Night Beat (Hank Crawford album)

Night Beat is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford, recorded in 1988 and released on the Milestone label the following year.^[1][2][3]

Night Beat
Studio album by Hank Crawford
Released	1989
Recorded	September and October, 1988
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:23
Label	Milestone M-9168/MCD-9168-2
Producer	Bob Porter
Hank Crawford chronology
Steppin' Up (1987) Night Beat (1989) On the Blue Side (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

AllMusic's Scott Yanow called the album an "accessible and enjoyable soul-jazz outing".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except where noted

1. "For the Love of You" (The Isley Brothers) – 8:07
2. "Mobile Bay" (Mac Rebennack) – 5:01
3. "Midnight Fantasy" – 6:55
4. "K.C. Blues" (Charlie Parker) – 5:30
5. "What a Wonderful World" (George Douglas, George David Weiss) – 5:30
6. "Sleepin' on the Sidewalk" – 4:57
7. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 4:19

Personnel

• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, electric piano, arranger
• Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff – trumpet
• David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
• Dr. John – piano, organ
• Melvin Sparks – guitar
• Wilbur Bascomb - bass
• Bernard Purdie − drums, percussion