Tight is an album by saxophonist Hank Crawford recorded in 1996 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2][3]

Tight
Studio album by Hank Crawford
Released	1996
Recorded	April 8 and 29 & May 13, 1996
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:39
Label	Milestone MCD-9259-2
Producer	Bob Porter
Hank Crawford chronology
Blues Groove (1995) Tight (1996) Road Tested (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

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

Allmusic's Michael G. Nastos called it: "a clear effort to sell some records" and noted "this commercially inclined recording is all right, not his most essential, but likable in many more spots than not".[4] In JazzTimes, Ron Welburn wrote "Mr. Crawford is immersed in his grooves. Pyrotechnical wails are not associated with his recordings ... Consistency of a groove, however, remains his abiding principle, so much that Hank Crawford seems incapable of spoiling a good thing".[6] On All About Jazz, Douglas Payne stated "Here's a most pleasant surprise from the familiar tenor of Hank Crawford - a terrific collection of familiar soul/jazz tunes worthy of his deeply soulful skills and abundant talent ... a welcome return of one of the most revered sounds in soulful jazz".[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except where noted

1. "I Had a Dream" (Hubert Laws) – 7:23
2. "If It's the Last Thing I Do" (Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn) – 4:56
3. "Breezin'" (Bobby Womack) – 5:56
4. "Don't Start Nuttin', Won't Be Nuttin'" (Melvin Sparks) – 7:47
5. "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:29
6. "Little Sunflower" (Freddie Hubbard) – 7:18
7. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Burton Lane, Harold Adamson) – 6:13
8. "Manhattan Blues" (Hank Crawford) – 4:37

Personnel

• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone, arranger
• Earl Gardner, Alan Rubin – trumpet
• David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
• Danny Mixon – piano, organ
• Melvin Sparks – guitar
• Stanley Banks - bass
• Idris Muhammad − drums

References