reed - trumpet
Charlie Miller - trumpet
Dick Griffin - trombone
Calvin Newborn - guitar
Dr. John - piano, organ
Charles "Flip" Greene - bass
Bernard Purdie - drum kit
Midnight Ramble, released in 1983 on Milestone, was saxophonist Hank Crawford's return to recording after a four-year break following his departure from Kudu. It was the beginning of a decades-long relationship with the prestigious jazz label. Crawford, a veteran of Ray Charles, had long been associated with soul-jazz groove-oriented music. On this date, he delivers a solid, straight-ahead session with some notable surprises. The first is that he plays not only his trademark alto saxophone, but also electric piano. Next is his rhythm section: Dr. John on piano and organ, Charles "Flip" Greene on bass, guitarist Calvin Newborn (brother of Phineas), and stone-cold soul-jazz drummer Bernard Purdie. But that isn't all. Crawford also includes five other horns: two trumpets, trombone, bass saxophone, and David "Fathead" Newman on tenor. Needless to say, Crawford's idea of "straight-ahead" still contains plenty, plenty soul. The program is solid, top to bottom; it's amiable, relaxed, and deeply rooted in the blues. Phineas Newborn's "Theme for Basie" and the saxophonist's own composition of the title track are highlights, as is the gospel-oriented blues of "Deep River," with Dr. John's piano leading the band. Among his better offerings, Midnight Ramble stands as one of the more inspired records Crawford cut after leaving Atlantic in 1969, and reveals that the extended downtime had helped him to regain his focus and his power (both imaginatively and compositionally) as one of the great soul and blues-oriented
Thom Jurek
01. Midnight Ramble
02. Forever Mine
03. Theme For Basie
04. Mister C
05. Street Of Dreams
06. Next Time You See Me
07. Deep River
Personnel
Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, electric piano
David “Fathead” Newman - tenor saxophone
Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
Waymon Reed - trumpet
Charlie Miller - trumpet
Dick Griffin - trombone
Calvin Newborn - guitar
Dr. John - piano, organ
Charles "Flip" Greene - bass
Bernard Purdie - drum kit
Midnight Ramble, released in 1983 on Milestone, was saxophonist Hank Crawford's return to recording after a four-year break following his departure from Kudu. It was the beginning of a decades-long relationship with the prestigious jazz label. Crawford, a veteran of Ray Charles, had long been associated with soul-jazz groove-oriented music. On this date, he delivers a solid, straight-ahead session with some notable surprises. The first is that he plays not only his trademark alto saxophone, but also electric piano. Next is his rhythm section: Dr. John on piano and organ, Charles "Flip" Greene on bass, guitarist Calvin Newborn (brother of Phineas), and stone-cold soul-jazz drummer Bernard Purdie. But that isn't all. Crawford also includes five other horns: two trumpets, trombone, bass saxophone, and David "Fathead" Newman on tenor. Needless to say, Crawford's idea of "straight-ahead" still contains plenty, plenty soul. The program is solid, top to bottom; it's amiable, relaxed, and deeply rooted in the blues. Phineas Newborn's "Theme for Basie" and the saxophonist's own composition of the title track are highlights, as is the gospel-oriented blues of "Deep River," with Dr. John's piano leading the band. Among his better offerings, Midnight Ramble stands as one of the more inspired records Crawford cut after leaving Atlantic in 1969, and reveals that the extended downtime had helped him to regain his focus and his power (both imaginatively and compositionally) as one of the great soul and blues-oriented
Thom Jurek
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