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合計収録時間 | 00:39:10

Personnel: Hank Crawford (alto saxophone, electric piano); David "Fathead" Newman (tenor saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone); Waymon Reed, Charlie Miller (trumpet); Dick Griffin (trombone); Dr. John (piano, organ); Calvin Newborne (guitar); Charles "Flip" Greene (bass); Bernard Purdie (drums). Recorded at JAC Studio, New York, New York on November 4, 5 & 10, 1982. Includes liner notes by Lee Hildebrand. Digitally remastered by George Horn (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Hank Crawford (alto saxophone, electric piano); Calvin Newborn (guitar); David "Fathead" Newman (tenor saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, tuba); Waymon Reed, Charlie Miller (trumpet); Dick Griffin (trombone); Dr. John (piano, organ); Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (drums). Audio Remasterer: George Horn. Liner Note Author: Lee Hildebrand. Recording information: JAC Studio, New York, NY (11/04/1982-11/10/1982). Photographers: Phil Bray; Barry Shapiro. Unknown Contributor Roles: Waymon Reed; Dick Griffin; Charles Flip Greene; Calvin Newborn; Charlie Miller. Midnight Ramble, released in 1983 on Milestone, was saxophonist Hank Crawford's return to recording after a four-year break following his departure from Kudu. It was the beginning of a decades-long relationship with the prestigious jazz label. Crawford, a veteran of Ray Charles, had long been associated with soul-jazz groove-oriented music. On this date, he delivers a solid, straight-ahead session with some notable surprises. The first is that he plays not only his trademark alto saxophone, but also electric piano. Next is his rhythm section: Dr. John on piano and organ, Charles "Flip" Greene on bass, guitarist Calvin Newborn (brother of Phineas), and stone-cold soul-jazz drummer Bernard Purdie. But that isn't all. Crawford also includes five other horns: two trumpets, trombone, bass saxophone, and David "Fathead" Newman on tenor. Needless to say, Crawford's idea of "straight-ahead" still contains plenty, plenty soul. The program is solid, top to bottom; it's amiable, relaxed, and deeply rooted in the blues. Phineas Newborn's "Theme for Basie" and the saxophonist's own composition of the title track are highlights, as is the gospel-oriented blues of "Deep River," with Dr. John's piano leading the band. Among his better offerings, Midnight Ramble stands as one of the more inspired records Crawford cut after leaving Atlantic in 1969, and reveals that the extended downtime had helped him to regain his focus and his power (both imaginatively and compositionally) as one of the great soul and blues-oriented jazzmen in history. ~ Thom Jurek

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