Jump to content

After Dark (Hank Crawford album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After Dark
Studio album by
Released1998
RecordedFebruary 23 and 24, 1998
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length62:40
LabelMilestone
MCD-9279-2
ProducerBob Porter
Hank Crawford chronology
Road Tested
(1997)
After Dark
(1998)
Crunch Time
(1999)

After Dark is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford recorded in 1998 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Allmusic's Alex Henderson said: "After Dark finds Hank Crawford excelling by sticking to what he does so well: uncomplicated, blues-drenched, gospel-minded soul-jazz. Warmth and accessibility continued to define the veteran alto saxophonist, who sounds like he's still very much in his prime".[4] In JazzTimes, Miles Jordan called it a "blues-saturated disc which features altoist Crawford with a terrific combo" and noted "Crawford is through and through a bluseman, albeit one without portfolio. Maybe there’s too much “jazz” in his playing. Whatever the case, this CD-like most of his work definitely deserves a bigger audience".[6]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "My Babe" (Willie Dixon) – 5:41
  2. "Share Your Love with Me" (Alfred Braggs, Deadric Malone) – 5:03
  3. "Git It!" (Melvin Sparks) – 7:31
  4. "Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 5:54
  5. "Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 7:23
  6. "Mother Nature" (Hank Crawford) – 6:24
  7. "That's All" (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) – 5:11
  8. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:21
  9. "Beale Street After Dark" (Hank Crawford) – 7:21
  10. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 5:50

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Jazzlists: album details, accessed October 23, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 23, 2018
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 23, 2018
  4. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Hank Crawford: After Dark – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Jordon, M. JazzTimes Review, accessed October 23, 2018