''Dig These Blues'' is the sixth album led by saxophonist

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charles ...

featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
accessed October 2, 2015

Reception

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awarded the album 3½ stars.Allmusic listing
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Track listing

''All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated'' # "Dig These Blues" - 4:34 # "

Don't Get Around Much Anymore "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" q ...

" (

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...

, Bob Russell) - 5:04 # "Banana Head" - 3:00 # "H.C. Blues" - 2:50 # "These Tears" - 2:37 # "Hollywood Blues" - 3:20 # "

Baby Won't You Please Come Home "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" is a blues song written by Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams in 1919. The song's authorship is disputed; Warfield claims that he was the sole composer of the song. The song has been covered by many musici ...

" (Charles Warfield. Clarence Williams) - 5:48 # "New Blues" ( Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 4:25 # "Bluff City Blues" - 3:54

Personnel

- alto saxophone,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

*Oliver Beener (tracks 1, 3 & 5),

Marcus Belgrave Marcus Batista Belgrave (June 12, 1936 – May 24, 2015) was an American jazz trumpet player from Detroit, born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He recorded with numerous musicians from the 1950s onwards. Belgrave was inducted into the class of 2017 ...

(tracks 2, 7 & 9), Julius Brooks (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Phil Guilbeau (tracks 1, 3 & 5), John Hunt (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Jimmy Owens (tracks 2, 7 & 9) -

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standar ...

* Abdul Baari (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Wilbur Brown (tracks 4, 6 & 8),

Wendell Harrison Wendell Harrison (born October 1, 1942) is an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. Early life and career Wendell Harrison was born in Detroit, Michigan. In Detroit, Harrison began formal jazz studies with pianist Barry Harris. ...

(tracks 1, 3 & 5) -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

* Leroy Cooper (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Howard Johnson (tracks 2, 7 & 9) - baritone saxophone *Charles Green (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Ali Mohammed (tracks 1, 3 & 5),

Edgar Willis Edgar Willis is a jazz bassist. Associated for many years with Ray Charles, Willis was also a member of the late 1950s Sonny Stitt Quartet, with Bobby Timmons and Kenny Dennis. Discography ;With Curtis Amy *'' Mustang'' (Verve, 1967) With ...

(tracks 4, 6 & 8) -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

*Bruno Carr (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8),

Milt Turner Milton Turner (1930–1993) was a jazz drummer. After graduating from Pearl High School, he attended Tennessee State University, where he coincided with Hank Crawford, who he later recommended to join him in Ray Charles' band when he took over ...

(tracks 2, 7 & 9) -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

References

{{Authority control 1966 albums Hank Crawford albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun Albums produced by Arif Mardin