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With its mix of soulful ballads, blues, and soul-jazz cookers, this is a pretty accurate "portrait" of Crawford, though it doesn't add anything unexpected to his profile. Starting out with the archetypical blues shuffle "Tanya," his big fatback tone illuminating the course of "Count Every Star," or slipping some quotes into "Happy Faces," Crawford remains happily content with his idiom, with no need to change at a time when it was coming back into favor. On three tracks, Crawford is joined by the comfortably compatible David "Fathead" Newman, twice on tenor and once on alto. Johnny Hammond keeps the organ pumping along, even varying the tone quality now and then; guitarist Jimmy Ponder has a few erratic moments; and drummer Vance James is sufficiently adept at propelling the blues shuffle. Though not one of the best latter-day Crawford sessions, Portrait won't let the faithful down.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - David Newman, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Joe Liggins, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Bruno Coquatrix, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Sammy Gallop, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - David Newman, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny Stitt, ComposerLyricist - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Tom Snow, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - David Newman, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ollie Jones, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Johnny Hammond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Crawford, Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Bob Porter, Producer - Jimmy Ponder, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vance James, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
With its mix of soulful ballads, blues, and soul-jazz cookers, this is a pretty accurate "portrait" of Crawford, though it doesn't add anything unexpected to his profile. Starting out with the archetypical blues shuffle "Tanya," his big fatback tone illuminating the course of "Count Every Star," or slipping some quotes into "Happy Faces," Crawford remains happily content with his idiom, with no need to change at a time when it was coming back into favor. On three tracks, Crawford is joined by the comfortably compatible David "Fathead" Newman, twice on tenor and once on alto. Johnny Hammond keeps the organ pumping along, even varying the tone quality now and then; guitarist Jimmy Ponder has a few erratic moments; and drummer Vance James is sufficiently adept at propelling the blues shuffle. Though not one of the best latter-day Crawford sessions, Portrait won't let the faithful down.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:25
- Main artists: Hank Crawford
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Milestone
- Genre: Jazz
© 1991 Fantasy, Inc. ℗ 1991 Fantasy, Inc.
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