The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse

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The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse
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Live album by
Released1962
RecordedAugust 5 & 6, 1962
Venue The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA
Genre Jazz
Length46:49
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 57
Producer Richard Bock
The Jazz Crusaders chronology
Lookin' Ahead
(1962)
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse
(1962)
Tough Talk
(1963)

The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse is a live album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Congolese Sermon" (Wayne Henderson) - 6:50
  2. "Cathy's Dilemma" (Henderson) - 7:07
  3. "Blues for Ramona" (Stix Hooper) - 7:10
  4. "Weather Beat" (Joe Sample) - 7:05
  5. "Scandalizing" (Sample) - 7:12
  6. "Appointment in Ghana" (Jackie McLean) - 6:55
  7. "Penny Blue" (Sample) - 7:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Boopie" (Wilton Felder) - 9:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

The Jazz Crusaders

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References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. Stix Hooper Discography Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 12, 2016
  3. 1 2 The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.