Road Tested is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1997 and released on the Milestone label.Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 18, 2018Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 18, 2018Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 18, 2018
Reception
AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell said: "You know what to expect by now -- hardass, down-home, blues-drenched organ trio-plus-sax grooving -- but this is a really potent gusher of that genre ... it's amazing and gratifying that bluesicians are still allowed to make records this way". On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne stated that "Road Tested, the seventh pairing under both their names, is exactly what you'd expect from these two: the tried and trues of funk and blues ... Road Tested offers some reliably soulful sounds and gotcha-groove for both fatback fans and acid-jazzers".Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed October 18, 2018
Track listing "Peanuts" (Wayne Boyd) – 6:19 "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:52 "Happy Feet" (Hank Crawford) – 5:30 "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 5:21 "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 9:01 "Road Tested" (Jimmy McGriff) – 5:48 "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 5:54 "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 3:35 "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:38 "A Little Bit South of East St. Louis" (Crawford, McGriff) – 8:53
Personnel Hank Crawford – alto saxophone Jimmy McGriff – Hammond X-B3 organ Wayne Boyd – guitar Bernard Purdie − drums
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