Wildflower is the fourteenth album led by saxophonist Hank Crawford and his third released on the Kudu label in 1973.
Contents
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Wildflower is indispensable as a shining example of '70s groove jazz at its best".
Track listing
"Corazón" (Carole King) – 6:03
"Wildflower" (Doug Edwards, David Richardson) – 3:57
"Mr. Blues" (Hank Crawford) – 6:07
"You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 9:37
"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), 2pac’s “Shorty Wanna Be A Thug” from his album “All Eyez On Me” (1996), and G Herbo with his song “Went Legit” from his most recent album “Greatest Rapper Alive” (2025). it has also been sampled by Paul Wall, Ye (Formerly known as Kanye West) and GLC in their song Drive Slow (2005)