Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album) explained

Road Tested
Type:	Album
Artist:	Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff
Cover:	Road Tested (Hank Crawford and Jimmy McGriff album).jpg
Released:	1997
Recorded:	June 30 & July 1, 1997
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	60:30
Label:	Milestone MCD-9274-2
Producer:	Bob Porter
Chronology:	Hank Crawford
Prev Title:	Tight
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	After Dark
Next Year:	1998

Road Tested is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1997 and released on the Milestone label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell said: "You know what to expect by now -- hardass, down-home, blues-drenched organ trio-plus-sax grooving -- but this is a really potent gusher of that genre ... it's amazing and gratifying that bluesicians are still allowed to make records this way". On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne stated that "Road Tested, the seventh pairing under both their names, is exactly what you'd expect from these two: the tried and trues of funk and blues ... Road Tested offers some reliably soulful sounds and gotcha-groove for both fatback fans and acid-jazzers".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Peanuts" (Wayne Boyd) – 6:19
2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:52
3. "Happy Feet" (Hank Crawford) – 5:30
4. "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 5:21
5. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 9:01
6. "Road Tested" (Jimmy McGriff) – 5:48
7. "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 5:54
8. "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 3:35
9. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:38
10. "A Little Bit South of East St. Louis" (Crawford, McGriff) – 8:53

Personnel

• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
• Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ
• Wayne Boyd – guitar
• Bernard Purdie − drums

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 18, 2018
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Milestone_9250.htm Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series
3. https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/milestone.pdf Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography
4. Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed October 18, 2018