Artist: Crusaders
Genre: Jazz Fusion
The Crusaders were an American jazz fusion group formed in Houston in the 1950s, originally known as The Jazz Crusaders. The group featured Joe Sample on keyboards, Wilton Felder on saxophone and bass, Stix Hooper on drums, and Wayne Henderson on trombone. The Crusaders pioneered the fusion of jazz with R&B, soul, and funk, creating accessible, groove-based jazz. Their biggest hit was 'Street Life' in 1979, featuring vocalist Randy Crawford, which became a jazz-funk classic. The Crusaders' music emphasized groove and soul over complex bebop improvisation, making jazz accessible to wider audiences. They influenced the development of smooth jazz and contemporary R&B. The group released numerous successful albums and collaborated with many artists. The Crusaders demonstrated that jazz could incorporate funk and soul grooves while maintaining musical sophistication, influencing countless fusion and jazz-funk artists.
Crusaders vinyl records
29 Crusaders new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
THE CRUSADERS Those Southern Knights (1976 UK black label 7-track LP including the groovy classic Keep That Same Old Feeling plus My Mama Told Me So & Feeling Funky. The gatefold picture sleeve is Excellent with a small sticker removalmark and minimal shelf wear whilst the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with minor signs of play only ABCL5164) Track Listing: A1
£17.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Free As The Wind (1977 UK 8-track vinyl LP arguably the strongest work from their post-Wayne Henderson years. The picture sleeve is Excellent with mild shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with few signs of play ABCL5226) Track Listing: Free As The Wind I Felt The Love The Way We Was Nite Crawler Feel It Sweet N Sour River Rat It Happens Everyday
£17.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Images (1978 UK first press 7-track LP on the yellow target label including bassist Robert Popwells trippy composition Cosmic Reign picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play ABCL5250) Track Listing: Fairy Tales 4:42 Marcellas Dream 6:52 Bayou Bottoms 4:15 Merry-Go-Round 6:13 Cosmic Reign 8:08 Covert Action 5:19 Snowflake 4:55
£12.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Unsung Heroes (1973 US 10-track LP picture sleeve with colour picture inner. The sleeve has some light edgewear with a deletion pinhole and import sticker whilst the vinyl has a few surface scuffs but remains in excellent condition BTS6007) Track Listing: 1. Unsung Heroes 2. Lay It On The Line 3
£14.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Standing Tall (1981 UK 7-track LP featuring Joe Cocker on Im So Glad Im Standing Here Today & The Old Worlds Too Funky For Me picture sleeve with lyric insert. Both the sleeve & vinyl are Excellent with little sign of play or wear MCF3122) Track Listing: 1. Standing Tall 2. Im So Glad Im Standing Here Today 3
£17.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Rhapsody & Blues (1980 UK 6-track LP including the singles Soul Shadows and Last Call. The gatefold picture sleeve has a little shelfwear & light discolouration while the vinyl appears in barely played MCG4010) Track Listing: A1. Soul Shadows A2. Honky Tonk Struttin A3. Elegant Evening B1
£12.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Scratch (1974 5-track vinyl LP including Eleanor Rigby So Far Away & Way Back Home all recorded live at The Roxy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl appears barely played ABCL5181) Track Listing: A1. Scratch 5:45 A2. Eleanor Rigby 12:27 B1. Hard Times 7:26 B2
£17.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Ghetto Blaster (1984 UK 7-track LP produced written & performed by the trio of Joe Sample Wilton Felder & Ndugu. The picture sleeve shows only minor wear & the vinyl looks barely played MCF3176) Track Listing: Dead End Gotta Lotta Shakalada New Moves Zalale Mini (Take It Easy) Night Ladies Mr
£9.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Ongaku Kai Live In Japan (1981 Japanese JVC DAS90 digitally mastered 9-track vinyl LP recorded live on 18th January 1981 at the NHK Hall in Tokyo. The vinyl looks unplayed and comes housed within the embossed traditional warrior picture sleeve complete with the illustrated Japanese insert fold-out poster and obi-strip VIDC-603) Track Listing: A1
£34.00 used
THE CRUSADERS Standing Tall (1981 UK 2-track 12 single starring Joe Cocker also includes Standing Tall die-cut title stickered MCA Disco sleeve. The vinyl is near mint MCAT741) Track Listing: 1. Standing Tall - Full Length Version 6:46 2. Im So Glad Im Standing Here Today
£8.99 used