The Crusaders | |
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 The Crusaders in 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1952–2010 |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www |
| Past members | |
The Crusaders were an American jazz fusion group that was popular in the 1970s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders before shortening its name in 1971. [1]
Wayne Henderson died on April 5, 2014. [2] Joe Sample died in Houston on September 12, 2014. [3] Wilton Felder died on September 27, 2015. [4]
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n.b. (Wayne Henderson & Wilton Felder)
Joseph LeslieSample was an American pianist, keyboard player, and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991.
Wayne Maurice Henderson was an American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders. Henderson left the group in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995.
Wilton Lewis Felder was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders.
Nesbert "Stix" Hooper is an American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders.
Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz-fusion band The Crusaders.
Powerhouse is a 1969 album by The Jazz Crusaders. It was their fourteenth album produced by Richard Bock for World Pacific Jazz Records. It was the first album in which Joe Sample played on the Fender Rhodes and according to Thom Jurek in his AllMusic review, would mark a turning point for the band.
Freedom Sound is the debut album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Lookin' Ahead is the second album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Tough Talk is the fourth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Heat Wave is the fifth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Stretchin' Out is the seventh album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
The Thing is the eighth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Chile Con Soul is the ninth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Live at the Lighthouse '66 is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1966 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Talk That Talk is the ninth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1965 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Uh Huh is the ninth studio album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Lighthouse '68 is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1967 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Lighthouse '69 is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1969 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
The Festival Album is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1966 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
