Wilton Felder "Nocturnal Moods" (1991) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : PAR Records

 01 - Feel So Much Better (Johnny Gill)

02 - Night Moves (Wilton Felder)

03 - Southern Pearl (Wilton Felder)

04 - If I Knew Then, What I Know Now (Larry Graham & Preston Glass)

05 - Sugar Loaf (Wilton Felder)

06 - Love Steps (Randy Henderson & Phillip Ingram)

07 - Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind (Janice Mabry)

08 - Since I Fell For You (Buddy Johnson)

09 - Music Of The Night (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart & Richard Stilgue)

Musicians :

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone

Phillip Ingram : Synthesizer Programming

Rob Mullins : Keyboards Performing on "Night Moves", "Southern Pearl" & "Music Of The Night"

Wali Ali : Guitar Performing on "Since I Fell For You", "Music Of The Night" & "Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Mind"

Mayouto Correa : Congas Performed on "Sugar Loaf"

Lenny Williams : Lead vocals Performed on "Love Steps"

Phillip Ingram, Augie Johnson, KeEsha Bell : Background vocals on "Love Steps"

Producer : Wayne Henderson for WHIRL Entertainment

Executive Producers : Chuck Fassert, Stuart Alan Love & Douglas Kanner

Chief Engineer : Milt Calice

Second Engineer : Ebben Calderon

Recording Studios : Wide Tracks, Inc. & Tracks II, Hollywood, California

Mastering by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Recording Studios, L.A.

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

Wilton Felder "Inherit The Wind" (1980) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1 

01 - Inherit The Wind (Wilton Felder, Wilton Felder Jr. & Derrell Ray Nix)

02 - Someday We'll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)

03 - Until The Morning Comes (Wilton Felder

Side 2

01 - Insight (Wilton Felder, Terrance LaMar Thomas & Derrell Ray Nix)

02 - L.A. Light (Joe Sample)

03 - I've Got A Secret I'm Gonna Tell (Joe Sample)

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

Engineered & Mixed by :

Jeremy Smith with Hill Brin Swimmer Assisting 

Greg Venable with Russell Bratcher Assisting

"Inherit The Wind", "Someday We'll All Be Free" & "Insight" were Re-Mixed by Bob Hughes

Mastered at A&M Studios by Bernie Grundman

Recorded at Wizard Studios & Britannia Studios, Hollywood, CA

Executive Assistant Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Tom Hooper

Production Coordinator Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Pamela Hope Lobue

Equipment Coordinator : Michael Lovelady

Synthesizer Arrangements by Joe Sample with Programming by Rory Kaplan

Musicians & Vocalists :

Horns : Wilton Felder

Guitars : Dean Parks, Arthur Adams & Roland Bautista

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Joe Sample

Bass : Abraham Laboriel & Wilton Felder on "Insight"

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler & Ricky Lawson

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocals :

Bobby Womack on "Someday We'll All Be Free" & "Inherit The Wind"

Introducing Wilton Felder Jr., "Insight"

Choir : Merry Clayton, Pat Powdrill, Gwen Evans, Gerry Garrett, Alex Brown, Zedrick Turnbough, Jim Gilstrap & Auggie Johnson - "Someday We'll All Be Free" Arranged & Conducted by Merry Clayton

The Gang : Michelle, Deborah, Joan, Miriam, Arlene, Deborah, Deena, Cheri, Teri, Ricklynn, Derrell, Doug, Wilton & Daryn - "Insight"

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)

Wilton Felder featuring Bobby Womack "Secrets" (1984) -Jazz Fusion / Soul Jazz-

Label : MCA Records

 1

01 - Secrets (Wilton Felder)

02 - (No Matter How High I Get) I'll Still Be Lookin' Up To You (Bobby Womack & Paul Kisch)

03 - La Luz (Wilton Felder)

2

01 - The Truth Song (Bobby Womack, Roger Dollarhide & Patrick Moten)

02 - I Found You (Frank Kavelin)

03 - Mr. Scoots (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)

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

°Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler, Bobby Womack & James Gadson

Engineered by F. Byron Clark

Mixed by Frank Clark & Wilton Felder

Mastered at K-Disc Mastering Lab

Recorded at Conway Recording Company & Soundcastle Recording Studios

Executive Assistant Crusaders Production : Tom Hooper

Background vocals : The Waters (Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters), Bobby Womack, Friendy Womack, Alltrinna Grayson, Kathy Marie Bloxson, Dan Lee Butts & Kassie Wesley

Guest Musicians :

