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Road Tested is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford and organist Jimmy McGriff, recorded in 1997 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

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".[4] 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".[6]

Track listing

  1. "Peanuts" (Wayne Boyd) – 6:19
  2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:52
  3. "Happy Feet" (Hank Crawford) – 5:30
  4. "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 5:21
  5. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 9:01
  6. "Road Tested" (Jimmy McGriff) – 5:48
  7. "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) – 5:54
  8. "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 3:35
  9. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 5:38
  10. "A Little Bit South of East St. Louis" (Crawford, McGriff) – 8:53

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Jimmy McGriff Discography, accessed October 18, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists:Milestone Records 9000 Series, accessed October 18, 2018
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Milestone Label Discography, accessed October 18, 2018
  4. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Road Tested – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Payne, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed October 18, 2018
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