Hard Work

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Hard Work
John Handy - Hard Work.jpg
Studio album by
John Handy
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 1976
Studio ABC (Los Angeles)
Genre Jazz
Label ABC/Impulse
ASD 9314
Producer Esmond Edwards
John Handy chronology
Karuna Supreme
(1975)		Hard Work
(1976)		 Carnival
(1977)

Hard Work is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1976 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album reached number 4 on the Billboard jazz chart and number 43 on the Billboard 200. [4] AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hard Work became a surprise hit, and overall, the set is open to the influence of R&B, although there are some strong moments from Handy on both alto and tenor". [3] A single, "Hard Work", did reach the bubbling under positions of the UK Top 50 in September 1976.

Track listing

All compositions by John Handy

  1. "Hard Work" – 6:56
  2. "Blues for Louis Jordan" – 5:43
  3. "Young Enough to Dream" – 7:10
  4. "Love for Brother Jack" – 3:48
  5. "Didn't I Tell You" – 4:35
  6. "Afro Wiggle" – 4:44
  7. "You Don't Know" – 3:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015
  2. ↑ Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series, accessed November 11, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Hard Work – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ AllMusic charts


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