Billy Higgins
The Crusaders were a prolific jazz group popular in the early 1970s that released over 40 albums. Primarily a sextet comprised of Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone), Nesbert “Stix” Hooper (drums), Wayne Henderson (trombone), Hubert Laws (flute), and Henry Wilson (bass), the group played a wide range of sounds including hard bop, fusion, jazz-funk soul, R&B, and pop. Those Southern Knights is a classic from their late prime in the ’70s and a bargain bin find that should be picked up specifically for A2 “Keep That Same Old Feeling.” A relaxed groove with an uplifting message, the track is somehow both incredibly smooth and soulful while also “rippin'” in a jazz sense with various solos and improvisation throughout.
Recommended – A2 Keep That Same Old Feeling
Tags: Bargain Bin / Funk / Jazz-funk
Tracklist:
A1 Spiral
A2 Keep That Same Old Feeling
A3 My Mama Told Me So
A4 Til The Sun Shines
B1 And Then There Was The Blues
B2 Serenity
B3 Feeling Funky
Credits:
Art Direction – Tom Wilkes (2)
Bass – Robert “Pops” Popwell*
Drums, Percussion – “Stix” Hooper
Guitar – Arthur Adams, Larry Carlton
Keyboards – Joe Sample
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Ethan Russell
Producer – Stewart Levine
Producer, Vocals – The Crusaders
Recorded By, Engineer, Remix – F. Byron Clark
Tenor Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Trombone – Wayne Henderson
