Hank Crawford
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Bennie Ross Crawford, Jr (born December 21, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an R&B and Soul jazz alto saxophonist known as "Hank Crawford." From 1958 to 1963 he worked in Ray Charles's backup band. He also has done musical arrangement for Etta James, Lou Rawls, and others.[1] Much of his career has been in R&B, but in the 1970s he had several successful jazz albums with I Hear a Symphony reaching 11 on Billboard (magazine)'s Jazz albums list and 159 for Pop albums.[2]
American saxophonist David Sanborn cites Hank Crawford as being one of his primary influences. Crawford is recognized by saxophonists as having a particularly unique and pleasing sound.[3]
