Hank Crawford

Music Review: Eric Clapton - Journeyman

Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

Eric Clapton: Chapter 22

Les Paul Joins Celebrity Death Watch

Anorak News (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009

The celebrity landfill is a sign of the great talent recession...

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ray Charles' "The Genius Hits the Road" Reissued, Features "Georgia on My Mind"

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009

Album about American cities and states charted for 50 weeks. Chart-topper “Hit the Road Jack” leads off the bonus tracks. When Ray Charles left Atlantic Records for ABC-Paramount, his first move was to gather up a dozen vintage songs about U.S. destinations. The resulting album, The Genius Hits the Road, in turn gave Charles his first No. 1 hit, a soulful reading of Hoagy Carmichael's...

Bob James & Earl Klugh Celebrate The 30 Year Anniversary Of The Release Of Their Grammy Award Winning CD "One On One"

JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009

Contemporary Jazz legends Bob James and Earl Klugh will reunite for a week at the Blue Note to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of their 1979 GRAMMY® winning, platinum-selling collaboration, One On One. With a total of nearly 70 full-length albums recorded independently by Klugh and James, their award-winning discographies are impressive and diverse. The career of Bob James is long, varied and...

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Vedasri (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009

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RAY CHARLES: 1994 Best Of Ray Charles:The Atlantic Years (Rhino 71722)

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009

Recorded between 1953 & 1959. Includes liner notes by Leo Sacks & Billy Vera. This is not just a terrific greatest hits package. It's also a revelatory look at the astonishingly rapid development of Ray Charles' music between 1954 (when he signed with Atlantic after a few previous years as a Nat "King" Cole wannabe) and 1960, when he departed for ABC-Paramount for what was at the...

LIVE: David Sanborn/Sam Moore/ YolanDa Brown

LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009

LIVE: David Sanborn/ YolanDa Brown/Sam Moore (above) Barbican Centre, Juy 2nd 2009. " Barbican Summer Jazz , (follow the link for the full programme), part of the Blaze Festival, kicked off last night with David Sanborn's American band with veteran soul singer Sam Moore. Next up will be Martin Medeski and Wood on July 8th, and the series culminates on July 24th with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra...

CONTEST/GIVEAWAY: Enter the Rhino Handmade Records "Hommage a Nesuhi" Giveaway Contest

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Rhino Handmade Records "Hommage a Nesuhi" giveaway contest starting today. We'll select ONE winner to receive this 5 disc, limited edition set at the conclusion of the contest on July 31st. Click here to enter the contest (Following Nesuhi Ertegun at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)...

Sanborn shines at Vancouver jazz festival

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009

Flashback to Flashdance aside, western fest offers more soul than smooth jazz

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: David Sanborn to Play at the Barbican!....

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009

Thursday 2 July 7.30 David Sanborn + special guest Sam Moore + YolanDa Brown Tickets 10/15/20/25 Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious Part of Blaze One of the most instantly-recognisable saxophonists in the history of jazz, {{David Sanborn = 4040}} returns to the Barbican with the live version of his acclaimed recording from last year, Here and Gone. Conceived as a tribute to the soul-drenched...

V. A.: 1993 Atlantic Jazz: Saxophones (Rhino R2-71256)

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009

This is part of the "Rhino Atlantic Jazz Gallery" series. Atlantic Jazz: Saxophones gathers some of the label's most memorable sax performances, including a live version of Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "If I Loved You," John Coltrane's "Giant Steps," Ornette Coleman's "Lonely Woman," Yusef Lateef's "Russell and Eliot," and Hank Crawford's "Lorelei's Lament."...

Something Rather Different

Old Holborn (Free subscription) | 05/03/2009

Hank Crawford, Bob DeVos, Jimmy McGriff and Jimmie Smith. 1989 in San Diego. The Penguin

Hank Crawford: jazz saxophonist

Times Online (Free subscription) | 02/26/2009

Being born in Memphis when it was a major centre for the blues, and growing up in the company of a school band full of aspiring musicians, meant that Hank Crawford had the blues in his heart and a rare ability to express it on the alto saxophone. Along with David “Fathead” Newman (obituary, January 28) he was to be one of the key members of Ray Charles’s band, in due course becoming...

only the rocks remain

limbolo (Free subscription) | 02/25/2009

For David Newman and Hank Crawford.

GENERAL: Newman, Crawford and Cooper Remembered

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009

In today's Los Angeles Times, David Ritz writes from a personal standpoint about the nearly simultaneous loss of three important musicians. Ritz is the author or co-author of several books about blues and soul artists including Ray Charles. The headline on his op-ed piece is "Ray Charles' Heavenly Trio." Here's the first paragraph...

• Newman, Crawford and Cooper Remembered - Rifftides