小简介 中音萨克斯风（alto saxophone）手Hank Crawford的音乐生涯虽然在一九五零年代就已开始，但是却一直不是声名大噪的大明星。到了九零年代，与电风琴手Jimmy McGriff合作之后，才开始有了稍微迟来的春天。 by Thom JurekWith an unmistakable blues wail, full of emotion and poignancy, altoist Hank Crawford bridges the gap between that tradition and that of jazz more completely than any other living horn player. Born in Memphis, Crawford was steeped in the blues tradition from an early age. He began playing piano but switched to alto when his father brought one home from the army. He claims his early influences as Louis Jordan, Earl Bostic, and Johnny Hodges. Crawford hung out with Phineas Newborn, Jr., Booker Little, and George Coleman in high school. Upon graduating, Crawford played in bands fronted by Ike Turner, B.B. King, Junior Parker, and Bobby Blue Bland at Memphis Palace Theater and Club Paradise. In 1958 Crawford went to college in ...