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Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul

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Released
  
1969

Artist
  
Hank Crawford

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

Length
  
37:06

Release date
  
1969

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
February 12 & 13, 1969NYC

Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul(1969)
  
It's a Funky Thing to Do(1971)

Producers
  
Nesuhi Ertegun, Arif Mardin

Similar
  
Hank Crawford albums, Jazz albums

Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul is the sixth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1969 for the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

  1. "Groovin'" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 2:41
  2. "I Can't See Myself Leaving You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:32
  3. "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 3:28
  4. "Baby I Love You" (Ronnie Shannon) - 3:40
  5. "Lady Soul" (Hank Crawford) - 3:12
  6. "Soul Serenade" (Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon) - 3:30
  7. "Ain't No Way" (Carolyn Franklin) - 3:37
  8. "Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)" (Aretha Franklin, Teddy White) - 2:16
  9. "Take a Look" (Clyde Otis) - 3:13
  10. "Going Down Slow" (James Burke Oden) - 7:26

Personnel

  • Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
  • Bernie Glow, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
  • Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 1-3, 7 & 8)
  • Frank Wess - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
  • David Newman - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
  • Paul Griffin - piano, organ
  • Eric Gale - guitar
  • Ron Carter (tracks 1, 3 & 7), Jerry Jemmott (tracks 2 & 8), Chuck Rainey (tracks 3-6 & 10) - bass
  • Bernard Purdie - drums
  • Unidentified string section conducted by Gene Orloff (tracks 3 & 9)
  • Arif Mardin - arranger, conductor

    • Songs

    1Groovin'2:41
    2I Can't See Myself Leaving You3:34
    3Never Let Me Go3:30

    References

    Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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