Mr. Blues

Hank Crawford

Released: 1967
Tracks: 9

5 more tracks from these dates went to After Hours

Who's on it

Hank Crawford – alto sax
Fielder Floyd – trumpet
John Hunt – trumpet
Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
Alonzo Shaw – baritone sax
Charles Green – bass
Milt Turner – drums
Lonnie Shaw – baritone sax
Wilbert Hogan – drums
Howard Johnson – baritone sax
Sonny Forriest – guitar
Charles Lindsay – bass
Charles Dungey – bass
Joe Dukes – drums
Isaac Walton – drums

Credits

Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 6 sessions.

1Smoke CityOctober 17, 1965 · 9433
2Hush PuppiesOctober 29, 1965 · 9452
3Route 66November 17, 1965 · 9599
4TeardropsNovember 17, 1965 · 9600
5Lonely AvenueJanuary 14, 1966 · 9840
6The TurferJanuary 14, 1966 · 9842
7Danger ZoneJanuary 19, 1966 · 9858
8Mr. BluesMarch 21, 1966 · 10046
9On A Clear DayMarch 21, 1966 · 10047

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The 6 sessions

October 17, 1965NYCHank Crawford Septet
- Hank Crawford – alto sax
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Alonzo Shaw – baritone sax
- Charles Green – bass
- Milt Turner – drums
1 track on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →
October 29, 1965NYCHank Crawford
- Hank Crawford – alto sax, piano
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Lonnie Shaw – baritone sax
- Charles Green – bass
- Wilbert Hogan – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
November 17, 1965NYCHank Crawford Septet
- Hank Crawford – alto sax, piano
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Lonnie Shaw – baritone sax
- Charles Green – bass
- Milt Turner – drums
2 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 14, 1966NYCHank Crawford Octet
- Hank Crawford – alto sax
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Howard Johnson – baritone sax
- Sonny Forriest – guitar
- Charles Lindsay – bass
- Wilbert Hogan – drums
2 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 19, 1966NYCHank Crawford Octet
- Hank Crawford – alto sax
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Howard Johnson – baritone sax
- Sonny Forriest – guitar
- Charles Dungey – bass
- Joe Dukes – drums
1 track on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 21, 1966NYCHank Crawford Octet
- Hank Crawford – alto sax, piano
- Fielder Floyd – trumpet
- John Hunt – trumpet
- Wendell Harrison – tenor sax
- Lonnie Shaw – baritone sax
- Sonny Forriest – guitar
- Charles Green – bass
- Isaac Walton – drums
2 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

14 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1455	After Hours	Hank Crawford	1966	Hank Crawford, Fielder Floyd, John Hunt, Wendell Harrison, Alonzo Shaw, Charles Green, Milt Turner, Lonnie Shaw, Wilbert Hogan, Howard Johnson, Sonny Forriest, Charles Lindsay, Charles Dungey, Joe Dukes

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1436	Dig These Blues	Hank Crawford	1965	Hank Crawford, John Hunt, Wendell Harrison, Charles Green, Milt Turner, Howard Johnson

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1423	True Blue	Hank Crawford	1964	Hank Crawford, John Hunt, Charles Green, Milt Turner, Sonny Forriest

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
LP 1356	More Soul	Hank Crawford	1961	Hank Crawford, John Hunt, Milt Turner
LP 1372	The Soul Clinic	Hank Crawford	1962	Hank Crawford, John Hunt, Milt Turner
LP 1387	From The Heart	Hank Crawford	1962	Hank Crawford, John Hunt, Sonny Forriest

2 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1304	Fathead	Ray Charles Presents David Newman	1960	Hank Crawford, Milt Turner

Also from these sessions

Hank Crawford – After Hours (Atlantic LP 1455)

LP 1455 · 1966After HoursHank Crawford

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · AllMusic · Wikidata

In the 1400 series

← LP 1469Boss Sounds!LP 1471 →New Mann At Newport