True for decades, Crawford's alto saxophone blends mirth with melancholy and sexy sauciness with gracious politeness, singing the verities of jazz, blues, and soul. The former Ray Charles musical director (196~63) makes this effort a standout in his discography by empowering organist Johnny Hammond and guitarist Jimmy Ponder to share his special moods. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993
Portrait,Hank Crawford,Milestone,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,R&B,Soul-Jazz
Jazz Music:
- Remembering Eddie Jefferson
- Sapphire Blue [Import]
- Scott Joplin, Elite Syncopations, Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls
- Self-Portrait [Import]
- Smooth Jazz, Vol. 2: The Essential Album
- Someone to Watch Over Me: The Classic Songs of George and Ira Gershwin, Vol. 1 [Import]
- Songbook: Blue Moon [Import]
- Sparrow [Import]
- Spots Circles & Fantasy [Import]
- Stan Getz & the Oscar Peterson Trio [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Jazz Music
Schumann: Piano Concerto/Grieg: Piano Concerto [Import]
Svend Asmussen at Slukafter [Live]
Consecration: The Final Recordings Part 2 [Box set]
The Snow Goose [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Robert Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4