The Crusaders
The Crusaders
Top Songs
| 1 | Street Life | ||
| 2 | Keep That Same Old Feeling [Album Version] | ||
| 3 | Put It Where You Want It | ||
| 4 | Chain Reaction [Album Version] | ||
| 5 | Feeling Funky [Album Version] |
Albums
Dec 2024 • 1 song
Dec 2016 • 8 songs
Dec 2016 • 11 songs
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Popular On
- Smooth Jazz, Commercial-Free
- South Mississippi's Biggest Variety
- 70s/80s Countdowns with Casey Kasem
About
Biography
Back in 1954, Houston pianist Joe Sample teamed up with high school friends tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer Stix Hooper to form the Swingsters. Within a short time, they were joined by trombonist Wayne Henderson, flutist Hubert Laws, and bassist Henry Wilson and the group became the Modern Jazz Sextet. With the move of Sample, Felder, Hooper, and Henderson to Los Angeles in 1960, the band (a quintet with the bass spot constantly changing) took on the name of the Jazz Crusaders. The following year they made their first recordings for Pacific Jazz and throughout the ...