I WAS 19, DRUNK AS ALL GET OUT & SLID INTO A JAZZ THEATRE IN L.A....I HEARD THIS AND I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER HEAR IT AGAIN! IMAGINE NOW AT 75, I HEAR IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME...THANKS FOR POSTING!
I was 16 when my family moved to los angeles in september of 1961 from cold minneapolis. Ready for my senior year at john muir high school (bobby hutcherson and albert stinson..use to see him on the lincoln avenue bus) i remember coming home from school and hearing the crusaders live from the zebra lounge on kbca radio. Frankly Jazz was incredible!!! L.A. was hopping in the sixties going to lighthouse in hermosa beach (freddie hubbard/joe henderson) and shellys manne hole in hollywood (bill evans, monk, ornette, miles, konitz) ray averys rare records...what a great time !!!!
I was 14 when I heard on KRHM that the Jazz Crusaders would play a set at TV station KTLA (or maybe KTTV---either channel 5 or 11 in LA, anyway) in Hollywood later that day, and I rode my Schwinn Continental there to see the taping. Lucky boy I.
Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor sax), Stix Hooper (drums), and Wayne Henderson (trombone). Rel'd 1/1/1962 on their 2nd album for Pacific Jazz, "Lookin' Ahead"...when I was 21...…………... The great bassist was Jimmy Bond. IN MY VIEW: just as Basie refined big band blues to its greatest level so The Jazz Crusaders IN THIS ONE TUNE/PERFORMANCE took the entirety of east coast modern jazz music from Dizzy thru Blakey, Davis, Coltrane, Silver TO ITS REFINED HEIGHTS HERE. Can't speak to the music theory, but I know what I'm hearing here now and back then. THEY JUST TIGHTENED THE SCREWS ***THE TIGHTEST THEY WOULD EVER GET***. "Hard bop".
I remember listening to Young Rabbits for the first time...It blew me away. I couldn't beleive the speed or (chops) that Wilton Felder had on the sax. I almost gave up the instrument when I heard him play...amazing musician...sorry...amazing musicians...The Jazz Crusaders..they really where CRUSADERS!!! Thank you for this great journey back in time!
Hats off to Frank Evans for airing this program when Jazz was appreciated and it was part of everyday life! Now, try finding a Jazz venue in LA that is even close to this scene!!??
Some ten years ago there was a small summer Jazz Festival in Cologne, Germany, near the river Rhine. I walked along the quay and appreciated some regional groups, until I heard some real swinging music near the waterfront. The Jazz Crusaders, something else!
Saw the Jazz Crusaders last night at the Blue Note in NYC! Wayne, Wilton and Joe (no Stix) with Joe's son Nick on bass. Randy Crawford came up out of the audience unannounced and sang two songs (of course "Street Life" was one of them). Trust me . . . they were comin' hard!!!
This was the first album that introduced me to the Jazz Crusaders whom I've been a devoted fan ever since and being a drummer I was only 8 or 9 when I got turned on to these cats Stix Hooper has had a huge influence on my plating Still has and my playing
ThanksX1000 for these J C's on 'Frankly Jazz' posts. (This was on VHS in Europe way back and I have been longing to see it.) There is also, somewhere out there, an appearance they made on Steve Allen's 'Jazz Scene USA'. Some of these are out on Shanachie, but not the Crusader stuff :-( . FYI, the closing song on these vids is called Weather Beat. They recorded it live at The Lighthouse, which has been re-released on CD w/extras and is WELL worth a listen! Thanks Again!
@sienaelena I just did some sleuthing and other groups that played on the show just played a blues like the Crusaders did here. This tune is called "Weather Beat".
Thanks for posting. This is great. My 1st JC albums were Tough Talk, The Thing, The Festival Album, Uh Huh. Still love their sound like the 1st time I heard them.
que tal genialidad en el escenario unos monstruos del jazz casual que garn tema y en vivo como si estuviésemos alli gracías Franklyjazz T V por compartir este videso csm
This was great. I love the Jazz Crusaders, but have never seen them live. Thank you for posting. Does anyone know why stix hooper is not playing with the group now?
