Dig These Blues
{{Infobox album
| name = Dig These Blues
| type = Studio
| artist = Hank Crawford
| cover = Dig These Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1966
| recorded = April 13 and December 10, 1964 and February 11, 1965
NYC
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 35:32
| label = Atlantic
SD 1436
| producer = Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
| chronology = Hank Crawford
| prev_title = True Blue
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = After Hours
| next_year = 1966
}}
Dig These Blues is the sixth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1964 and 1965 for the Atlantic label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1436 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series] accessed October 2, 2015
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
}}
AllMusic awarded the album 3½ stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/dig-these-blues-mw0000905519 Allmusic listing], accessed October 2, 2015
Track listing
All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated
- "Dig These Blues" - 4:34
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 5:04
- "Banana Head" - 3:00
- "H.C. Blues" - 2:50
- "These Tears" - 2:37
- "Hollywood Blues" - 3:20
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield. Clarence Williams) - 5:48
- "New Blues" (Phineas Newborn, Jr.) - 4:25
- "Bluff City Blues" - 3:54
Personnel
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, piano
- Oliver Beener (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Marcus Belgrave (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Julius Brooks (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Phil Guilbeau (tracks 1, 3 & 5), John Hunt (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Jimmy Owens (tracks 2, 7 & 9) - trumpet
- Abdul Baari (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Wilbur Brown (tracks 4, 6 & 8), Wendell Harrison (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - tenor saxophone
- Leroy Cooper (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Howard Johnson (tracks 2, 7 & 9) - baritone saxophone
- Charles Green (tracks 2, 7 & 9), Ali Mohammed (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Edgar Willis (tracks 4, 6 & 8) - bass
- Bruno Carr (tracks 1, 3-6 & 8), Milt Turner (tracks 2, 7 & 9) - drums
References
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Category:Atlantic Records albums