The Crusaders "Unsung Heroes" (1973) -Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-

Label : Blue Thumb Records, Inc.

 Side I

01 - Unsung Heroes (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Lay It On The Line (Stix Hooper)

03 - Crossfire (Joe Sample)

04 - Hard Times (David Fathead Newman)

05 - Let's Boogie (Wayne Henderson)

06 - Freedom Sound (Joe Sample)

Side II

01 - In The Middle Of The River (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Heavy Up (Don't Get Light With Me) (Joe Sample)

03 - Night Theme (Stix Hooper)

04 - Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (Joe Sample)

The Crusaders :

Wayne Henderson : Trrombone

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone & Electric Bass

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Stix Hooper : Drums

And Guests

Larry Carlton : Guitar (Solos)

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Max Bennett : Electric Bass

A Crusader Production

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen

Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio 3, Los Angeles, California, August, 1973

Mastered by Arnie Acosta at The Mastering Lab

Produced by Stewart Levine for Chisa Record Productions, Inc.

Crusaders "Soul Shadows" (1985) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Warner-Pioneer Corporation

 Side One

01 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Side Two

01 - Gotta Lotta Shakalada (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - New Moves (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - Burnin' Up The Carnival (Joe Sample & Will Jennings) (Live Version)

04 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings) (Live Version)

Side One

01 - Street Life

Vocal : Randy Crawford

From "STREET LIFE"

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Billy Rogers : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Robert O. Bryant Sr. : Trumpet

Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

Robert Bryant Jr. : Tenor Sax

Jerome Richardson : Alto Sax

Bill Green : Baritone Sax

Garnett Brown : Tenor Trombone

Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone 

02 - Soul Shadows

Vocal : Bill Withers

From "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Bob Mann : Guitar Solo

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Ralf Rickert : Trumpet

03 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

Vocal : Joe Cocker

From "STANDING ALL"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar Solo

David T. Walker : Guitar

Larry Carlton : Guitar

Reggie Young : Guitar

Steve Gibson : Guitar

Jon Goin : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Marcus Miller : Bass

Billy Preston : Organ

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Side Two

01 - Gotta Lotta Shakalada

Vocals : Jessica Williams & Gwen Evans

From "GHETTO BLASTER"

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Cornell Dupree : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Chuck Findley : Trumpet

02 - New Moves

Vocal : Gwen Evans

From "GHETTO BLASTER"

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Cornell Dupree : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Chuck Findley : Trumpet

03 - Burnin' Up The Carnival 

Live Version

Vocal : B.B. King & Josie James

From "ROYAL JAM"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

Efraim Logreira : Special Percussion

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

04 - Street Life 

Live Version

Vocal : B.B. King & Josie James

From "ROYAL JAM"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

Efraim Logreira : Special Percussion

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Crusaders "Southern Comfort" (1974) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC / Blue Thumber Records

 Side A

01 - Stomp And Buck Dance (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Greasy Spoon (Stix Hooper)

03 - Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) (Joe Sample)

04 - Super-Stuff (Wayne Henderson)

Side B

01 - Double Bubble (Joe Sample)

02 - The Well's Gone Dry (Larry Carlton)

03 - Southern Comfort (Wayne Henderson)

04 - Time Bomb (Joe Sample)

Side C

01 - When There's Love Around (Stix Hooper)

02 - Lilies Of The Nile (Wilton Felder)

Side D

01 - Whispering Pines (Wayne Henderson)

02 - A Ballad For Joe (Louis) (Joe Sample)

The Crusaders :

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Stix Hooper : Drums

Larry Carlton : Guitar

A Crusaders Production

Production by Stewart Levine

Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Studio 3

Engineers : Rik Pekkonen & Peter Granet

Remixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders

Remix Engineer : Rik Pekkonen

The Crusaders "Rhapsody And Blues" (1980) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Honky Tonk Struttin' (Wilton Felder)

03 - Elegant Evening (Stix Hooper)

Side 2

01 - Rhapsody And Blues (Joe Sample)

02 - Last Call (Joe Sample)

03 - Sweet Gentle Love (Stix Hooper)

Produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions Inc.

