JazzCorner on Instagram: "“I always tried to play something you could feel.” — Hank Crawford Born December 21, 1934, in Memphis, Hank Crawford developed a sound on alto saxophone that lived comfortably between jazz, blues, and soul. After early work in rhythm & blues bands, he became a key figure in Ray Charles’ organization, serving as musical director and shaping the horn sound on some of Ray’s most important recordings in the early 1960s. That experience sharpened Crawford’s sense of phrasing
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JazzCorner on Instagram: "“I always tried to play something you could feel.” — Hank Crawford Born December 21, 1934, in Memphis, Hank Crawford developed a sound on alto saxophone that lived comfortably between jazz, blues, and soul. After early work in rhythm & blues bands, he became a key figure in Ray Charles’ organization, serving as musical director and shaping the horn sound on some of Ray’s most important recordings in the early 1960s. That experience sharpened Crawford’s sense of phrasing
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