The Crawl (Mickey Tucker album) explained

The Crawl
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mickey Tucker
Cover:	The Crawl.jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	May 16, 1979 CI Recording Studio, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Muse MR 5223
Producer:	Mitch Farber
Chronology:	Mickey Tucker
Prev Title:	Theme for a Woogie Boogie
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Blues in Five Dimensions
Next Year:	1989

The Crawl is an album by pianist Mickey Tucker which was recorded in 1979 and released on the Muse label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tucker plays decent piano and outstanding organ, and it's the organ solos and accompaniment that generate the infrequent sparks".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mickey Tucker except as indicated

1. "The Crawl" - 6:48
2. "It Could Be, If It Was, But It Ain't" - 7:17
3. "Just a Thought for Love" - 4:05
4. "June Bug, June Bug; Where You Fly?" - 6:05
5. "Pisces Brothers" (Roy Brooks) - 8:35
6. "Marcus Tiberius and the Gladiator" - 4:02

Personnel

• Mickey Tucker - piano
• Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Slide Hampton - trombone
• Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
• Ted Dunbar - guitar (track 1)
• Earl May - bass
• Billy Hart - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records discography
2. Wynn, R., Allmusic listing, accessed May 2, 2014