More Soul
| More Soul | ||||
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| Studio album by Hank Crawford | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 7, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Hank Crawford chronology | ||||
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More Soul is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Crawford. Atlantic Records released the album in 1961.[1] More Soul is Crawford's first album as a leader,[2] recorded on October 7, 1960[3] while he was the music director in Ray Charles' group.[4] Charles provided the arrangement for the track "The Story."[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| DownBeat | [6] |
Thom Jurek of allmusic gives the album a three-and-a-half star rating (of a possible five), noting that "[t]he material is swinging, front-ended, soul-inflected hard bop with tunes arranged by Crawford" and that "Crawford's tone as a soloist is sweet yet edgy and raw, full of emotion and warmth."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz describes the album as "sonorous and churchy in the Brother Ray mode…" and gives the album a three-star rating (of a possible four).[5]
In his five-star 1961 review for DownBeat, Ralph J. Gleason praised the album, saying, "I played it more than 20 times in the first 48 hours it was in my possession." He called it "one of the very best small-band albums in years and by all odds the best one this year."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All titles arranged by Hank Crawford, except where indicated.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boo's Tune" | Moody | 6:41 |
| 2. | "Angel Eyes" | Dennis, Brent | 6:34 |
| 3. | "Four Five Six" | Crawford | 5:09 |
| 4. | "The Story" (Charles, arr.[2]) | Moody | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Dat Dere" | Timmons, Brown | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Misty" | Garner, Burke | 5:34 |
| 7. | "Sister Sadie" | Silver | 4:36 |
Personnel
[edit]- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, piano
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone
- Leroy "Hog" Cooper – baritone saxophone
- Phillip Guilbeau – trumpet
- John Hunt – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Edgar Willis – bass
- Milt Turner – drums
Production
[edit]- Nesuhi Ertegun – producer
- Tom Dowd – engineer
- Phil Iehle – engineer
- Gary Kramer – liner notes
- Lee Friedlander – photography
- Loring Eutemey – cover design
References
[edit]- ^ More Soul at Discogs
- ^ a b c d e f Jurek, Thom. More Soul: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ "Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Crawford, Hank (2 February 2009) [1998]. "Hank Crawford, Memphis Rhythm King". Fresh Air (Interview). Interviewed by Terry Gross. NPR. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
The musical turning point in his life came in 1958 when Ray Charles asked him to play baritone in his band. Crawford eventually switched to alto and in 1960 became the band's music director. Three years later, he left Ray Charles to lead his own band.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 316–317. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ a b Gleason, Ralph J. (25 May 1961). "Review of More Soul" (PDF). DownBeat. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- More Soul: Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
