It's a Funky Thing to Do

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It's a Funky Thing to Do
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Studio album by
Hank Crawford
Released1971
RecordedDecember 10, 1970 at Regent Sounds Studios in NYC
Genre Jazz
Length34:49
Label Cotillion
SD 18003
Producer Joel Dorn
Hank Crawford chronology
Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
(1969)		It's a Funky Thing to Do
(1971)		 Help Me Make It Through the Night
(1972)

It's a Funky Thing to Do is the eleventh album by the saxophonist Hank Crawford, released on the Cotillion label in 1971. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic stated: "Crawford plays well, as usual but, other than 'Parker's Mood', none of the seven selections are particularly memorable nor do they stand out from the crowd". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated

  1. "It's a Funky Thing to Do" (Pee Wee Ellis) - 3:34
  2. "If Ever I Should Leave You" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 4:34
  3. "Hills of Love" (Carlos Malcolm, James Shaw) - 5:19
  4. "Sophisticated Soul" - 4:39
  5. "You're the One" (Adolph Smith) - 4:21
  6. "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) - 6:25
  7. "Kingsize Man" - 5:57

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Cotillion Album Discography accessed October 5, 2015
  2. ↑ Atlantic Records Discography: 1970 accessed October 5, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. It's a Funky Thing to Do – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 317. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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