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Still Hard Times

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Still Hard Times
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedApril 14, 1982
StudioSound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY
GenreJazz
Length49:21 CD release with bonus tracks
LabelMuse
MR/MCD 5283
ProducerMichael Cuscuna
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Resurgence!
(1981)
Still Hard Times
(1982)
Heads Up
(1987)

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

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 27, 2018
  2. ^ David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 27, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5250 to 5299 accessed November 27, 2018
  4. ^ Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. David "Fathead" Newman: Still Hard Times: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2018.