The Crusaders discography

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This is the discography for American jazz band The Crusaders.

Contents

Albums as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitleTypeLabelLabel-NrChart positions
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1961 Freedom Sound Studio Pacific Jazz ST-27
1962 Lookin' Ahead ST-43
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse Live ST-57
1963 Tough Talk StudioST-68
Heat Wave ST-76
Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann)ST-81
1964 Stretchin' Out ST-83
1965 The Thing ST-87
Chile Con Soul ST-20092
1966 Live at the Lighthouse '66 LiveST-20098
Talk That Talk StudioST-20106
The Festival Album LiveST-20115
1967 Uh Huh StudioST-20124
1968 Lighthouse '68 LiveST-20131306
Powerhouse StudioST-20136184386
1969 Lighthouse '69 LiveST-2016510
1970Give Peace a ChanceStudio Liberty LST-11005
Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old ShoesChisaCS-80490126
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Compilations as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitleLabelLabel-Nr US Jazz
[1]
1969The Best of the Jazz CrusadersWorld PacificST-2017513
1973Tough TalkBlue NoteBN-LA170-G2
1975The Young RabbitsBN-LA530-H2
1980Live SidesLT-1046
1993The Best Of...Pacific JazzCDP 077778928324
2005The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio SessionsMosaicMD6-230
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson & Wilton Felder)

YearTitleTypeLabelLabel-Nr US Jazz
[1]
1994Happy AgainStudioSin-DromeSD-890913
1996Louisiana Hot SauceSin-DromeSD-8924
1998Breakin' Da Rulz!Indigo Blue4634170792
2000Power of Our Music - The Endangered SpeciesLive1144790972
2003Soul AxessStudioTrue Life Jazz
2006Alive in South Africa (reissue)LiveTrue Life Jazz
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as The Crusaders

YearTitleTypeLabelLabel-NrChart positions
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
UK
[3]
1971Pass the Plate Studio ChisaCS-81316812
1972HollywoodMoWestMW-118L45
Crusaders 1 Blue Thumb BTS-600196293
1973The 2nd CrusadeBTS-70004541
Unsung HeroesBTS-600717333
1974ScratchLiveBTS-601073164
Southern Comfort StudioBTSY-9002313
1975 Chain Reaction BTSD-60222691
1976 Those Southern Knights BTSD-60243892
1977Free as the WindBT-60294181
1978ImagesBA-603034181
1979 Street Life MCA3094183110
1980Rhapsody and Blues51242914140
1981Ongaku Kai - Live in JapanLiveCrusadersCRP-16002
Standing Tall StudioMCA52545929247
1982 Royal Jam Live2-9017144305
1984Ghetto BlasterStudio54297920346
1986The Good and the Bad Times5781492
1988Life in the Modern World4216813
1991Healing the Wounds GRP 96381741
2003Rural RenewalP.R.A./Verve440 060 077732
2004Live in Japan 2003LiveP.R.A.PRA-61104
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilations as The Crusaders

YearTitleLabelLabel-NrChart positions
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1973At Their BestMotownM-796V11917
1976The Best of the CrusadersABC Blue ThumbBTSY-60271224118
1987The Vocal AlbumMCA42057
1988Sample a DecadeConnoisseurVSOP-LP131 (UK)
199016 Original World HitsMCA2292-56787-2 LZ (Germany)
1992The Golden YearsGRPGRD-3-5007
1994Best of BestMCAMVCZ-15020 (Japan)
And Beyond...Music CollectionMCCD-163 (UK)
BestPickwickPWKS-4231 (UK)
1995The Ultimate CompilationNectarNTRCD035 (UK)
The Greatest CrusadeCalibreCLBCD-5501 (UK)
The UltimateCastleCCS-CD-420 (UK)
Soul ShadowsConnoisseurVSOP-CD-212 (UK)
1996The Best of the CrusadersMCAMCBD-19528 (UK)
Way Back HomeBlue ThumbBTD-4-700
1998Priceless Jazz CollectionGRPGRD-9892
2000The Crusaders' Finest Hour Verve 314-543-762-2 (US) / 543762-2 (Germany)
2003Groove CrusadeBlue Thumb0731458994428 (UK)
2007GoldHip-O / VerveB0008268-02 [602517184053]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles as The Nite Hawks

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabelLabel-Nr
1959"Chicken Grabber / Big Top"(Single only)Del-Fi4122

Singles as The Night Hawks

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabelLabel-Nr
1961"Bunny Ride / Sweetie Lester"(Single only)Pacific JazzX-352

Singles as The Jazz Crusaders

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabelLabel-Nr US Pop
[4]
1962"Tonight / Sinnin' Sam"Lookin' AheadPacific JazzX-340
"The Young Rabbits / Song of India"X-342
"Congolese Sermon / Weather Beat"(Single only)X-357
1963"No Name Samba / Tough Talk"Tough TalkWorld PacificX-371
"Turkish Black / Boopie"X-388
"Spanish Castles / Bluesette"Jazz Waltz(with Les McCann)406
1964"On Broadway / Heat Wave"Heat Wave401
"I Remember Tomorrow / Long John"Stretchin' Out412
1965"Tough Talk / The Thing"The Thing77800
"Aqua Dulce / Soul Bourgeoisie"Chile Con Soul77806
1966"Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Scratch"Talk That TalkPacific Jazz8812595
1968"Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo / Eleanor Rigby"Lighthouse '6888144
"Love and Peace / Hey Jude"Powerhouse88146
1969"Get Back / Willie and Laura Mae Jones"Lighthouse '6988153
1970"Way Back Home / Jackson"Old Socks, New ShoesChisaC-801090
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles as The Crusaders

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)AlbumLabelLabel-NrChart positions
US Pop
[4]
US
R&B

[5]
UK
[3] [6]
1971"Pass the Plate / Greasy Spoon"Pass the PlateChisaC-8013
1972"Spanish Harlem / Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove"HollywoodMoWestMW-5025F
"Put It Where You Want It / Mosadi (Woman)"Crusaders 1Blue ThumbBTA-2085239
"So Far Away / That's How I Feel"BTA-217
1973"Don't Let It Get You Down / Journey from Within"Second CrusadeBTA-2258631
"That's How I Feel / Take It or Leave It"Crusaders 1BTA-232
1974"Lay It on the Line / Let's Boogie"Unsung HeroesBTA-245
"Scratch / Way Back Home"ScratchBTA-2498170
"Stomp and Buck Dance / A Ballad for Joe (Louis)"Southern ComfortABC Blue ThumbBTA-26141
1975"Creole / I Felt the Love"Chain ReactionBTA-26784
1976"Keep That Same Old Feeling / Til' the Sun Shines"Those Southern KnightsBTA-26921
"And Then There Was the Blues / Feeling Funky"BTA-27092
1977"Feel It / The Way We Was"Free as the WindBT-27263
"Free as the Wind / The Way We Was"BTA-27384
1978"Bajou Bottoms / Covert Action"ImagesBT-27893
1979"Street Life / The Hustler"Street LifeMCA4105236175
1980"Soul Shadows / Sweet Gentle Love"Rhapsody and Blues4129541
1981"I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall"Standing Tall51177976761
"This Old World's Too Funky for Me / Standing Tall"51222
1984"New Moves / Ghetto Blaster"Ghetto Blaster5236527
"Dead End / Dream Street"5239857
"Gotta Lotta Shakalada / Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)"52454
"Night Ladies / Megastreet"MCAT 85355
1986"The Way It Goes / Good Times"The Good and Bad Times52966
1988"A.C. (Alternating Currents) / Mullholland Nights"Life in the Modern World53330
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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