Crusaders

MCA publish ‘Street Life’ by The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford on the title track (1979)

The Crusaders' 'Street Life' is their twelfth studio album featuring Randy Crawford on the title track and released on December 9, 1979 by MCATrack Listing : 1.Street Life (Will Jennings,...

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On radio today, The Jazz Crusaders in Seattle (2011)

October 20, 2011 - The Jazz Crusaders will be live on air from the KPLU studios in Seattle, WA

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The Crusaders play at Newport Jazz (1987)

August 15, 1987 - The Crusaders with Wilton Felder, Joe Sample and Stix Hooper perform at "Newport Jazz Festival" in Newport, RI

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The Crusaders play at North Sea Jazz (1987)

July 10, 1987 - The Crusaders - that is Joe Sample (kb), Wilton Felder (s), Eddie Davis (tp), David T. Walker (g), James Christopher ‘Jimmy’ Earl (b) and Scott Peaker...

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Happy Birthday Randy Crawford. ‘Have A Sweet Life!’

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°314 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Tina Turner’s "Love Thing" from *Simply the Best* blends her vocal prowess with early-'90s pop flair but sits awkwardly among her classic...

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This week In Soul Artists 07/52

How well do you know the music of Al Jarreau’s "Trouble in Paradise" from his 1983 album balances smooth production and heartfelt lyrics, though it leans into safe territory compared...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 03/52

How well do you know the music of Thos are standout tracks like The Rolling Stones’ gritty "Can’t You Hear Me Knocking," blending Keith Richards’ raw riffs with Mick Taylor’s...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 01/52

How well do you know the music of Harry Nilsson, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Skid Row, Elvis Costello, The Attractions, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Frampton, Gentle Giant, Steve Miller...

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Funky Saxophones

Something stirs mid-'60s, and by the 1970s, it thunders: Funk. Electric bass and drums form a backbone steeled by staccato guitars, with African-American origins breathing through a mesh of R&B...

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This week In Jazz Legends 50/52

How well do you know the music of Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Dave Brubeck,...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 9 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Cream, George Harrison, The Who, Bill Frisell, Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker, John Coltrane, The Crusaders We Celebrate Joan Armatrading, James Moody, Junior Wells We...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joss Stone, Amy Winehouse, Donna Summer, Frank Zappa, Jamie Cullum, U2, Elvis Presley, Joe Walsh, Nine Inch Nails, Traffic, Kenny G, Herbie Hancock, Cannonball...

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Me:nu Du Jour September 27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Toni Braxton, Leonard Cohen, Garbage, Lil Wayne, Cat Stevens, R.E.M., Bettye LaVette, Anoushka Shankar, Interpol, Pet Shop Boys We Celebrate Wilton Felder,...

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We remember Wilton Felder. ‘Crusading’

This day (September 27, 2015) died Wilton Felder, American saxophone and bass player best known as a founding member of The Crusaders, initially called the Jazz Crusaders.Tracklist : 1 ....

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This week In Jazz Legends 39/52

How well do you know the music of Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden...

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Me:nu Du Jour September 12 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Lionel Richie, Nina Simone, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Metallica, UB40, Madeleine Peyroux, Robert Cray, Eliades Ochoa, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, St....

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This week In Jazz Legends (collaborations) 37/52

How well do you know the music of Bobby McFerrin, The LCJO Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Kenny Garrett, Roy Ayers, Oscar D'Leon, Steve Turre, Joe Zawinul, Trilok Gurtu, Freddie Hubbard,...

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We remember Joe Sample. ‘Hey Joe’

This day (September 12, 2014) , died Joseph Leslie Joe Sample,an American pianist, keyboard player and founder of the CrusadersTracklist : 1 . w/ Randy Crawford – Streetlife 2 ....

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This week In Soul Artists 33/52

How well do you know the music of Maxwell, Sly and The Family Stone, Grover Washington Jr., Tower Of Power, The Crusaders, King Curtis and The Kingpins, Ohio Players, Booker...

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