Dig These Blues

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Released 1966 Dig These Blues (1966) After Hours (1966) Release date 1966 Genre Jazz		Length 35:32 Artist Hank Crawford Label Rhino Atlantic

Recorded April 13 and December 10, 1964 and February 11, 1965 NYC Producers Nesuhi Ertegun, Arif Mardin Similar After Hours, Mr Blues, Soul of the Ballad, More Soul, Mr Blues Plays Lady Soul

Dig These Blues is the sixth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the Atlantic label.

Dig these blues by the four clefs 1940

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated

"Dig These Blues" - 4:34
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, 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" (Charles Warfield. Clarence Williams) - 5:48
"New Blues" (Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 4:25
"Bluff City Blues" - 3:54

Personnel

Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, piano

Oliver Beener (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Marcus Belgrave (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

Abdul Baari (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Wilbur Brown (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Wendell Harrison (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - tenor saxophone

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 (tracks 4, 6 & 8) - bass

Bruno Carr (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Milt Turner (tracks 2, 7 & 9) - drums

Songs

1Dig These Blues4:34
2Don't Get Around Much Any5:04
3Banana Head3:00

References

Dig These Blues Wikipedia

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