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Hank Crawford
Memphis, United States · 1934-12-21 – 2009-01-29
Hank Crawford is credited on 680 releases across 188 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
680
Credits
188
Albums
8
Decades active
332
In collections
Biography
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American jazz (rhythm and blues, hard bop, jazz-funk, soul jazz) alto (and other) saxophonist, pianist, arranger, songwriter and vocalist (born 21 December 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, died 29 January 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA).
Hank Crawford was member of Ray Charles's band from 1958-1963. Frequent collaborators in Ray Charles albums were David "Fathead" Newman and Dr. John. He played with Phineas Newborn Jr., Booker Little, George Coleman and others.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
680 releases · 188 albums · active 1958–2026
- Performance · 1,426
- Other credits · 24
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Electric Lady Studios · Hollywood Bowl · Power Station
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Late Registration
2005

All Eyez On Me
1996

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
1962

Journeyman
1989

What'd I Say
1959

The Genius Hits The Road
1960

Ray Charles Live In Concert
1965

Luxury You Can Afford
1978

Breakout
1971

The Peoples Champ
2005

Anthology
2000

Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974
1985

Wildflower
1973

California Concert - The Hollywood Palladium
1972

Multiplication
1977

Higher Ground
1974

Live
1973

Help Me Make It Through The Night
1972

From A Whisper To A Scream
1972

Alone Again, Naturally
1972

The Genius Sings The Blues
1961

Singin' The Blues
1957

I Hear A Symphony
1975

We Got A Good Thing Going
1972
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Ray Charles
- B.B. King
- CTI All-Stars
- Lou Rawls
- Jimmy McGriff
- "David ""Fathead"" Newman"
- Johnny Hammond
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