The Jazz Crusaders were started in 1961 by Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felde… Read Full Bio ↴The Jazz Crusaders were started in 1961 by Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor sax), Stix Hooper (drums), and Wayne Henderson (trombone). The group employed a number of bassists (and also a few guitarists) throughout the '60s. As the decade progressed the Jazz Crusaders moved from a more bop-oriented sound and began to incorporate more soul and R&B influences.
In 1971 the band shortened its name to The Crusaders, which made sense seeing as they were playing much more funk than jazz. The core group of Sample, Felder, Hooper, and Henderson remained and they added guitarists Larry Carlton and bassist Robert "Pops" Popwell. Henderson left the Crusaders in 1975, with Hooper leaving in 1983.
Henderson subsequently revived the "Jazz Crusaders" moniker (over Sample's objections) for 1995's Happy Again, and was joined by Wilton Felder and Larry Carlton. This new group (officially known as "Wayne Henderson's Jazz Crusaders") released a series of recordings in the late 1990s, but the music bore little resemblance to the acoustic, hard bop style of the original group. In 2003, Sample, Felder, and Hooper revived The Crusaders.
In 1971 the band shortened its name to The Crusaders, which made sense seeing as they were playing much more funk than jazz. The core group of Sample, Felder, Hooper, and Henderson remained and they added guitarists Larry Carlton and bassist Robert "Pops" Popwell. Henderson left the Crusaders in 1975, with Hooper leaving in 1983.
Henderson subsequently revived the "Jazz Crusaders" moniker (over Sample's objections) for 1995's Happy Again, and was joined by Wilton Felder and Larry Carlton. This new group (officially known as "Wayne Henderson's Jazz Crusaders") released a series of recordings in the late 1990s, but the music bore little resemblance to the acoustic, hard bop style of the original group. In 2003, Sample, Felder, and Hooper revived The Crusaders.
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18 Polka Dots And Moonbeam A country dance was being held in a garden I felt…
Blue Monday Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin'…
Eleanor Rigby Ah look at all the lonely people Ah look at all…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
Give Peace A Chance Two, one two three four Everybody's talking about Bagism, Sh…
Golden Slumbers Once there was a way, To get back homeward. Once there…
Hey Girl Hey, Girl! I want you to know, I'm gonna miss you…
Hey Jude Hey Jude, don't make it bad Take a sad song and…
Imagine Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below…
Jamaica When the world gets too much to carryAnd when life…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Overjoyed Over time, I've been building My castle of love Just for two…
Polka Dots and Moonbeams A country dance was being held in a garden I felt…
Rainy Night In Georgia Hoverin' by my suitcase Tryin' to find a warm place to…
So Far Away So far away Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more? It…
Uptight Baby, everything is all right, uptight, out of sight Baby, …
Willie and Laura Mae Jones Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors a long…
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