It's a Funky Thing to Do
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{{Infobox album
| name = It's a Funky Thing to Do
| type = Studio
| artist = Hank Crawford
| cover = It's a Funky Thing to Do.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1971
| recorded = December 10, 1970 at Regent Sounds Studios in NYC
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 34:49
| label = Cotillion
SD 18003
| producer = Joel Dorn
| chronology = Hank Crawford
| prev_title = Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = Help Me Make It Through the Night
| next_year = 1972
}}
It's a Funky Thing to Do is the eleventh album by the saxophonist Hank Crawford, released on the Cotillion label in 1971.Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/atlantic/cotillion.html Cotillion Album Discography] accessed October 5, 2015[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/discography-1970/#701210 Atlantic Records Discography: 1970] accessed October 5, 2015
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=317}}
}}
AllMusic stated: "Crawford plays well, as usual but, other than 'Parker's Mood', none of the seven selections are particularly memorable nor do they stand out from the crowd".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000709544 |title=It's a Funky Thing to Do – Review |accessdate=October 6, 2015}}
Track listing
All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated
- "It's a Funky Thing to Do" (Pee Wee Ellis) - 3:34
- "If Ever I Should Leave You" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 4:34
- "Hills of Love" (Carlos Malcolm, James Shaw) - 5:19
- "Sophisticated Soul" - 4:39
- "You're the One" (Adolph Smith) - 4:21
- "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) - 6:25
- "Kingsize Man" - 5:57
Personnel
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
- Richard Tee - piano (tracks 2-8)
- Pee Wee Ellis - electric piano (track 1)
- Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree - guitar
- Chuck Rainey - electric bass
- Ron Carter - bass
- Bernard Purdie - drums