Tight is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford recorded in 1996 and released on the Milestone label.Jazzlists: album details, accessed October 23, 2018Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 23, 2018Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 23, 2018
Reception
Allmusic's Michael G. Nastos called it: "a clear effort to sell some records" and noted "this commercially inclined recording is all right, not his most essential, but likable in many more spots than not". In JazzTimes, Ron Welburn wrote "Mr. Crawford is immersed in his grooves. Pyrotechnical wails are not associated with his recordings ... Consistency of a groove, however, remains his abiding principle, so much that Hank Crawford seems incapable of spoiling a good thing".Welburn, R. JazzTimes Review, accessed October 23, 2018 On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne stated "Here's a most pleasant surprise from the familiar tenor of Hank Crawford - a terrific collection of familiar soul/jazz tunes worthy of his deeply soulful skills and abundant talent ... a welcome return of one of the most revered sounds in soulful jazz".Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed October 23, 2018
Track listing All compositions by Hank Crawford except where noted "I Had a Dream" (Hubert Laws) – 7:23 "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) – 4:56 "Breezin'" (Bobby Womack) – 5:56 "Don't Start Nuttin', Won't Be Nuttin'" (Melvin Sparks) – 7:47 "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:29 "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard) – 7:18 "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane, Harold Adamson) – 6:13 "Manhattan Blues" (Hank Crawford) – 4:37
Personnel Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, arranger Earl Gardner, Alan Rubin – trumpet David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone Danny Mixon – piano, organ Melvin Sparks – guitar Stanley Banks - bass Idris Muhammad − drums
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