Groove Master

Groove Master
Groove Master
Studio album by Hank Crawford
Released	1990
Recorded	January and March, 1990
Studio	Giant Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:00
Label	Milestone; M-9182/MCD-9182-2
Producer	Bob Porter
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Groove Master is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford recorded in 1990 and released on the Milestone label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

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Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow stated: "Hank Crawford always puts a lot of passion into each note he plays. On this set of blues and soulful ballads, Crawford caresses each melody as usual but the lack of tempo variations and the generally so-so material keep this from being one of his more essential recordings. ... Although a pleasant enough listen, Hank Crawford has recorded many more significant dates than Groove Master".^[4]

Track listing

"Grown and Gone" (Hank Crawford) – 5:11
"There Is a Way" (Gloria Coleman) – 4:11
"Blues for the Red Boy" (Todd Rhodes) – 7:06
"Saving All My Love for You" (Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin) – 4:22
"Bluebird" (Charlie Parker) – 6:01
"A Toast to Lovers" (Danny Overbea) – 6:05
"Holy Moly" (Melvin Sparks) – 5:42
"Canadian Sunset" (Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel) – 5:32

Personnel

Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, electric piano, arranger, conductor
Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff – trumpet
Lou Marini – tenor saxophone
Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
Gloria Coleman – organ
Dr. John – piano
Melvin Sparks – guitar
Wilbur Bascomb - bass
Bernard Purdie − drums, percussion

References

^ Jazzlists: album details, accessed October 23, 2018
^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 23, 2018
^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 23, 2018
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Hank Crawford: Groove Master – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Jazzlists: album details, accessed October 23, 2018

[Milestone_discography-2] Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 23, 2018

[3] Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 23, 2018

[Allmusic-4] Yanow, Scott. Hank Crawford: Groove Master – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums	More Soul (1960) The Soul Clinic (1960 & 1961) From the Heart (1961 & 1962) Soul of the Ballad (1963) True Blue (1963 & 1964) Dig These Blues (1964 & 1965) After Hours (1965 & 1966) Mr. Blues (1965 & 1966) Double Cross (1965 & 1967) Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (1969) It's a Funky Thing to Do (1970) Help Me Make It Through the Night (1971 & 1972) We Got a Good Thing Going (1972) Wildflower (1973) Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing (1974) I Hear a Symphony (1975) Hank Crawford's Back (1976) Tico Rico (1977) Midnight Ramble (1982) Indigo Blue (1983) Down on the Deuce (1984) Soul Survivors (with Jimmy McGriff, 1986) Mr. Chips (1986) Steppin' Up (with Jimmy McGriff, 1987) Night Beat (1988) On the Blue Side (with Jimmy McGriff, 1989) Groove Master (1990) Tight (1996) Road Tested (with Jimmy McGriff, 1997) After Dark (1998) Crunch Time (with Jimmy McGriff, 1998) The World of Hank Crawford (2000)
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