by SomehowJazz | Aug 10, 2025 | Jazz Funk |
Nite Crawler by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by ABC Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Keyboards | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Stix Hooper – Drums | Larry Carlton...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 18, 2025 | Soul Jazz |
Do You Remember When? by The Crusaders from the album “2nd. CRUSADE” released in 1973 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Larry Carlton – Guitar, | Arthur Adams – Guitar | David T. Walker – Guitar | Joe Sample – Keyboards...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 17, 2025 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
So Far Away by The Crusaders, from the album “CRUSADERS 1” released in 1972 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Electric Piano | Stix Hooper – Drums | Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder –...
by SomehowJazz | Dec 30, 2024 | Jazz Funk |
Sweet ‘N’ Sour by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by ABC Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Keyboards | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Stix Hooper – Drums | Larry Carlton – Guitar |...
by SomehowJazz | Dec 29, 2024 | Jazz Funk |
And Then There Was The Blues by The Crusaders from the album “THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS” released in 1976 by ABC Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper – Drums, Percussion | Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor...
by SomehowJazz | Dec 25, 2024 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
A Message From The Innercity by The Crusaders from the album “THE 2nd CRUSADE” released in 1973 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Larry Carlton – Guitar, | Arthur Adams – Guitar | David T. Walker – Guitar | Joe Sample – Keyboards |...
by SomehowJazz | Dec 23, 2024 | Jazz Funk |
Little Drummer Boy by Stix Hooper from the album “THE WORLD WITHIN” released in 1979 by MCA Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper – Drums, Percussion | Alphonso Johnson – Bass | Joe Sample – Electric Piano | Dean Parks,...
by SomehowJazz | Oct 13, 2024 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Way Back Home by The Crusaders from the album “SCRATCH” released in 1974 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Max Bennett – Bass | Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Joe Sample –...
by SomehowJazz | Oct 9, 2024 | Soul Jazz |
A Search For Soul by The Crusaders from the album “THE 2nd CRUSADE” released in 1973 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Piano | Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone, Bass | Stix...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 24, 2024 | Jazz Funk |
Spiral by The Crusaders from the album “THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS” released in 1976 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Joe Sample – Keyboards | Stix Hooper – Drums, Percussion |...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 23, 2024 | Jazz Funk |
Put It Where You Want It by The Crusaders from the album “CRUSADERS I” released in 1972 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Electric Piano | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Wayne Henderson – Trombone...
by SomehowJazz | Apr 24, 2024 | Contemporary Jazz, Soul Jazz |
Street Life by Crusaders from the album “STREET LIFE” released in 1978 by MCA Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Randy Crawford – Vocals | Joe Sample – Keyboards, Horn & String arrangements | Wilton Felder – Electric Bass,...
by SomehowJazz | Apr 22, 2024 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Marcella’s Dream by The Crusaders from the album “IMAGES” released in 1978 by ABC Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper – Drums | Joe Sample – Keyboards | Wilton Felder – Soprano Saxophone | Robert Pops...
by SomehowJazz | Nov 15, 2023 | Jazz, Soul Jazz |
It’s Just Gotta Be That Way by The Crusaders from the album “CRUSADERS 1” released in 1972 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL : Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor Sax | Joe Sample – Electric Piano | Stix...
by SomehowJazz | Nov 11, 2023 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Soul Caravan by The Crusaders from the album “CHAIN REACTION” released in 1975 by ABC Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Electric Piano | Larry Carlton – Guitar | Wilton Felder – Electric Bass, Tenor...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 27, 2023 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Keep That Same Old Feeling by The Crusaders from the album “THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS” released in 1976 by Blue Thumb Label… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Joe Sample –...
by SomehowJazz | Apr 23, 2023 | Jazz Funk |
Stomp and Buck Dance by The Crusaders, from the album “SOUTHERN COMFORT” released in 1974 by Blue Thumb Records. MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Keyboards | Larry Carlton – Guitar | Stix Hooper – Drums | Wayne Henderson –...
by SomehowJazz | Apr 20, 2023 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Chain Reaction by The Crusaders from the album “CHAIN REACTION” album released in 1975 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Rhodes Electric Piano | Wayne Henderson – Trombone | Wilton Felder – Tenor...
by SomehowJazz | Jan 9, 2023 | Contemporary Jazz, Smooth Jazz |
Fly With Wings Of Love by Joe Sample from the album “RAINBOW SEEKER” released in 1978 by ABC Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper – Drums, Percussion | Robert Pops Popwell -Bass | Joe Sample – Piano, Strings | Barry Finnerty...
by SomehowJazz | Jan 7, 2023 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
It Happens Everyday by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by ABC Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Joe Sample – Piano, Keyboards | Stix Hooper – Drums | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone |...
by SomehowJazz | Jul 29, 2016 | Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
I Felt The Love by The Crusaders from the album “FREE AS THE WIND” released in 1977 by Blue Thumb Records… MUSICIANS / PERSONNEL: Stix Hooper – Drums | Joe Sample – Keyboards | Wilton Felder – Tenor Saxophone | Larry Carlton –...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 15, 2016 | Favorite Albums, Soul Jazz |
The Crusaders – Crusaders 1 ( Blue Thumb / 1972 ) This album was already a soul jazz treasure when it came out in 1972. A rare recording of which all pieces are favorites, and we rotate almost all of them in Somehowjazz. It’s a kind of debut album after...
by SomehowJazz | Jun 8, 2016 | Favorite Artists, Jazz Funk, Soul Jazz |
Rebellious, soulful and visionary! That’s what The Crusaders is to SomehowJazz. Coming out of the Bebop era, playing a very different style of music than everybody else for a decade, the band members erupted their musicianship through mastering their...
