30/01/2024

Hank Crawford "The Best Of Hank Crawford" (1978) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-



Label : Kudu Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Help Me Make It Through The Night (Kris Kristofferson)
02 - I'm Just A Lucky So And So (Duke Ellington & Mack David)
03 - I Hear A Symphony (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland)
04 - I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)

Side 2

01 - Uncle Funky (Hank Crawford)
02 - I'll Move You No Mountain (Jerry Ragovoy & Aaron Schroeder)
03 - We Got A Good Thing Going (The Corporation)
04 - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder)


Produced by CTI Records by Creed Taylor


A1+B1
Arranged by Don Sebesky
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
January, 1972
Alto Sax Hank Crawford
Guitar : Cornell Dupree
Drums : Bernard Purdie
Organ, Piano : Richard Ree
Bass : Ron Carter
Vibes : Phil Kraus
Violin : Felix Giglio, Emanuel Green, Hal Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Max Pollikoff, Elliot Rosoff, Bernard Eichen
Viola : Al Brown, Theodor Israel, Emanuel Vardi
Cello : Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Harp : Margret Ross

A1+B3
Arranged & Conducted by James & Don Sebesky
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Alto Sax : Hank Crawford
Drums : Bernard Purdie
Bass : Ron Carter
Guitar : George Benson
Organ, Electric Piano : Richard Tee
Vibes : Phil Kraus
Percussion : Art Jenkins
Violin : Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Hal Kohon, H    arry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice
Viola : Al Brown, Harols Coletta, Theodor Israel
Cello : Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Harp : Margret Ross

A4
Arranged by David Matthews
Recorded at Mediasound in New York
Joe Jorgensen, Alan Varner, Alec Head : Engineers
Ramona Janquitto, Ramona Epstein : Assistants Engineers
Mixed & Mastered by Rudy Van Gelder
Alto Sax : Hank Crawford
Electric Piano Solo : Richard Tee
Bass : Gary King
Drums : Andy Newmark
Percussion : Nicky Marrero
Guitar Solo : Eric Gale
Trombone Solo : Fred Wesley
Flute Solo : Jeremy Steig

A3+B2
Arranged by David Matthews
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded June & July, 1975
Alto Sax : Hank Crawford
Piano : Leon Pendarvis
Bass : Gary King
Drums : Steve Gadd
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald, Idris Muhammad ("I Hear A Symphony")
Guitar : Eric Gale
Trumpet / Flugelhorn : Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Ronert Millikan, Alan Rubin
Trombone : Paul Faulise (Bass), Barry Rogers, Tony Studd (Bass), Dave Taylor (Bass)
Fred Wesley
Violin : Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Joe Malin, David Nadien, John Pintavalle
Viola : Raoul Poliakin, Max Polillikoff, Richard Sortomme
Cello : Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman
Vocals : Patti Austin (Solo "I Hear A Symphony"), Hilda Harris, Deborah McDuffie, Maeretha Stewart

B4 
Arranged & Conducted by Bob James
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded June, 1974
Alto Sax : Hank Crawford
Keyboards : Bob James (Electric Piano, Clavinet, Arp Soloist), Richard Tee (Piano, Organ)
Bass : Gary King
Electric Guitar : Hugh McCracken
Percussion / Conga : Ralph MacDonald
Baritone Saxophone : Pepper Adams, Romeo Penque
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin
Bass Trombone : Dave Taylor
Alto Flute / Piccolo / Tenor Saxophone : Phil Bodner
Flute / Tenor Saxophone : Joe Farrell
Flute / Tenor Saxophone / Soprano Saxophone : Jerry Dodgion
Violin : Alexander Cores, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi
Viola : Al Brown, Manny Vardi
Cello : Charles McCracken, George Ricci
Background vocals : Frank Floyd, Zachary Sanders, Ray Simpson