Hank Crawford
's album
Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
was originally released in 1974 on
Kudu Records
, an offshoot of
Creed Taylor
's
CTI
label. For his fourth
Kudu
release,
Crawford
provides three original compositions along with two
Stevie Wonder
tunes, "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and "All in Love Is Fair." The string arrangements of
Bob James
, who also plays electric keyboards on the date, provide a light touch of sophistication and blend well with
's R&B-steeped alto saxophone. An impressive assortment of soul-jazz and modern jazz musicians joined
on this date, including
Pepper Adams
,
Randy Brecker
Ron Carter
Idris Muhammad
Joe Farrell
Jon Faddis
Bernard Purdie
, and
Hugh McCracken
. Reissued for the first time on CD in 2011,
was remastered but unfortunately without bonus tracks. ~ Al Campbell