Wildflower (Hank Crawford album)

Wildflower is the fourteenth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his third released on the Kudu label in 1973.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Wildflower is indispensable as a shining example of '70s groove jazz at its best".

Track listing

1. "Corazón" (Carole King) – 6:03
2. "Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, David Richardson) – 3:57
3. "Mr. Blues" (Hank Crawford) – 6:07
4. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 9:37
5. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 6:07

Personnel

• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
• Bernie Glow – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
• Tony Studd – trombone, bass trombone
• Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise – trombone
• Jimmy Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
• Richard Tee – electric piano, organ
• Joe Beck – electric guitar
• Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Rubens Bassini, George Devens, Dave Friedman, Arthur Jenkins, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart, Randy Peyton, Bill Eaton – vocals (track 2)
• Bob James – arranger, conductor

Samples

• The second song Wildflower has been sampled by various Hip-Hop artists, including the likes of Eminem for his song “No One’s Iller” from his first EP “The Slim Shady EP” (1997), and G Herbo with his song “Went Legit” from his most recent album “Greatest Rapper Alive” (2025).

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