Engineered & Mixed by Greg Venable with Russell Bracher Assisting

Recorded at Britannia Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1980

Mastered at A&M Studios by Bernie Grundman

Executive Assistant - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Tom Hooper

Production Coordinator - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Pamela Hope Lobue

Synthesizer Arrangements by Joe Sample with Programming by Rory Kaplan

The Crusaders :

Wilton Felder : Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones ; Bass on "Last Call" & "Honky Tonk Struttin'"

Stix Hooper : Drums & Percussion

Joe Sample : Acoustic, Electric & Synthesizer Keyboards

Guest Musicians :

Guitars : Dean Parks, Roland Bautista, Bob Mann (Guitar Solos), Phil Upchurch

Bass : Abraham Laboriel (Solo on "Soul Shadows"), Alphonso Johnson on "Sweet Gentle Love"

Special Percussion : 

Paulinho Da Costa on "Soul Shadows" & "Last Call"

Sheila Escovedo : All Other Selections except "Elegant Evening"

Trumpet : Ralf Rickert on "Soul Shadows"

Featured Vocalist on "Soul Shadows" : Bill Withers

Crusaders "Sample A Decade" (1988) -Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-

Label : Connoisseur Collection

 Side One

01 - So Far Away (Carole King)

02 - Chain Reaction (Joe Sample)

03 - Bayou Bottoms (Wilton Felder)

04 - And Then There Was The Blues ('Stix' Hooper)

05 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Side Two

01 - Streetlife (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Don't Let It Get You Down (Joe Sample)

03 - Hold On (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

04 - My Mama Told Me So (Joe Sample)

05 - Snow Flake (Joe Sample)

Side Three

01 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Rhapsody And Blues (Joe Sample)

03 - Soul Caravan (Wilton Felder)

04 - Sweet 'N' Sour (Joe Sample)

05 - Nite Crawler (Larry Carlton)

Side Four

01 - Night Ladies (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)

02 - Fairy Tales (Joe Sample)

03 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') (Joe Sample)

04 - Honky Tonk Struttin (Wilton Felder)

05 - Free As The Wind (Joe Sample)

Side One

01 - So Far Away 

Produced by Stewart Levine

1974 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "SCRATCH"

02 - Chain Reaction 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1975 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "CHAIN REACTION"

03 - Bayou Bottoms 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

04 - And Then There Was The Blues 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "THOSE SOUTHERN NIGHTS"

05 - Soul Shadows 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

Side Two

01 - Streetlife 

Vocal by Randy Crawford

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1979 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1979 : N°5

02 - Don't Let It Get You Down 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "BEST OF"

03 - Hold On 

With The RPO & Guest Artists B.B. King

Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

1982 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "ROYAL JAM"

04 - My Mama Told Me So 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "THOSE SOUTHERN NIGHTS"

05 - Snow Flake 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

Side Three

01 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today 

Vocal by Joe Cocker

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1981 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1981 : N°61

02 - Rhapsody And Blues 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

03 - Soul Caravan 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "BEST OF"

04 - Sweet 'N' Sour 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

05 - Nite Crawler 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

Side Four

01 - Night Ladies 

Vocal by Jessica Williams

Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

1984 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1984 : N°55

02 - Fairy Tales 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

03 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1979 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "STREETLIFE"

04 - Honky Tonk Struttin 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

05 - Free As The Wind

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

The Crusaders "Live In Japan" (1993) -Jazz Funk-

Label : GRP Records

 01 - Introduction

02 - Rainbow Seeker (Joe Sample)

03 - The Hustler (Stix Hooper)

04 - Sweet Gentle Love (Stix Hooper)

05 - Drum Introduction

06 - Spiral (Joe Sample)

07 - Melodies Of Love (Joe Sample)

08 - Carmel (Joe Sample)

09 - So Far Away (Carole King)

10 - Brazos River Breakdown (Stix Hooper)

11 - In All My Wildest Dreams (Joe Sample)

12 - Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

A Crusader Production

Crusaders :

Wilton Felder : Saxophone

Stix Hooper : Drums

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Guest Musicians :

Alphonso Johnson : Bass

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Rafael Cruz : Percussion

Produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Procutions

Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen

Recorded Live at NHK Hall in Tokyo on January 18, 1981

Engineered & Mixed by Galen Senogles

Digital Tape Operators : Mr. Hideo Takada, Mr. Michimasa Sekiguchi

Sarge Monitor Mix & Equipment Coordination : John Malta Jr.

Newly Remastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki at JVC Aoyama Studios, Tokyo, Japan - April 1993

Remote Facility Provided by TAMCO Mobile Truck

Recording Application of the JVC DAS 90 Digital Audio System

Introduction by Tom Hooper

Post-Production by Michael Landy & Joseph Doughney at The Review Room / NYC

The Jazz Crusaders "Give Peace A Chance" (1970) -Soul Jazz-

Label : Liberty Records

 1

01 - Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

02 - I Think It Was A Dream (Wayne Henderson)

03 - Black Bird (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

04 - The Thrill Is Gone (Dale Petit & Art Benson)

05 - Anita's New Dance (Stix Hooper)

2

01 - Space Settlement (Wilton Felder)

02 - All The Lonely Years (Joe Sample)

03 - Another Blues (Joe Sample)

Personnel :

Wilton Felder : Tenor Sax

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Stix Hooper : Drums

Joe Sample : Piano

Buster Williams : Bass

Produced by Richard Bock

Engineer : Mike Deneke

The Crusaders "The Best Of The Crusaders" (1976) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

02 - Stomp And Buck Dance*** (Wayne Henderson)

03 - Greasy Spoon*** (Stix Hooper)

04 - Scratch*** (Wayne Henderson)

Side 2

01 - So Far Away* (Carole King)

02 - Hard Times*** (P.F. Mitchell)

03 - So Far Away (Live)*** (Carole King)

Side 3

01 - Don't Let It Get You Down** (Joe Sample)

02 - Keep That Same Old Feeling (Wayne Henderson)

03 - That's How I Feel* (Wilton Felder)

04 - Soul Caravan**** (Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder & Larry Carlton)

Side 4

01 - Chain Reaction**** (Joe Sample)

02 - Ballad For Joe (Louis)*** (Joe Sample)

03 - Do You Remember When** (Joe Sample)

04 - Way Back Home*** (Wilton Felder)

The Crusaders :

Stix Hooper : Drums & Percussion

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Wilton Felder : Saxes, Bass

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Larry Carlton : Guitars

Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Bass

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen except "Soul Caravan" Engineered by Frank Clark

Mastering by Arnie Acosta

1976

*1972

**1973

***1974

****1975

"Put It Where You Want It", "So Far Away" & "That's How I Feel", from LP' "CRUSADERS 1" (BTS-6001)

"Stomp And Buck Dance", "Greasy Spoon" & "Ballad For Joe (Louis)", from LP' "SOUTHERN COMFORT" (BTSY-9002/2)

"Scratch", "Hard Times" & "So Far Away (Live)", from LP "SCRATCH" (BTS-6010)

"Don't Let It Get You Down" & "Do You Remember When", from LP "2ND CRUSADE" (BTS-7000)

"Keep That Same Old Feeling", from LP "THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS" (BTSD-6024)

"Chain Reaction", "Soul Caravan", from LP' "CHAIN REACTION" (BTSD-6022)

The Crusaders "The 2nd Crusade" (1973) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - Don't Let It Get You Down (Joe Sample)
02 - Take It Or Leave It (Wayne Henderson)
03 - Gotta Get It On (Stix Hooper)
04 - Where There's A Will There's A Way (Wayne Henderson)
05 - Look Beyond The Hill (Wilton Felder)

Side Two

01 - Journey From Within (Stix Hooper)
02 - Ain't Gon' Change A Thang (Wilton Felder)
03 - A Message From The Inner City (Joe Sample)

Side Three

01 - A Search For Soul (Joe Sample)
02 - No Place To Hide (Wayne Henderson)

Side Four

01 - Tomorrow Where Are You? (Wilton Felder)
02 - Tough Talk (Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson & Joe Sample)
03 - Do You Remember When?? (Joe Sample)


The Crusaders :
Nesbert 'Stix' Hooper : Percussion & Effects
Joe Sample : Keyboards

Wilton Felder : Saxes, Electric Bass, Bass Marimba

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

And Friends 
Guitars : Arthur Adams, Larry Carlton, David T. Walker

A Crusaders Production

Directed by Stewart Levine for Chisa Record Productions, Inc.

