| Lighthouse '68 | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | November 10–13, 1967 The Lighthouse Hermosa Beach, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:39 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 10131 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Lighthouse '68 is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars noting: "Feel is what dictates the material and its execution on this set, without unnecessary attention paid to crowd or recording apparatus. This is one [of] the most intimate jazz shows captured on tape during the 1960s. It gives record buyers the sound of a band in full possession of their considerable capabilities, celebrating them in a relaxed environment, playing their own brand of grooved-out '60s jazz". [3]
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