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu Chancler' & James Gadson

Bass : Nathan East, Abraham Laboriel & David Shields

Guitar : Charles Fearing, Bobby Womack & David T. Walker

Keyboards : Joe Sample, Michael Wycoff

Synthesizers : Joe Sample

Synthesizer Programming : David Ervin, Frank Hamilton

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Wilton Felder Plays Yamaha Saxophones

String Arrangement by Joe Sample

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

Wilton Felder "Love Is A Rush" (1987) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - 4 O'Clock (Wilton Felder)

02 - The Chances We Take (Joe Sample)

03 - Love Is A Rush (Joe Sample & Pamela Phillips Oland)

04 - Sea Breeze (Wilton Felder & George Shaw)

Side 2

01 - Some Things Never Change (Joe Sample)

02 - Tender Too Soon (Wilton Felder & George Shaw)

03 - Don't Let Your Defenses Down (Joe Sample & Leland Zates)

04 - I'll Never Be The Same (Joe Sample)

Produced by Joe Sample & Wilton Felder for Crusaders Productions

Wilton Felder : Saxophones

Joe Sample : Piano & Synthesizers

Bobby Lyle : Piano & Synthesizers on "Some Things Never Change"

David Ervin : Synthesizers & Synthesizer Programming, Solo on "Sea Breeze"

Dean Parks : Guitars

Patrick Buchanon : Guitars, Solo on "The Chances We Take"

Roland Bautista : Guitars

Frank Potenza : Guitars

Rick Zunigar : Guitars

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Brad Bobo : Bass on "Sea Breeze"

Edward 'Sony' Emory : Drums with Additional Drum Programming

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion on "Love Is A Rush" & "Don't Let Your Defenses Down"

Dr. George Shaw : Synthesizer Programming

Featuring Reichh Guillory : Vocals & Vocal Arrangements on "Love Is A Rush" & "Don't Let Your Defenses Down"

Engineered by Gabe Veltri with Nick Els Assisting 

Additional Engineering by F. Byron Clark with D. Kurtz Assisting

Mixed by F. Byron Clark with Kevin Burns & Liz Cluse Assisting

Recorded at Baby'O Recorders, Hollywood, CA

Final Mixes at Mama Jo's Recording, N. Hollywood, CA

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Wilton Felder "We All Have A Star" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC Records

 Side One

01 - We All Have A Star (Wilton Felder & Will Jennings)

02 - I Know Who I Am (Wilton Felder)

03 - Why Believe (Wilton Felder)

04 - The Cycles Of Time (Joe Sample, Billy Harris Brown & Ron Baker)

Side Two

01 - Let's Dance Together (Willie Foster III & Marshall Rice)

02 - My Name Is Love (Joe Sample & Billy Harris Brown)

03 - You And Me And Ecstasy (Joe Sample & Billy Harris Brown)

04 - Ride On (Wilton Felder & Denise McDuffie)

Wilton Felder plays Woodwinds on All Selections

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

Recorded in July & August, 1978 at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Inc.

Engineered & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Mastered at A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles by Bernie Grundman

Side One

01 - We All Have A Star

Guitars : Tim May, Roland Bautista

Bass : Wilton Felder

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal : Khabir Ghani

02 - I Know Who I Am

Guitars : Tim May, Roland Bautista, Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal : Wilton Felder

03 - Why Believe

Guitars : Tim May, Roland Bautista

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Piano Solo : Greg Phillinganes

04 - The Cycles Of Time

Guitars : Tim May, Roland Bautista

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal : Debbie Demola Ross, Khabir Ghani & The Gang

Side Two

01 - Let's Dance Together

Guitars : Roland Bautista, Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal ('Grand Elusion') : Willie Foster III, Marshall Rice, Angela Bryant

02 - My Name Is Love

Guitars : Roland Bautista, Paul Jackson Jr., Tim May

Bass : James Jamerson, Wilton Felder

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal : Khabir Ghani

03 - You And Me And Ecstasy

Guitars : Roland Bautista, Paul Jackson Jr., Billy Rogers

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Vocal : Debbie Demola Ross, Khabir Ghani 

04 - Ride On

Guitars : Tim May, Roland Bautista

Bass : James Jamerson

Drums : James Gadson

Keyboards : Joe Sample, Greg Phillinganes

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Narration : Julius Harris for Jucal Productions

