''True Blue'' is the fifth album led by saxophonist

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

featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the

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

Reception

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awarded the album 3 stars stating "This lesser-known Hank Crawford set has plenty of enjoyable numbers that fit into the R&Bish soul/jazz idiom."

Track listing

''All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated'' # "Shake-a-Plenty" - 2:36 # "Mellow Down" - 3:01 # "Read 'Em and Weep" - 3:15 # "

Merry Christmas Baby "Merry Christmas Baby" is an Rhythm and blues, R&B Christmas standard credited to Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Johnny Moore. In 1947, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers recorded the tune, featuring vocals and piano by Charles Brown (mus ...

" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:50 # "Save Your Love for Me" (

Buddy Johnson Woodrow Wilson "Buddy" Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977) was an American jump blues pianist and bandleader active from the 1930s through the 1960s. His songs were often performed by his sister Ella Johnson, most notably "Since I F ...

) - 3:57 # "Skunky Green" - 2:37 # "Two Years of Torture" (

Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...

, Charles Morris) - 4:27 # "Blues in Bloom" (

Norman Mapp John Norman Mapp (1928–1988) was a jazz vocalist and composer. Biography Mapp was born and raised in Queens, New York, Queens, New York. He was married to Marilyn Patricia Folk Lewis Mapp, and was the father of four sons, one daughter and one ...

) - 4:14 # "Got You on My Mind" (

Howard Biggs Howard Maceo Biggs (October 13, 1916 – November 24, 1999)
Accessed 20 August 2015 was an American pianist, songwriter a ...

, Joe Thomas) - 3:12 # "Shooby" - 4:24

Personnel

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

*Julius Brooks (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Phil Guilbeau (tracks 3 & 5-7), John Hunt, Charlie Patterson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) -

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 standard ...

*Wilbur Brown (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8-10), James Clay (tracks 3 & 5-7) -

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 th ...

* Leroy Cooper (tracks 2-8), Alexander Nelson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) -

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

Sonny Forriest Elbert McKinley "Sonny" Forriest (May 21, 1934 – January 10, 1999) was an American guitar player. He is best known for playing guitar for The Coasters. Biography Forriest was born in Pendleton, North Carolina in 1934. During the Korean War, For ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(tracks 3 & 5-7) *Charles Green (tracks 2, 4 & 8),

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 Ra ...

(tracks 3 & 5-7),

Lewis Worrell Lewis Worrell (born November 7, 1934) is a jazz double bassist best known for his work during the 1960s with Albert Ayler, the New York Art Quartet, Roswell Rudd, and Archie Shepp. Biography Worrell was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and be ...

(tracks 1, 9 & 10) - bass *Bruno Carr (tracks 3 & 5-7), Carl Lott (tracks 1, 9 & 10),

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, 4 & 8) -

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

References

{{Authority control 1964 albums Hank Crawford albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun