Still Hard Times is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1982 and released on the Muse label.[1][2][3][4]

Still Hard Times
Studio album by David "Fathead" Newman
Released	1982
Recorded	April 14, 1982
Studio	Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:21 CD release with bonus tracks
Label	Muse MR/MCD 5283
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Resurgence! (1981) Still Hard Times (1982) Heads Up (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "Newman has a particularly strong supporting cast. ... The music is soulful, swinging, and full of honest feeling, with Newman and Crawford heard in prime form".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

1. "Shana" – 4:55
2. "Blisters" (Hank Crawford) – 5:08
3. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:55
4. "To Love Again" (Crawford) – 4:55
5. "Still Hard Times" – 6:00
6. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:47
7. "Shana" [alternative take] – 5:18 Additional track on CD release
8. "To Love Again" [alternative take] (Crawford) – 5:03 Additional track on CD release
9. "Still Hard Times" [alternative take] – 6:20 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, & 4-9)
• Charlie Miller – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7-9)
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7-9)
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone (tracks 3 & 6)
• Larry Willis – piano
• Walter Booker - bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

References