Still Hard Times

Still Hard Times
Studio album by David "Fathead" Newman
Released	1982
Recorded	April 14, 1982
Studio	Sound Heights Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:21 CD release with bonus tracks
Label	Muse MR/MCD 5283
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
David "Fathead" Newman chronology
Resurgence! (1981) Still Hard Times (1982) Heads Up (1987)

Still Hard Times is an album by American jazz saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1982 and released on the Muse label.^[1][2][3][4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "Newman has a particularly strong supporting cast. ... The music is soulful, swinging, and full of honest feeling, with Newman and Crawford heard in prime form".^[5]

All compositions by David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

1. "Shana" – 4:55
2. "Blisters" (Hank Crawford) – 5:08
3. "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 5:55
4. "To Love Again" (Crawford) – 4:55
5. "Still Hard Times" – 6:00
6. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 5:47
7. "Shana" [alternative take] – 5:18 Additional track on CD release
8. "To Love Again" [alternative take] (Crawford) – 5:03 Additional track on CD release
9. "Still Hard Times" [alternative take] – 6:20 Additional track on CD release

• David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, & 4–9)
• Charlie Miller – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7–9)
• Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7–9)
• Steve Nelson – vibraphone (tracks 3 & 6)
• Larry Willis – piano
• Walter Booker – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums