This is the discography for American jazz band The Crusaders.
Year | Title | Type | Label | Label-Nr | Chart positions | ||||
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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 | Studio | ST-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 | Live | ST-20098 | — | — | — | |||
Talk That Talk | Studio | ST-20106 | — | — | — | ||||
The Festival Album | Live | ST-20115 | — | — | — | ||||
1967 | Uh Huh | Studio | ST-20124 | — | — | — | |||
1968 | Lighthouse '68 | Live | ST-20131 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
Powerhouse | Studio | ST-20136 | 184 | 38 | 6 | ||||
1969 | Lighthouse '69 | Live | ST-20165 | — | — | 10 | |||
1970 | Give Peace a Chance | Studio | Liberty | LST-11005 | — | — | — | ||
Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes | Chisa | CS-804 | 90 | 12 | 6 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Label | Label-Nr | US Jazz [1] | |
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1969 | The Best of the Jazz Crusaders | World Pacific | ST-20175 | 13 | |
1973 | Tough Talk | Blue Note | BN-LA170-G2 | — | |
1975 | The Young Rabbits | BN-LA530-H2 | — | ||
1980 | Live Sides | LT-1046 | — | ||
1993 | The Best Of... | Pacific Jazz | CDP 077778928324 | — | |
2005 | The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions | Mosaic | MD6-230 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Type | Label | Label-Nr | US Jazz [1] |
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1994 | Happy Again | Studio | Sin-Drome | SD-8909 | 13 |
1996 | Louisiana Hot Sauce | Sin-Drome | SD-8924 | — | |
1998 | Breakin' Da Rulz! | Indigo Blue | 4634170792 | — | |
2000 | Power of Our Music - The Endangered Species | Live | 1144790972 | — | |
2003 | Soul Axess | Studio | True Life Jazz | — | |
2006 | Alive in South Africa (reissue) | Live | True Life Jazz | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Type | Label | Label-Nr | Chart positions | ||||
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US Pop [1] | US R&B [1] | US Jazz [1] | UK [3] | ||||||
1971 | Pass the Plate | Studio | Chisa | CS-813 | 168 | — | 12 | — | |
1972 | Hollywood | MoWest | MW-118L | — | 45 | — | — | ||
Crusaders 1 | Blue Thumb | BTS-6001 | 96 | 29 | 3 | — | |||
1973 | The 2nd Crusade | BTS-7000 | 45 | 4 | 1 | — | |||
Unsung Heroes | BTS-6007 | 173 | 33 | — | — | ||||
1974 | Scratch | Live | BTS-6010 | 73 | 16 | 4 | — | ||
Southern Comfort | Studio | BTSY-9002 | 31 | 3 | — | — | |||
1975 | Chain Reaction | BTSD-6022 | 26 | 9 | 1 | — | |||
1976 | Those Southern Knights | BTSD-6024 | 38 | 9 | 2 | — | |||
1977 | Free as the Wind | BT-6029 | 41 | 8 | 1 | — | |||
1978 | Images | BA-6030 | 34 | 18 | 1 | — | |||
1979 | Street Life | MCA | 3094 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
1980 | Rhapsody and Blues | 5124 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 40 | |||
1981 | Ongaku Kai - Live in Japan | Live | Crusaders | CRP-16002 | — | — | — | — | |
Standing Tall | Studio | MCA | 5254 | 59 | 29 | 2 | 47 | ||
1982 | Royal Jam | Live | 2-9017 | 144 | 30 | 5 | — | ||
1984 | Ghetto Blaster | Studio | 5429 | 79 | 20 | 3 | 46 | ||
1986 | The Good and the Bad Times | 5781 | — | 49 | 2 | — | |||
1988 | Life in the Modern World | 42168 | — | — | 13 | — | |||
1991 | Healing the Wounds | GRP | 9638 | 174 | — | 1 | — | ||
2003 | Rural Renewal | P.R.A./Verve | 440 060 077 | — | 73 | 2 | — | ||
2004 | Live in Japan 2003 | Live | P.R.A. | PRA-61104 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Label | Label-Nr | Chart positions | |||||
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US Pop [1] | US R&B [1] | US Jazz [1] | |||||||
1973 | At Their Best | Motown | M-796V1 | — | 19 | 17 | |||
1976 | The Best of the Crusaders | ABC Blue Thumb | BTSY-6027 | 122 | 41 | 18 | |||
1987 | The Vocal Album | MCA | 42057 | — | — | — | |||
1988 | Sample a Decade | Connoisseur | VSOP-LP131 (UK) | — | — | — | |||
1990 | 16 Original World Hits | MCA | 2292-56787-2 LZ (Germany) | — | — | — | |||
1992 | The Golden Years | GRP | GRD-3-5007 | — | — | — | |||
1994 | Best of Best | MCA | MVCZ-15020 (Japan) | — | — | — | |||
And Beyond... | Music Collection | MCCD-163 (UK) | — | — | — | ||||
Best | Pickwick | PWKS-4231 (UK) | — | — | — | ||||
1995 | The Ultimate Compilation | Nectar | NTRCD035 (UK) | — | — | — | |||
The Greatest Crusade | Calibre | CLBCD-5501 (UK) | — | — | — | ||||
The Ultimate | Castle | CCS-CD-420 (UK) | — | — | — | ||||
Soul Shadows | Connoisseur | VSOP-CD-212 (UK) | — | — | — | ||||
1996 | The Best of the Crusaders | MCA | MCBD-19528 (UK) | — | — | — | |||
Way Back Home | Blue Thumb | BTD-4-700 | — | — | — | ||||
1998 | Priceless Jazz Collection | GRP | GRD-9892 | — | — | — | |||
2000 | The Crusaders' Finest Hour | Verve | 314-543-762-2 (US) / 543762-2 (Germany) | — | — | — | |||
2003 | Groove Crusade | Blue Thumb | 0731458994428 (UK) | — | — | — | |||
2007 | Gold | Hip-O / Verve | B0008268-02 [602517184053] | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title (A-side / B-side) | Album | Label | Label-Nr |
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1959 | "Chicken Grabber / Big Top" | (Single only) | Del-Fi | 4122 |
Year | Title (A-side / B-side) | Album | Label | Label-Nr |
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1961 | "Bunny Ride / Sweetie Lester" | (Single only) | Pacific Jazz | X-352 |
Year | Title (A-side / B-side) | Album | Label | Label-Nr | US Pop [4] |
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1962 | "Tonight / Sinnin' Sam" | Lookin' Ahead | Pacific Jazz | X-340 | — |
"The Young Rabbits / Song of India" | X-342 | — | |||
"Congolese Sermon / Weather Beat" | (Single only) | X-357 | — | ||
1963 | "No Name Samba / Tough Talk" | Tough Talk | World Pacific | X-371 | — |
"Turkish Black / Boopie" | X-388 | — | |||
"Spanish Castles / Bluesette" | Jazz Waltz(with Les McCann) | 406 | — | ||
1964 | "On Broadway / Heat Wave" | Heat Wave | 401 | — | |
"I Remember Tomorrow / Long John" | Stretchin' Out | 412 | — | ||
1965 | "Tough Talk / The Thing" | The Thing | 77800 | — | |
"Aqua Dulce / Soul Bourgeoisie" | Chile Con Soul | 77806 | — | ||
1966 | "Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Scratch" | Talk That Talk | Pacific Jazz | 88125 | 95 |
1968 | "Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo / Eleanor Rigby" | Lighthouse '68 | 88144 | — | |
"Love and Peace / Hey Jude" | Powerhouse | 88146 | — | ||
1969 | "Get Back / Willie and Laura Mae Jones" | Lighthouse '69 | 88153 | — | |
1970 | "Way Back Home / Jackson" | Old Socks, New Shoes | Chisa | C-8010 | 90 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title (A-side / B-side) | Album | Label | Label-Nr | Chart positions | ||||
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US Pop [4] | US R&B [5] | UK [3] [6] | |||||||
1971 | "Pass the Plate / Greasy Spoon" | Pass the Plate | Chisa | C-8013 | — | — | — | ||
1972 | "Spanish Harlem / Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove" | Hollywood | MoWest | MW-5025F | — | — | — | ||
"Put It Where You Want It / Mosadi (Woman)" | Crusaders 1 | Blue Thumb | BTA-208 | 52 | 39 | — | |||
"So Far Away / That's How I Feel" | BTA-217 | — | — | — | |||||
1973 | "Don't Let It Get You Down / Journey from Within" | Second Crusade | BTA-225 | 86 | 31 | — | |||
"That's How I Feel / Take It or Leave It" | Crusaders 1 | BTA-232 | — | — | — | ||||
1974 | "Lay It on the Line / Let's Boogie" | Unsung Heroes | BTA-245 | — | — | — | |||
"Scratch / Way Back Home" | Scratch | BTA-249 | 81 | 70 | — | ||||
"Stomp and Buck Dance / A Ballad for Joe (Louis)" | Southern Comfort | ABC Blue Thumb | BTA-261 | — | 41 | — | |||
1975 | "Creole / I Felt the Love" | Chain Reaction | BTA-267 | — | 84 | — | |||
1976 | "Keep That Same Old Feeling / Til' the Sun Shines" | Those Southern Knights | BTA-269 | — | 21 | — | |||
"And Then There Was the Blues / Feeling Funky" | BTA-270 | — | 92 | — | |||||
1977 | "Feel It / The Way We Was" | Free as the Wind | BT-272 | — | 63 | — | |||
"Free as the Wind / The Way We Was" | BTA-273 | — | 84 | — | |||||
1978 | "Bajou Bottoms / Covert Action" | Images | BT-278 | — | 93 | — | |||
1979 | "Street Life / The Hustler" | Street Life | MCA | 41052 | 36 | 17 | 5 | ||
1980 | "Soul Shadows / Sweet Gentle Love" | Rhapsody and Blues | 41295 | — | 41 | — | |||
1981 | "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall" | Standing Tall | 51177 | 97 | 67 | 61 | |||
"This Old World's Too Funky for Me / Standing Tall" | 51222 | — | — | — | |||||
1984 | "New Moves / Ghetto Blaster" | Ghetto Blaster | 52365 | — | 27 | — | |||
"Dead End / Dream Street" | 52398 | — | 57 | — | |||||
"Gotta Lotta Shakalada / Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)" | 52454 | — | — | — | |||||
"Night Ladies / Megastreet" | MCAT 853 | — | — | 55 | |||||
1986 | "The Way It Goes / Good Times" | The Good and Bad Times | 52966 | — | — | — | |||
1988 | "A.C. (Alternating Currents) / Mullholland Nights" | Life in the Modern World | 53330 | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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