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen
Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif.

The Crusaders "Rural Renewal" (2002) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Verve Records / P.R.A. Records 

01 - Rural Renewal (Joe Sample)

02 - Creepin (Joe Sample)

03 - Heartland (Joe Sample)

04 - A Healing Coming On (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

05 - Sing The Song (Joe Sample)

06 - Shotgun House Groove (Joe Sample)

07 - The Territory (Joe Sample)

08 - Greasy Spoon (Stix Hooper)

09 - Viva De Funk (Joe Sample)

10 - Lazy Sundays (Joe Sample)

11 - Goin Home (Wilton Felder & George Shaw)

Produced by Stewart Levine for Wow Productions, Ltd.

Engineered & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA ; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA ; Sounds of Blackness Recorded by Tom Tucker Jr. at Master Mix Studios, Minneapolis, MN

Assistant Engineers : Al Sanderson & Tom Sweeney

Pro-Tools Engineer : Dan Pinder

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

The Crusaders :

Joe Sample : Acoustic Pianos, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Organ

Stix Hooper : Drums

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone

Steve Baxter : Trombone

Freddie Washington : Bass

Dean Parks : Guitar

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar (Tracks 01-07, 09)

Arthur Adams : Guitar (Tracks 05, 08, 10, 11)

Lenny Castro : Percussion

With Special Guests :

Eric Clapton : Acoustic Guitar (Track 01), Electric Guitar (Track 02)

Donnie McClurkin : Vocals (Tracks 04, 05)

Sounds of Blackness : Background vocals (Track 05)

The Crusaders "Free As The Wind" (1977) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC Records / Blue Thumb

 Side A

01 - Free As The Wind (Joe Sample)
02 - I Felt The Love ('Stix' Hooper)
03 - The Way We Was (Robert 'Pop' Popwell)
04 - Nite Crawler (Larry Carlton)

Side B

01 - Feel It ('Stix' Hooper, Wilton Felder, Larry Carlton, Robert 'Pop' Popwell & Lamont Dozier)
02 - Sweet n' Sour (Joe Sample)
03 - River Rat (Wilton Felder)
04 - It Happens Everyday (Joe Sample)


'Stix' Hooper : Drums & Percussion
Joe Sample : Keyboards
Wilton Felder : Saxes
Larry Carlton : Guitar
Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Bass

Special Guests :
Ralph MacDonald : Special Percussion (All Selections)
Dean Parks : Guitar (All Selections)
Arthur Adams : Guitar ("It Happens Everyday")
Roland Bautista : Guitar ("Feel It" & "River Rat")

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion ("Feel It")

A Special Thanks to Joe Sample for Strings & Horn Orchestrations from your brother Crusaders

A Crusaders Production Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders
Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, December, 1976
Engineered & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen
Mastering by Bernie Grundman

Crusaders "Street Life" (1979) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Street Life (Will Jennings & Joe Sample)
02 - My Lady (Wilton Felder)

Side 2

01 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') (Joe Sample)
02 - Carnival Of The Night (Wilton Felder)
03 - The Hustler ('Stix' Hooper)
04 - Night Faces (Joe Sample)


Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions, Inc.

Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Inc., Hollywood, CA

Engineered & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA by Bernie Grundman

Executive Assistant : Tom Hooper

Production Coordinator : Pamela Hope Lobue

Wilton Felder : Electric Bass ; "Street Life", "The Hustler", "My Lady" - Tenor Sax ; "Street Life", "My Lady", "Rodeo Drive (High Steppin')", "Carnival Of The Night" - Alto Sax; "The Hustler", "Night Faces"

'Stix' Hooper : Drums & Percussion
Joe Sample : Keyboards

Strings & Horn Arrangements by Joe Sample
Orchestra Manager for Strings : Ben Barrett

Randy Crawford Featured Vocalist on "Street Life"

Louis & Monique Aldebert : Background vocals & Arrangements on "My Lady"


Side 1

01 - Street Life 

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Billy Rogers : Guitar 
Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion 
Robert O. Bryant Sr. : Trumpet

