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Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (21 December 1934 – 29 January 2009) was an American R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, soul jazz alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles before embarking on a solo career, during which he released many well-regarded albums for jazz record labels CTI Records and then Milestone Records.


Discography

As leader

Year Title Label
1960 More Soul Atlantic
1961 The Soul Clinic Atlantic
1962 From the Heart Atlantic
1963 Soul of the Ballad Atlantic
1964 True Blue Atlantic
1965 Dig These Blues Atlantic
1966 After Hours Atlantic
1967 Mr. Blues Atlantic
1968 Double Cross Atlantic
1969 Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul Atlantic
1971 Help Me Make it Through the Night Kudu/CTI Records
1972 We Got a Good Thing Kudu
1973 Wildflower Kudu
1974 Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing Kudu
1975 I Hear A Symphony Kudu Records
1976 Hank Crawford's Back Kudu Records
1977 Tico Rico Kudu Records
1978 Cajun Sunrise Kudu
1982 Midnight Ramble Milestone Records
1983 Indigo Blue Milestone
1986 Mr. Chips Milestone
1987 Steppin' Up Milestone
1989 Night Beat Milestone
1989 On the Blue Side Milestone
1990 Groove Master Milestone
1990 Bossa International Milestone
1993 South Central Milestone
1996 Tight Milestone
1997 Road Tested Milestone
1998 After Dark Milestone
2000 The World of Hank Crawford Milestone
2001 The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff Milestone
2004 It's a Funky Thing to Do Atlantic
2007 Back King

As sideman

With Ray Charles

With Eric Clapton

With Grant Green

With B.B. King

With Janis Siegel

  • The Tender Trap (Monarch, 1999)




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