Crazy for You (John Hicks album)

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Crazy for You
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Studio album by
John Hicks
RecordedApril 3, 1992; New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Red Baron
John Hicks chronology
Now's the Time
(1992)		Crazy for You
(1992)		 Over the Rainbow
(1992)

Crazy for You is a trio album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1992.

Contents

Recording and music

The album was recorded in New York City on April 3, 1992. [1] The musicians were pianist John Hicks, bassist Wilbur Bascomb, and drummer Kenny Washington. [1] Eight of the compositions are by Gershwin; they were probably chosen in response to the popularity of the musical Crazy for You at the time. [2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Crazy for You was released by Red Baron Records. [1] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "nothing all that surprising or purposeful occurs that justifies yet another recording of these warhorse tunes". [2]

Track listing

  1. "K-Ra-Zy For You – Part 1"
  2. "K-Ra-Zy For You – Part 2"
  3. "Embraceable You"
  4. "I Got Rhythm"
  5. "They Can't Take That Away from Me"
  6. "Bidin' My Time"
  7. "Someone to Watch Over Me"
  8. "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
  9. "But Not for Me"
  10. "I Got Rhythm – Reprise"

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Hicks Catalog" Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine . jazzdisco.org. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott "John Hicks – Crazy for You" Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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