Dig These Blues Explained

Dig These Blues
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Hank Crawford
Cover:	Dig These Blues.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	April 13 and December 10, 1964 and February 11, 1965 NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:32
Label:	Atlantic SD 1436
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
Chronology:	Hank Crawford
Prev Title:	True Blue
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	After Hours
Next Year:	1966

Dig These Blues is the sixth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated

1. "Dig These Blues" - 4:34
2. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 5:04
3. "Banana Head" - 3:00
4. "H.C. Blues" - 2:50
5. "These Tears" - 2:37
6. "Hollywood Blues" - 3:20
7. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield. Clarence Williams) - 5:48
8. "New Blues" (Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 4:25
9. "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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1436 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/dig-these-blues-mw0000905519 Allmusic listing