Oscar Brashear : Trumpet
Robert Bryant Jr. : Tenor Sax
Jerome Richardson : Alto Sax
Bill Green : Baritone Sax
Garnett Brown : Tenor Trombone
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone 

02 - My Lady 

Barry Finnerty : Guitar 

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar 
Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Side 2

01 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') 

Barry Finnerty : Guitar 
Alphonso Johnson : Bass 
Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

Garnett Brown : Tenor Trombone
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone

02 - Carnival Of The Night

Barry Finnerty : Guitar Solo
Arthur Adams :  Guitar 

Roland Bautista :  Guitar  

David T. Walker : Guitar 
James Jamerson Jr. : Bass 
Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

03 - The Hustler 

Barry Finnerty : Guitar  Solo

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar 
Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

04 - Night Faces 

Alphonso Johnson : Bass

Crusaders "Standing Tall" (1981) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Standing Tall ('Stix' Hooper)

02 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - Sunshine In Your Eyes (Joe Sample)

Side 2

01 - This Old World's Too Funky For Me (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Luchenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) (Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons)

03 - Longest Night (Joe Sample)

04 - Reprise: I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Instrumental) (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions, Inc.

Engineered by Galen Senogles & Bill Harris

Mixed by Galen Senogles

Assistant Engineers : David Debusk & Russell Castillo

All Tracks Recorded at Music City Music Hall, Nashville, Tennessee except "This Old World's Too Funky For Me" Recorded at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California

Additional Production & Recording at Salty Dog Studios, Van Nuys, California ; Producers Workshop, Hollywood, California ; Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California ; Yamaha Studios, Glendale, California

Mastered at The Mastering Lab by Mike Reese

Executive Assistant - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Tom Hooper

Production Coordinator - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Robin Howell

Equipment Coordination : John Malta & Wes Leathers

Strings & Horns Arranged & Conducted by Joe Sample

The Crusaders :

Wilton Felder : Saxophones & Electric Bass

'Stix' Hooper : Drums & Percussion

Joe Sample : Acoustic, Electric & Synthesizer 

Very Special Guest : Joe Cocker

Crusaders Members :

Guitars : Barry Finnerty - Featured Soloist , David T. Walker

Guest Musicians :

Guitars : Larry Carlton, Reggie Young, Steve Gibson, Jon Goin, Dean Parks

Bass : Marcus Miller, Louis Johnson

Organ : Billy Preston

Special Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Background vocals : Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Stephanie Spruill

The Crusaders "Life In The Modern World" (1988) -Jazz Rock-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Passion Fruit (Joe Sample)
02 - Let Me Prove Myself Tonight (Lamont Dozier)
03 - A.C. 'Alternating Currents' (Joe Sample & John 'JR' Robinson)
04 - Destiny (Joe Sample)
05 - Life In The Modern World (Ivan Lins & Brock Walsh)

Side 2

01 - Coulda' Woulda' Shoulda' (Joe Sample)
02 - D.C. (Wilton Felder)
03 - Samplin' (Joe Sample)
04 - Some People Just Never Learn (Ivan Lins & Brock Walsh)
05 - Mulholland Nights (Joe Sample)


Produced by Stewart Levine for Oliverea Productions, Ltd.

The Crusaders :
Joe Sample : Yamaha Acoustic Piano with Forte Midi-Mod Synthesizer
Wilton Felder : Saxophones
Nathan East : Bass, MB-8, Midi Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums, Drum Programs for "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Synthesizer Programming
Lenny Castro : Percussions
David Williams : Guitar on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussions on "Some People Just Never Learn" & "Life In The Modern World"
Eddie Davis : Trumpet on "Mulholland Nights" & "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Nils Landgren : Trombone on "A.C. 'Alternating Currents'"
Phil Perry : Background vocals on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"

Special Guest Artists
Lamont Dozier : Vocals on "Let Me Prove Myself Tonight"
Ivan Lins : Vocals on "Life In The Modern World" & "Some People Just Never Learn"

Engineered & Mixed by Femi J. with Clark Germain Assisting
Recorded & Mixed at Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering Labs, Los Angeles, CA

The Crusaders "Hollywood" (1972) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MoWest Records

 Side One

01 - Spanish Harlem (Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector)
02 - Try A Little Harder (Joe Sample)
03 - Hollywood (Wayne Henderson)
04 - Do Yourself A Favor (Wayne Henderson)

Side Two

01 - Cold Duck Eddie (Joe Sample)
02 - Way Back Home (Wilton Felder)
03 - Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove ('Stix' Hooper)
04 - Alekesam (Wayne Henderson)


Produced by Stewart Levine
A Chisa-Crusaders Production
"Hollywood" was Originally Released on MoWest 118, July 1972

The Players :
'Stix' Hooper : Drums
Wayne Henderson : Trombone
Joe Sample : Keyboards
Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone & Electric Bass
Arthur Adams : Guitar
David T. Walker : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Electric Bass
Reggie Johnson : Acoustic Bass

Crusaders "The Good And Bad Times" (1986) -Soul Jazz / Smooth Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Good Times (Joe Sample)
02 - The Way It Goes (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
03 - Sweet Dreams (Joe Sample)

Side 2

01 - Mischievous Ways (Joe Sample)
02 - Sometimes You Can Take It Or Leave It (Joe Sample)
03 - Three Wishes (Joe Sample)


Produced by Joe Sample & Wilton Felder for Crusaders Productions
Engineered by F. Byron Clark with Mark DiSosto Assisting
"Sweet Dreams" Engineered by Robert Biles with Barry Conte Assisting
Mixed by F. Byron Clark
Recorded at Baby' O Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Soundcastle Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA & Larabee Sound, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by John Golden at K.Disc Mastering Labs, Los Angeles, CA
Production Coordination : Ceferino 'Sonny' Abelardo & Pamela Hope Lobue

Special Guest Artist : Nancy Wilson on "The Way It Goes"

Musicians & Instrumentation
Joe Sample : Acoustic Piano, Electronic Keyboards
Wilton Felder : Saxophones

Larry Carlton : Guitar Solo on "Sweet Dreams"
David T. Walker : Guitar Solo on "Sweet Dreams"
Rick Zunigar : Guitar Solo on "Sometimes You Can Take It Or Leave It" & "Three Wishes"
Dean Parks : Guitar
Brad Bobo : Bass with Solo on "Mischievous Ways"
Edward 'Sonny' Emory : Drums
Perry Wilson : Drums on "Sweet Dreams"
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion on "Sweet Dreams"
Dr. George Shaw : Synthesizer Programming
David Ervin : Synthesizer Programming on "Sweet Dreams"
Sal Marquez : Trumpet with Solo on "Three Wishes" & "Mischievous Ways"
Joel Peskin : Alto Flute on "The Way It Goes"

Crusaders "Ghetto Blaster" (1984) -Soul Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Dead End (Joe Sample)
02 - Gotta Lotta Shakalada (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
03 - New Moves (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
04 - Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy) (Wilton Felder & Caiphus Semenya)

Side 2

01 - Night Ladies (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
02 - Mr. Cool (Joe Sample)
03 - Dream Street (Wilton Felder & Joe Sample)


Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

Joe Sample Plays Keyboards (Rhodes, Yamaha DX-7, Yamaha GS-1, Prophet 5, Prophet 8, Yamaha CE-20, Chroma, Mini Moog & Acoustic Piano)
Wilton Felder Plays Saxophones & Bass (Yamaha Saxophones & Electric Bass)
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler Plays Drums (Yamaha Drums, Remo Drum Heads, Paiste Cymbals & Linn Drum)

Featured Vocalists 'Tiffany' : Jessica Williams on "Night Ladies" & "Gotta Lotta Shakalada", Gwen Evans on "New Moves" & "Gotta Lotta Shakalada", Choral Group Featured on "Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)" 
Arranged by Caiphus Semenya : Caiphus Semenya, Howard Smith, Phyllis St. James, Linda McCrary, Molefe Vernon, Lebohang Morake & Maxi Anderson

Guest Musicians :
Guitar : Charles Fearing, Dean Parks, Roland Bautista, David T. Walker & Cornell Dupree
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Trumpet : Chuck Findley
String Contractor : Nathan Kaproff
Concertmaster : Paul Shure
String Arrangements : Joe Sample with special thanks to Jerry Wollman
Synthesizer Programming : David Ervin, Jon Steinhoff, Dean Gant & Clark Spangler
Recording Engineers : F. Byron Clark, Assisted by Paul Ericksen & Clark Germain
Terry Diane Becker Assisted by Doug Williams, Jim Faraci, Clif Jones
Additional Recording by Craig Burbidge
"Dream Street" & "Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)" Mixed by F. Byron Clark, Assisted by Paul Ericksen & Clark Germain
Recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios, Village Recorders, Sound Castle & Studio Masters
Mixed at Sound Castle & Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mastered by John Golden at K-Disc Mastering

The Crusaders with B.B. King & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra "Royal Jam" (1982) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Overture (I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today) (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
02 - One Day I'll Fly Away (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
03 - Fly With Wings Of Love (Joe Sample)

Side 2

01 - Burnin' Up The Carnival (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
02 - Last Call (Joe Sample)

Side 3

01 - The Thrill Is Gone (R. Hawkins & R. Darnell)
02 - Better Not Look Down (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
03 - Hold On (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Side 4

01 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
Encores 
02 - I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)
03 - Never Make A Move Too Soon ('Stix' Hooper & Will Jennings)


Executive Producers : Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper for The Crusaders Productions Inc.
Company Mgr : Tom Hooper
L.A. Executive Office : Pam Lobue
For B.B. King
Sidney A. Seidenberg
Recorded & Mixed : Galen Senogles
Technical Facilities
Basing Street Studios London
Studio Masters L.A.
MCA/Whitney L.A.

Derek Block & Jeff Hanlon in Association with the Greif-Garris Organization present The Crusaders (Joe Sample, Wilton Felder & 'Stix' Hooper)

With Guest Artists
B.B. King 
And Members of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor : Sidney Reginald Garris
Recorded Live at The Royal Festival Hall
London, England
September, 1981

Guest Musicians :
Guitars : Barry Finnerty & David T. Walker
Bass : James Jamerson Jr.
Special Percussion : Efraim Logreira
Music For Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Arranged & Orchestrated by Joe Sample

The Crusaders "Images" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC Records

 Side One

01 - Fairy Tales (Joe Sample)
02 - Marcella's Dream ('Stix' Hooper)
03 - Bayou Bottoms (Wilton Felder)
04 - Merry-Go-Round (Joe Sample)

Side Two

01 - Cosmic Reign (Robert 'Pop' Popwell)
02 - Covert Action (Wilton Felder)
03 - Snowflake (Joe Sample)


Produced by Stix Hooper, Wilton Felder & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions, Inc.

Joe Sample : Keyboards
'Stix' Hooper : Drums & Percussion
Wilton Felder : Saxophones
Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Bass
Billy Rogers : Guitars

Thanks to our special guest friends. Dean Parks (All Selections), Paulinho Da Costa (All Selections) & Roland Bautista ("Fairy Tales", "Bayou Bottoms" & "Covert Action")

Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Rik Pekkonen
Mixed by Wilton Felder & Rik Pekkonen
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

The Crusaders "Those Southern Knights" (1976) -Funk Soul-

Label : ABC Blue Thumb Records

 Side A

01 - Spiral (Joe Sample)
02 - Keep That Same Old Feeling (Wayne Henderson)
03 - My Mama Told Me So (Joe Sample)
04 - Til' The Sun Shines (Larry Carlton)

Side B

01 - And Then There Was The Blues ('Stix' Hooper)
02 - Serenity (Wilton Felder)
03 - Feeling Funky (Robert 'Pops' Popwell)


The Crusaders :
Wayne Henderson : Trombone 
Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone 
Joe Sample : Keyboards 
'Stix' Hooper : Drums & Percussion 
Larry Carlton : Guitar 
Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Bass 
Vocals by The Crusaders 

And Friend :
Arthur Adams : Guitar

A Crusaders Production
Produced by Stewart Levine in association with The Crusaders
Recorded at the Total Experience Studios, Hollywood
Recording & Remix Engineering by F. Byron Clark
Mastering by Bernie Grundman