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

Preston Glass "Music As Medicine" (2008) -R&B / Contemporary Jazz-

Label : Expansion Records

01 - Love Will Get Us Through The Times (Preston Glass, Alonzo Jones & Narada Michael Walden)
02 - Groove Injection (Preston Glass & Noel Closson)
03 - Blackberry (Preston Glass)
04 - Save The Stress For Last (Preston Glass & Brian Culbertson)
05 - Feel No Pain (Interlude) (Preston Glass & Keni Jackson)
06 - Calming The Beast (Preston Glass & Dave Koz)
07 - Panic Button (Preston Glass & Maurice White)
08 - Good For Me (Good For You) (Preston Glass & Bob Merrill)
09 - Burn It (Preston Glass & Silver Turtle (aka Raymond Wright))
10 - Ready To Mend The Breaks (Preston Glass)
11 - Everybody Let's Dance (Preston Glass & Lyndon Carter)
12 - The Healing Touch (Interlude) (Preston Glass)
13 - In Small Doses (Preston Glass)
14 - Somethin' You Can Bounce To (Preston Glass & Darric Graham)
15 - Without The Music (Preston Glass)
16 - Music As Medicine (Preston Glass & Eric McFadden)


Recorded & Mixed at The Hang Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Tarpan Studio, San Rafael, CA ; Magnet Vision, Santa Monica, CA ; Maddog Studio, Los Angeles, CA & BCM Studios, Woodland Hills, CA
Mastered at Platinum Garage, Windsor Hills, CA
Engineers : Preston Glass & LaFayette Gould, Cameron Marcarelli, Don Tittle, Frank Starletta


01 - Love Will Get Us Through The Times

Featuring LaToya London
Lead & Background vocals : LaToya London
Keyboards, Drums, Vibes & Bass : Preston Glass

02 - Groove Injection

Featuring Preston Glass & Seabron
Lead vocals : Preston Glass & Seabron
Background vocals : Seabron
Keyboards, Bass, Rhythm Guitar : Noel Closson
Additional Keyboards : Preston Glass
Get On Down & Party : Cleotis Otis Jr.

03 - Blackberry

Featuring Ali Woodson
Lead vocals : Ali Woodson
Background vocals : Gem
Keyboards, Guitar, Drums & Bass Programming : Preston Glass

04 - Save The Stress For Last

Featuring Brian Culbertson & Rebbie Jackson
Lead vocals : Rebbie Jackson
Acoustic Piano : Brian Culbertson
Keyboards, Drums, Acoustic Guitar & Basses : Preston Glass
Background vocals : Seabron

05 - Feel No Pain (Interlude)

Featuring Keni Jackson
Lead & Background vocals : Keni Jackson
Keyboards, Drums & Bass : Preston Glass

06 - Calming The Beast

Featuring Dave Koz
Saxophone : Dave Koz
Keyboards, Drums, Bass & Sitar : Preston Glass
Background vocals & Nuances : Kellie Blaise

07 - Panic Button

Featuring Maurice White
Lead vocal : Maurice White
Keyboards, Drums & Bass : Preston Glass
Guitars : G-Mo
Backing vocals : Marva King

08 - Good For Me (Good For You)

Featuring : Wilton Felder, Larry Graham & Amy Keys
Lead vocals : Larry Graham & Amy Keys
Saxophone : Wilton Felder
Keyboards, Drums & Bass : Preston Glass

09 - Burn It

Featuring Silver Turtle
Lead Ragga Vocal : Silver Turtle
Background vocals : Gem
Keyboards, Drums & Bass Programming : Preston Glass

10 - Ready To Mend The Breaks

Featuring Preston Glass & Oya
Lead & Background vocals : Preston Glass & Oya
Keyboards, Bass & Drum Programming : Preston Glass
Ready Vocoder : Dark Fader

11 - Everybody Let's Dance

Featuring Lyndon Carter
Lead & Background vocals : Lyndon Carter
Keyboards, Drums, Guitar & Bass : Preston Glass

12 - The Healing Touch (Interlude)

Featuring Kellie Blaise & Craig Thomas
Saxophone : Craig Thomas
Acoustic Piano : Preston Glass
Vocals : Kellie Blaise

13 - In Small Doses

Featuring Carlos
Vocal Co-Production : Tony Alarcon & Carlos Gallego
Lead & Background vocals : Carlos
Saxophones : Craig Thomas
Keyboards, Drums & Bass : Preston Glass

14 - Somethin' You Can Bounce To

Featuring Darric Graham
Lead vocals : Darric Graham
Background vocals : Gem & Darric Graham
Keyboards, Guitars, Drums & Bass : Preston Glass

15 - Without The Music

Featuring Ali Woodson & Punkin
Lead vocals : Ali Woodson & Punkin
Background vocals : Preston Glass & Punkin
Keyboards, Vibes, Drums & Bass Programming : Preston Glass

16 - Music As Medicine

Featuring Preston Glass & Gem
Lead vocals : Preston Glass & Gem
Background vocals : Gem
Keyboards, Bass & Drum Programming : Preston Glass