The Crusaders discography

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This is the discography for American jazz band The Crusaders.

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Albums as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Pop [1] US R&B [1] US Jazz [1]
1961 Freedom Sound Pacific Jazz
1962 Lookin' Ahead
1963 Tough Talk
Heat Wave
Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann)
1964 Stretchin' Out
1965 The Thing
Chile Con Soul
1966 Talk That Talk
1967 Uh Huh
1968 Powerhouse 184386
1970Give Peace a Chance Liberty
Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes 90126Chisa
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilations as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Jazz
[1]
1969The Best of the Jazz Crusaders13Blue Note
1973Tough Talk
1975The Young Rabbits
1993The Best Of...Pacific Jazz
2005The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio SessionsMosiac
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson & Wilton Felder)

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Jazz
[1]
1994Happy Again13Sin-Drome
1996Louisiana Hot Sauce
1998Breakin' Da Rulz!Indigo Blue
2003Soul Axess
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as The Crusaders

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
UK
[2]
1971 Pass the Plate 16812Chisa
1972Hollywood45MoWest
Crusaders 1 96293 Blue Thumb
1973 The 2nd Crusade 4541
Unsung Heroes17333
1974 Southern Comfort 313
1975 Chain Reaction 2691
1976 Those Southern Knights 3892
1977 Free as the Wind 4181
1978 Images 34181
1979 Street Life 183110MCA
1980 Rhapsody and Blues 2914140
1981 Standing Tall 5929247
1984 Ghetto Blaster 7920346
1986 The Good and the Bad Times 492
1988Life in the Modern World13
1991Healing the Wounds1741 GRP
2003Rural Renewal732P.R.A./Verve
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1962 The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse Pacific Jazz
1966 Live at the Lighthouse '66
1968 Lighthouse '68 306
1968 The Festival Album
1969 Lighthouse '69 10
1974Scratch73164
1980Live Sides
1981Ongaku Kai - Live in Japan
1982 Royal Jam 144305
1993Live In Japan24
2000Power of Our Music - The Endangered Species
2004Live in Japan 2003P.R.A.
2006Alive in South Africa (reissue)True Life Jazz

Compilations as The Crusaders

YearTitleChart positionsLabel
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1973At Their Best1917Motown
1976The Best of the Crusaders1224118ABC Blue Thumb
1987The Vocal AlbumMCA
1988Sample a DecadeConnoisseur
199016 Original World HitsMCA
1992The Golden YearsGRP
1994Best of BestMCA
And Beyond...Music Collection
BestPickwick
1995The Ultimate CompilationNectar
The Greatest CrusadeCalibre
The UltimateCastle
Soul ShadowsConnoisseur
1996The Best of the CrusadersMCA
Way Back HomeBlue Thumb
1998Priceless Jazz CollectionGRP
2000The Crusaders' Finest Hour Verve
2003Groove CrusadeBlue Thumb
2007GoldHip-O / Verve
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles as The Nite Hawks

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabel
1959"Chicken Grabber / Big Top"(Single only)Del-Fi

Singles as The Night Hawks

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabel
1961"Bunny Ride / Sweetie Lester"(Single only)Pacific Jazz

Singles as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitleChart positionsLabelAlbum
US Pop
[3]
1962"Tonight / Sinnin' Sam"Pacific JazzLookin' Ahead
"The Young Rabbits / Song of India"
"Congolese Sermon / Weather Beat"(Single only)
1963"No Name Samba / Tough Talk"World PacificTough Talk
"Turkish Black/Boopie"
"Spanish Castles / Bluesette"Jazz Waltz(with Les McCann)
1964"On Broadway / Heat Wave"Heat Wave
"I Remember Tomorrow / Long John"Stretchin' Out
1965"Tough Talk / The Thing"The Thing
"Aqua Dulce / Soul Bourgeoisie"Chile Con Soul
1966"Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Scratch"95Pacific JazzTalk That Talk
1968"Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo / Eleanor Rigby"Lighthouse '68
"Love and Peace / Hey Jude"Powerhouse
1969"Get Back / Willie and Laura Mae Jones"Lighthouse '69
1970"Way Back Home / Jackson"90ChisaOld Socks, New Shoes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles as The Crusaders

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)Chart positionsLabelAlbum
US Pop
[3]
US
R&B

[4]
UK
[2] [5]
1971"Pass the Plate / Greasy Spoon"ChisaPass the Plate
1972"Spanish Harlem / Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove"MoWestHollywood
"Put It Where You Want It / Mosadi (Woman)"5239Blue ThumbCrusaders 1
"So Far Away / That's How I Feel"
1973"Don't Let It Get You Down / Journey from Within"8631Second Crusade
"That's How I Feel / Take It or Leave It"Crusaders 1
1974"Lay It on the Line / Let's Boogie"Unsung Heroes
"Scratch / Way Back Home"8170Scratch
"Stomp and Buck Dance / A Ballad for Joe (Louis)"41ABC Blue ThumbSouthern Comfort
1975"Creole / I Felt the Love"84Chain Reaction
1976"Keep That Same Old Feeling / Til' the Sun Shines"21Those Southern Knights
"And Then There Was the Blues / Feeling Funky"92
1977"Feel It / The Way We Was"63Free as the Wind
"Free as the Wind / The Way We Was"84
1978"Bajou Bottoms / Covert Action"93Images
1979"Street Life / The Hustler"36175MCAStreet Life
1980"Soul Shadows / Sweet Gentle Love"41Rhapsody and Blues
1981"I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall"976761Standing Tall
"This Old World's Too Funky for Me / Standing Tall"
1984"New Moves / Ghetto Blaster"27Ghetto Blaster
"Dead End / Dream Street"57
"Gotta Lotta Shakalada / Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)"
"Night Ladies / Megastreet"55
1986"The Way It Goes / Good Times"The Good and Bad Times
1988"A.C. (Alternating Currents) / Mullholland Nights"Life in the Modern World
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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References

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