True Blue is the fifth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 for the Atlantic label.[1]

True Blue
Studio album by Hank Crawford
Released	1964
Recorded	June 7 and October 9, 1963 and March 19, 1964 NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic SD 1423
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Hank Crawford chronology
Soul of the Ballad (1963) True Blue (1964) Dig These Blues (1965)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This lesser-known Hank Crawford set has plenty of enjoyable numbers that fit into the R&Bish soul/jazz idiom."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hank Crawford except as indicated

1. "Shake-a-Plenty" - 2:36
2. "Mellow Down" - 3:01
3. "Read 'Em and Weep" - 3:15
4. "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Johnny Moore) - 3:50
5. "Save Your Love for Me" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:57
6. "Skunky Green" - 2:37
7. "Two Years of Torture" (Percy Mayfield, Charles Morris) - 4:27
8. "Blues in Bloom" (Norman Mapp) - 4:14
9. "Got You on My Mind" (Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas) - 3:12
10. "Shooby" - 4:24

Personnel

• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
• Julius Brooks (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Phil Guilbeau (tracks 3 & 5-7), John Hunt, Charlie Patterson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - trumpet
• Wilbur Brown (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8-10), James Clay (tracks 3 & 5-7) - tenor saxophone
• Leroy Cooper (tracks 2-8), Alexander Nelson (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - baritone saxophone
• Sonny Forriest - guitar (tracks 3 & 5-7)
• Charles Green (tracks 2, 4 & 8), Edgar Willis (tracks 3 & 5-7), Lewis Worrell (tracks 1, 9 & 10) - bass
• Bruno Carr (tracks 3 & 5-7), Carl Lott (tracks 1, 9 & 10), Milt Turner (tracks 2, 4 & 8) - drums

References