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The Best Of Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff

Hank Crawford, Jimmy McGriff

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Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff didn't co-lead a studio date until 1986, when Bob Porter (one of the top producers in the soul-jazz field) produced their Soul Survivors album for Milestone. But alto saxman Crawford and organist McGriff should have recorded together long before that because they have so much in common. Both are soul-jazz/hard bop heavyweights, and both thrive on jazz that is funky, earthy, blues-drenched, and quite accessible; as a rule, blues and R&B lovers who don't care for the more abstract, cerebral styles of jazz have no problem getting into Crawford or McGriff. And they will have no problem getting into this fine collection, which offers a 75-minute sample of material that the veteran improvisers recorded as co-leaders from 1986-1998. Everything on The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff was produced by Porter, who has produced countless soul-jazz sessions over the years. So not surprisingly, this 2001 release is full of state-of-the-art soul-jazz. Crawford and McGriff enjoy a strong rapport whether they are getting into hard-swinging up-tempo fare on "One Mint Julep" (a major hit for Ray Charles in 1961) and Lester Young's "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" or lyrical ballad playing on "Second Time Around" and "Because of You." None of the material is groundbreaking; in the '80s and '90s, Crawford and McGriff excelled by sticking with the type of down-home stuff they had been embracing since the '50s. The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff isn't difficult, ultra-intellectual jazz that will scare away R&B, rock, and pop fans -- this is grits-and-gravy music, and accessibility is the rule on these inspired Crawford/McGriff encounters.

© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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1
Frim Fram Sauce
00:08:27

George Benson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - REDD EVANS, ComposerLyricist - Joe Ricardel, Composer

℗ 1986 Fantasy, Inc.

2
Because Of You
00:06:02

Dudley Wilkinson, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Arthur Hammerstein, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1986 Fantasy, Inc.

3
One Mint Julep
00:06:42

Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudolph Toombs, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Fantasy, Inc.

4
Second Time Around
00:03:41

Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, Author - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Fantasy, Inc.

5
The River's Invitation
00:08:32

Billy Preston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1987 Fantasy, Inc.

6
Jimmy's Groove
00:04:44

Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1990 Fantasy, Inc.

7
Any Day Now
00:07:12

Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1990 Fantasy, Inc.

8
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
00:04:52

Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lester Young, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1990 Fantasy, Inc.

9
A Little Bit South Of East St Louis
00:08:51

Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Maureen Sickler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Boyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.

10
Mr. P.C.
00:03:30

John Coltrane, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Maureen Sickler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Boyd, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.

11
Bow Legs
00:06:29

Bernard Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Melvin Sparks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Maureen Sickler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.

12
Lift Every Voice And Sing
00:06:03

Billy Preston, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McGriff, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Charles Lloyd, Arranger, Work Arranger - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - J.W. Johnson, Composer - J.R. Johnson, Composer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1987 Fantasy, Inc.

Album review

Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff didn't co-lead a studio date until 1986, when Bob Porter (one of the top producers in the soul-jazz field) produced their Soul Survivors album for Milestone. But alto saxman Crawford and organist McGriff should have recorded together long before that because they have so much in common. Both are soul-jazz/hard bop heavyweights, and both thrive on jazz that is funky, earthy, blues-drenched, and quite accessible; as a rule, blues and R&B lovers who don't care for the more abstract, cerebral styles of jazz have no problem getting into Crawford or McGriff. And they will have no problem getting into this fine collection, which offers a 75-minute sample of material that the veteran improvisers recorded as co-leaders from 1986-1998. Everything on The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff was produced by Porter, who has produced countless soul-jazz sessions over the years. So not surprisingly, this 2001 release is full of state-of-the-art soul-jazz. Crawford and McGriff enjoy a strong rapport whether they are getting into hard-swinging up-tempo fare on "One Mint Julep" (a major hit for Ray Charles in 1961) and Lester Young's "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" or lyrical ballad playing on "Second Time Around" and "Because of You." None of the material is groundbreaking; in the '80s and '90s, Crawford and McGriff excelled by sticking with the type of down-home stuff they had been embracing since the '50s. The Best of Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff isn't difficult, ultra-intellectual jazz that will scare away R&B, rock, and pop fans -- this is grits-and-gravy music, and accessibility is the rule on these inspired Crawford/McGriff encounters.

© Alex Henderson /TiVo

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