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Extrait de l'album
STREET LIFE (1979) avec Randy CRAWFORD (voc.),
Wilton FELDER (basse, ten. sax.), Joe SAMPLE
(keyb), Stix HOOPER (drums), Arthur ADAMS
(guit), Roland BAUTISTA (guit), Billy ROGER
(guit), Paulinho DA COSTA (percu), Robert O BRYANT
sr. (tromp), Oscar BRASHEAR (ten. sax.), Robert
BRYANT jr. (ten. sax.), Jerome RICHARDSON (alto
sax.), Bill GREEN (barit. sax.), Garnett BROWN
(ten. tromb.), Maurice SPEARS (bass. tromb.)
Biographie:
" This remarkably versatile group was
formed in Houston, Texas, as the Swingsters. During the
50s, Wilton Felder (b. 31 August 1940, Houston, Texas, USA;
reeds), Wayne Henderson (b. 24 September 1939, Houston,
Texas, USA; trombone), Joe Sample (b. 1 February 1939, Houston,
Texas, USA; keyboards) and Nesbert 'Stix' Hooper (b. 15
August 1938, Houston, Texas, USA; drums), forged a reputation
as an R&B group before moving to California. Known as the
Jazz Crusaders, they were signed by the Pacific Jazz label
for whom they recorded a series of melodious albums. In
1970 the quartet truncated their name to the Crusaders in
deference to an emergent soul/funk perspective. In truth
the group exaggerated facets already prevalent in their
work, rather than embark on something new. A 1972 hit, 'Put
It Where You Want It', established a tight, precise interplay
and an undeniably rhythmic pulse. The song was later recorded
by the Average White Band, the kind of approval confirming
the Crusaders' newfound status. Henderson left the group
in 1975, and several session musicians, including master
guitarist Larry Carlton, augmented the remaining nucleus
on their subsequent recordings. In 1979 the Crusaders began
using featured vocalists following the success of 'Street
Life'. This international hit helped launch Randy Crawford
's solo career, while a further release, 'I'm So Glad I'm
Standing Here Today', re-established Joe Cocker. Although
Hooper left the line-up in 1983, and was replaced by Leon
Ndugu Chancler, Felder and Sample continued the group's
now accustomed pattern. The Good And Bad Times, released
in 1986, celebrated the Crusaders 30th anniversary and featured
several 'special guests' including jazz singer Nancy Wilson.
"
(source http://music.yahoo.com/)
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