Double Cross (album) explained

Double Cross
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Hank Crawford
Cover:	Double Cross (album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	October 29, 1965 and November 20, 1967 NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	32:46
Label:	Atlantic SD 1455
Producer:	Joel Dorn and Arif Mardin
Chronology:	Hank Crawford
Prev Title:	Mr. Blues
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
Next Year:	1969

Double Cross is the ninth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1965 and 1967 for the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated

1. "Double Cross" - 3:19
2. "Jimmy Mack" (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) - 2:36
3. "Glue Fingers" - 3:27
4. "I Can't Stand It" - 4:45
5. "In the Heat of the Night" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Quincy Jones) - 4:03
6. "The Second Time Around" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) - 3:52
7. "Mud Island Blues" - 5:56
8. "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (Jimmie Hodges) - 3:50

Personnel

• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, piano
• Fielder Floyd (tracks 7 & 8), John Hunt (tracks 7 & 8), Melvin Lastie (tracks 1-6), Joe Newman (tracks 1-6) - trumpet
• Tony Studd - trombone (tracks 1-6)
• Wendell Harrison (tracks 7 & 8), David Newman (tracks 1-6) - tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams (tracks 1-6), Alonzo Shaw (track 7 & 8) - baritone saxophone
• Carl Lynch - guitar (tracks 1-6)
• Jack McDuff - piano (track 5)
• Charles Green - bass (tracks 7 & 8)
• Jimmy Tyrell - electric bass (tracks 1-6)
• Bruno Carr (tracks 1-6), Wilbert Hogan (tracks 7 & 8) - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1500-series/#sd-1503 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/double-cross-mw0000901706 Allmusic listing