The Crusaders' Finest Hour

~ Release by The Crusaders (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Stomp and Buck Dance
bass guitar:
Robert Popwell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper
guitar:
Larry Carlton
keyboard:
Joe Sample
saxophone:
Wilton Felder
trombone:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
recording of:
Stomp and Buck Dance (in 1974)
composer:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
5:50
2Chain Reaction
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen (in 1975)
producer:
The Crusaders (US jazz group) and Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
bass guitar and saxophone:
Wilton Felder
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper
guitar:
Larry Carlton
keyboard:
Joe Sample
trombone:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Thumb Records, Inc.
recorded at:
Wally Heider Recording Studio (@ 1604 North Cahuenga, Hollywood) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
Chain Reaction (in 1975)
composer:
Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
5:36
3Free as the Wind
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen (in 1976-12)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Robert "Pops" Popwell (in 1976-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper (in 1976-12)
guest guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1976-12)
guest percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1976-12)
guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1976-12)
keyboard:
Joe Sample (in 1976-12)
saxophone:
Wilton Felder (in 1976-12)
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horns] arranger:
Joe Sample
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-12)
recording of:
Free as the Wind (in 1976-12)
composer:
Joe Sample
6:17
4I Felt the Love
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen (in 1976-12)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
bass guitar:
Robert "Pops" Popwell (in 1976-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper (in 1976-12)
guest guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1976-12)
guest percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1976-12)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) and Larry Carlton (in 1976-12)
keyboard:
Joe Sample (in 1976-12)
saxophone:
Wilton Felder (in 1976-12)
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horns] arranger:
Joe Sample
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-12)
recording of:
I Felt the Love (in 1976-12)
composer:
Stix Hooper
5:13
5It Happens Everyday
engineer:
Rik Pekkonen (in 1976-12)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
mixer:
Rik Pekkonen
bass:
Robert "Pops" Popwell (in 1976-12)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper (in 1976-12)
guest guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) (in 1976-12) and Dean Parks (American session guitarist) (in 1976-12)
guest percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1976-12)
guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1976-12)
keyboard:
Joe Sample (in 1976-12)
saxophone:
Wilton Felder (in 1976-12)
strings arranger and wind instruments [Horns] arranger:
Joe Sample
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-12)
recording of:
It Happens Everyday (in 1976-12)
composer:
Joe Sample
5:42
6Put It Where You Want It
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder and Chuck Rainey (American bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter), Larry Carlton and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Joe Sample
saxophone:
Wilton Felder
trombone:
Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
recording of:
Put It Where You Want It (in 1972)
composer:
Joe Sample
5:30
7Marcella's Dream
bass guitar:
Robert Popwell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Stix Hooper
guitar:
Billy Rogers
keyboard:
Joe Sample
saxophone:
Wilton Felder
recording of:
Marcella’s Dream
composer:
Stix Hooper
6:51
8Street Life
producer:
Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Joe Sample
alto saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (in 1979)
baritone saxophone:
Bill Green (woodwind) (in 1979)
bass trombone:
Maurice Spears (in 1979)
drums (drum set):
Stix Hooper (in 1979)
electric bass guitar and tenor saxophone:
Wilton Felder (in 1979)
guitar:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) (in 1979), Roland Bautista (in 1979) and Billy Rogers (in 1979)
keyboard:
Joe Sample (in 1979)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) (in 1979)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Bryant, Jr. (in 1979)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (in 1979)
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear (in 1979) and Bobby Bryant (in 1979)
guest lead vocals:
Randy Crawford (US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Hollywood Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1979)
recording of:
Street Life (in 1979)
writer:
Will Jennings and Joe Sample
publisher:
BMG Blue, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Four Knights Music, Four Knights Music Co., Fujipacific Music, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
511:15
9Last Call
bass guitar:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Stix Hooper
guitar:
Barry Finnerty, B.B. King and David T. Walker
keyboard:
Joe Sample
percussion:
Stix Hooper and Efraim Logreira
saxophone:
Wilton Felder
vocals:
Josie James
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Reginald Garris
recording of:
Last Call
lyricist and composer:
Joe Sample
publisher:
Four Knights Music Co.
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