Wildflower (Hank Crawford album)

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Wildflower
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Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedJune 28 & 29, 1973
Studio Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length31:51
Label Kudu
KU-15
Producer Creed Taylor
Hank Crawford chronology
We Got a Good Thing Going
(1972)
Wildflower
(1973)
Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing
(1975)

Wildflower is the fourteenth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his third released on the Kudu label in 1973. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Wildflower is indispensable as a shining example of '70s groove jazz at its best". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Corazón" (Carole King) – 6:03
  2. "Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, David Richardson) – 3:57
  3. "Mr. Blues" (Hank Crawford) – 6:07
  4. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 9:37
  5. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 6:07

Personnel

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References

  1. Payne, D. Kudu Records discography accessed October 9, 2015
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. Wildflower – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 9, 2015.