Tribute Mondays: Hank Crawford

Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (Dec. 21, 1934 – Jan. 29, 2009)

R&B, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Arranger and Songwriter, Hank Crawford, had a solo career that included much loved Albums. He studied music theory and composition at Tennessee State University in the 1950's and went on to lead his own Quartet before working as a Musical Director for Ray Charles from 1959 to 1963. He continued on working with Etta James, Lou Rawls and others and also continued solo work. He died in 2009; thanks for your contribution Mr. Crawford you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a lovely Monday: Four five six, Misty and I've just seen a face

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Crawford

Background information
Birth name	Bennie Ross Crawford, Jr
Born	December 21, 1934 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2009(aged 74) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	R&B, Hard bop,Jazz-funk, Soul jazz
Occupation(s)	Saxophonist, Songwriter
Instruments	Alto/Baritone Saxophone, Piano
Years active	1958–2009
Labels	Milestone, Atlantic
Associated acts	Jimmy McGriff,Richie Cole