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est. 12/15/98
a special thanks to all the people that have helped us throughout the
past five years and greetz to all the original groups from 96/97 that
are still around today!
we are the dot in .mp3 :)
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a r t i s t : The Crusaders
t i t l e : At Their Best (vinyl LP)
d a t e : 1973
l a b e l : Motown Records M-195
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2003
t r a c k s : 09
b i t r a t e : 224kbps
s i z e : 67,2 MB
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As a band, the Crusaders were always the most respected, as intelligence
and earthiness permeated throughout their best work. The group - Joe Sample
on keyboards, Wilton Felder on bass/saxophone, Wayne Henderson playing
trombone, and drummer Stix Hooper - had been together for close to 15 years
when all of the work on this album, At Their Best, was recorded. The title
is somewhat misleading. These tracks were compiled from two 1970-1971
albums, Old Socks, New Shoes and Pass the Plate. Both efforts were released
when Motown was distributing Chisa in the early '70s. During the time the
Crusaders dropped the "Jazz" part of their name, and started to simplify,
but not dumb down, their arrangements. At Their Best proves that even
during this stylistic change the playing still was top notch and
influential. On the track "Listen and You'll See," Sample's judicious
electric piano is heard throughout, as it became a hallmark of their '70s
work. That track, as well an updated take of their own "Young Rabbits,"
also has the signature sound of both Felder and Henderson's emotive yet
restrained horn playing. A lot of cover material shows up on At Their Best.
Sly & the Family Stone's "Thank You (Falletin' Me Be Mice Elf Agin)" is
quite close to the original and shows them having fun in a newer genre.
The group even brings "Spanish Harlem" to life on a decidedly revamped and
surprisingly exciting version. The collection finds the group no doubt
doing good work, but the great work came before and after this.
- Jason Elias
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- side A
01-Jazz! [04:15]
02-Listen And You'll See [05:27]
03-Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove [02:37]
04-Time Has No Ending [04:18]
05-Young Rabbits '71-'72 [04:49]
- side B
06-Rainy Night In Georgia [04:01]
07-Way Back Home [04:00]
08-Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) [05:28]
09-Spanish Harlem [06:57]
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41:52 min
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