Hank Crawford

Sanborn's sax steeped in blues

Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008

Alto saxophonist David Sanborn has played with some of the best and best-known musicians on the planet. Saturday, you can catch him at Covington's Madison Theater.

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Jazz This Week: David Sanborn, Cedar Walton, Vinny Golia Large Ensemble, Frank Catalano, Bruce Menefield, Kmox Jazz and Wine Festival, and More

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008

It's potentially a very busy week for fans of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with plenty of noteworthy performances happening over the next few days. Let's look at some of the highlights:This evening, veteran pianist Cedar Walton begins a four-night run with his trio at Jazz at the Bistro. Ar...

David Sanborn: Here and Gone

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008

Whether contributing a solo for Steely Dan or backing up Maynard Ferguson, David Sanborn quickly made a name for himself as both a sideman and a bandleader more than three decades ago. And like a true musician, he keeps going and going. Sanborn journeys to the days of big bands and St. Louis clubs with Here and Gone...

A Night of Music in Park Slope's JJ Byrne Park

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

It was a night of great music in Park Slope's JJ Byrne Park, featuring local performers, as well as a group that harked from the far reaches of Jersey City. The night also marked the near-end of a culture-filled July in that ever-so-lively park. The month included: Midsummer's Night Dream by Piper Theater, Opera on Tap, the Democracy in Action film series (Manchurean Candidate, The Candidate and 1776)...

Tonight: Plush Interior, Lily Konigsberg, Henry Crawford And More

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008

Hard to define and chock full of jams, The Plush Interior brings you a blend of jazz, funk & rock. Preview acts by some of Brooklyn's homegrown bands like Lily Konigsberg, Hank Crawford, and DJ Dan McMahon and more. The Old Stone House Tuesday July 29th 6 p.m.

The Plus Interior: Tuesday in JJ Byrne Park

Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008

Hard to define and chock full of jams, The Plush Interior brings you a blend of jazz, funk & rock. Preview acts by some of Brooklyn's homegrown bands like Lily Konigsberg, Hank Crawford and DJ Dan McMahon. The Old Stone House Tuesday July 29th 6 p.m.

JOHNNY COPELAND : Flyin' High (1992) Verve

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Personnel: Greg Brown Drums - Buckwheat Zydeco Accordion - Bart Buls Bass - Crispin Cioe Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) - Johnny Copeland Guitar, Vocals, Producer - Hank Crawford Sax (Alto) - Dr. John Keyboards, Vocals - Bob Funk Trombone Arno Hecht Sax (Tenor) - Joe "Guitar" Hughes Guitar - Cesar Jansens Drums John Kennedy Drums - Robert Kyle Guitar (Rhythm) - Teo Leyasmeyer Keyboards Randy Lee Lippincott...

William Bell, Stax and Soul

Twangville (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

“(C)2008 Jelmer de Haas” July 19th - Waiting for William Bell at an Amsterdam hotel, I was sipping on some coffee while all the classic Soul hits played in the background. The records from Stax and Motown, that once shook the world, struck me as the perfect background to interview the man who was a big [...]

Blues organist Jimmy McGriff dies at 72

JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008

Jimmy McGriff, the acclaimed blues organist, who scored his first hit in the 1960s with an instrumental arrangement of “I’ve Got A Woman,” then continued to record hard swinging grooves that appealed to audiences across musical boundaries, died Saturday at a nursing home in New Jersey. He was 72. The cause of death was not known but was believed to be heart failure, said his wife, Margaret McGriff....

• Jimmy McGriff, 72; blues organist whose audience crossed musical lines - LA Times

Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman Part 1 (Sue 770)

the "A" side (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008

I've Got A Woman Part 1 JIMMY McGRIFF 1936-2008 I got the sad news today over at Funky 16 Corners that organ groove guru Jimmy McGriff has left us. One of the last of a breed, his good time music defied categorization. This smokin' number we have here was his first record, and sounds as fresh today as when it was released over 45 years ago. Part II was posted on The B Side in January of 2006, as part...

CALVIN NEWBORN: (2005) Up City! @320 kbps

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 05/24/2008

Imagine a young Calvin Newborn, migrating from Beale Street to the Big Apple in the mid-1950s: Guitar in hand, he pounded the big city pavement from Birdland to Broadway, earning the nickname "UpCity" from none other than Miles Davis, who was more than impressed with the Memphis musician. Over the last five decades, Calvin - the brother of jazz virtuoso Phineas Newborn - has bounced from Memphis to...

B.B. King - There Must Be A Better World Somewhere

BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 03/02/2008

Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, New York. This superbly produced 1981 gem boasts original material by legendary rock 'n' roll songwriter Doc Pomus in collaboration with keyboardist Dr. John, in addition to pungent horn charts arranged by jazz altoist Hank Crawford. Pomus spent the second half of his career writing a kind of perfectly spare "wisdom" song, and B.B. King's impassioned gospel-blues...

Album: Hank Crawford

The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/17/2008

Jobbing alto sax players all over the world owe a debt to Hank Crawford, whose funky, soulful, split-reed wail was copied by David Sanborn on 'Young Americans', after which everyone else copied the copy. This compilation from the Memphis sax-man's LPs for the Atlantic label – mainly from the Sixties, when he was with Ray Charles – contains some absolutely stonking honks, including a moody "Angel Eyes",...

Gregg Allman

osmrks (Free subscription) | 01/25/2008

Gregg Allman - Searching For Simplicity - Rock Music CD Review One word describes the CD Searching For Simplicity from Gregg Allman… AWESOME! It's a rare day indeed that I get a CD from an artist that I can truthfully say does not have a bad track in the bunch. I’m more than happy [...]

1934 - Hank Crawford, who played saxophone for Ike Tur...

VH1 (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007