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Revision as of 02:48, 12 February 2020

Hard Work
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 1976
ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
LabelABC/Impulse
ASD 9314
ProducerEsmond Edwards
John Handy chronology
Karuna Supreme
(1975)
Hard Work
(1976)
Carnival
(1977)

Hard Work is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1976 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The album reached #4 on the Billboard jazz chart and #43 on the Billboard Top 200.[4] Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating ""Hard Work" became a surprise hit, and overall, the set is open to the influence of R&B, although there are some strong moments from Handy on both alto and tenor".[3] A single, Hard work, did reach the bubbling under positions of the UK Top 50 in September 1976.

Track listing

All compositions by John Handy

  1. "Hard Work" - 6:56
  2. "Blues for Louis Jordan" - 5:43
  3. "Young Enough to Dream" - 7:10
  4. "Love for Brother Jack" - 3:48
  5. "Didn't I Tell You" - 4:35
  6. "Afro Wiggle" - 4:44
  7. "You Don't Know" - 3:18

Personnel

References

  1. ^ John Handy discography, accessed November, 10, 2015
  2. ^ Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series, accessed November 11, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Hard Work – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. ^ Allmusic charts