The Crawl (Mickey Tucker album)

This article is about the album by Mickey Tucker. For the album by Louis Hayes, see The Crawl (Louis Hayes album).

The Crawl
Studio album by Mickey Tucker
Released	1980
Recorded	May 16, 1979 CI Recording Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Muse MR 5223
Producer	Mitch Farber
Mickey Tucker chronology
Theme for a Woogie Boogie (1978) The Crawl (1980) Blues in Five Dimensions (1989)

The Crawl is an album by pianist Mickey Tucker which was recorded in 1979 and released on the Muse label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tucker plays decent piano and outstanding organ, and it's the organ solos and accompaniment that generate the infrequent sparks".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mickey Tucker except as indicated

1. "The Crawl" - 6:48
2. "It Could Be, If It Was, But It Ain't" - 7:17
3. "Just a Thought for Love" - 4:05
4. "June Bug, June Bug; Where You Fly?" - 6:05
5. "Pisces Brothers" (Roy Brooks) - 8:35
6. "Marcus Tiberius and the Gladiator" - 4:02

Personnel

• Mickey Tucker - piano
• Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Slide Hampton - trombone
• Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
• Ted Dunbar - guitar (track 1)
• Earl May - bass
• Billy Hart - drums

References

1. Muse Records discography accessed May 2, 2014
2. Wynn, R., Allmusic listing, accessed May 2, 2014
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 194. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.