I WAS 19, DRUNK AS ALL GET OUT & SLID INTO A JAZZ THEATRE IN L.A....I HEARD THIS AND I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER HEAR IT AGAIN! IMAGINE NOW AT 75, I HEAR IT AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME...THANKS FOR POSTING!
That probably was the Zebra Lounge. KBCA jazz radio would broadcast live from there every afternoon!
I was 16 when my family moved to los angeles in september of 1961 from cold minneapolis. Ready for my senior year at john muir high school (bobby hutcherson and albert stinson..use to see him on the lincoln avenue bus) i remember coming home from school and hearing the crusaders live from the zebra lounge on kbca radio. Frankly Jazz was incredible!!! L.A. was hopping in the sixties going to lighthouse in hermosa beach (freddie hubbard/joe henderson) and shellys manne hole in hollywood (bill evans, monk, ornette, miles, konitz) ray averys rare records...what a great time !!!!
WoW....I'm totally envious!!!
I was 14 when I heard on KRHM that the Jazz Crusaders would play a set at TV station KTLA (or maybe KTTV---either channel 5 or 11 in LA, anyway) in Hollywood later that day, and I rode my Schwinn Continental there to see the taping. Lucky boy I.
Jazz Crusaders, they can not be forgotten in the cannon of Jazz Groups. Especially in Detroit.
Joe Sample (piano), Wilton Felder (tenor sax), Stix Hooper (drums), and Wayne Henderson (trombone). Rel'd 1/1/1962 on their 2nd album for Pacific Jazz, "Lookin' Ahead"...when I was 21...…………... The great bassist was Jimmy Bond.
IN MY VIEW: just as Basie refined big band blues to its greatest level
so The Jazz Crusaders IN THIS ONE TUNE/PERFORMANCE
took the entirety of east coast modern jazz music from Dizzy thru Blakey, Davis, Coltrane, Silver TO ITS REFINED HEIGHTS HERE.
Can't speak to the music theory, but I know what I'm hearing here now and back then.
THEY JUST TIGHTENED THE SCREWS ***THE TIGHTEST THEY WOULD EVER GET***. "Hard bop".
I love trombone and tenor front lines like this. Pretty rare. And they kept it going into the rock and funk, too.
I remember this cut when I was little in Chicago in the 60's. This used to be my father's jam on WBEE back in the day. R.I.P. dad.
I remember listening to Young Rabbits for the first time...It blew me away. I couldn't beleive the speed or (chops) that Wilton Felder had on the sax. I almost gave up the instrument when I heard him play...amazing musician...sorry...amazing musicians...The Jazz Crusaders..they really where CRUSADERS!!! Thank you for this great journey back in time!
And now it's time for Jazz Encounters with your host Dr. Jack Berkowitz--Temple 90.1 Jazz FM, back in the day
I waa fortunate to grow up in Cincinnati with a local jazz station that ran 24 hours. WNOP.. This was a regular feature..I always wanted more.
Hats off to Frank Evans for airing this program when Jazz was appreciated and it was part of everyday life! Now, try finding a Jazz venue in LA that is even close to this scene!!??
Got 3 of their records, very tasty music.
Some ten years ago there was a small summer Jazz Festival in Cologne, Germany, near the river Rhine. I walked along the quay and appreciated some regional groups, until I heard some real swinging music near the waterfront. The Jazz Crusaders, something else!
die waren mal in Köln? Krass!
die waren mal in Köln? Krass!
Crazy to see those young Crusaders playing straight ahead. They been together over forty years!
Supremely good
One of my favorite groups.
Love from 2020? Jazz crusaders will always be my favorite jazz band.
I LOVE THIS TRACK THE YOUNG RABBITS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE JAZZ TUNES AWESOME
Saw the Jazz Crusaders last night at the Blue Note in NYC! Wayne, Wilton and Joe (no Stix) with Joe's son Nick on bass. Randy Crawford came up out of the audience unannounced and sang two songs (of course "Street Life" was one of them). Trust me . . . they were comin' hard!!!
This was the first album that introduced me to the Jazz Crusaders whom I've been a devoted fan ever since and being a drummer I was only 8 or 9 when I got turned on to these cats Stix Hooper has had a huge influence on my plating Still has and my playing
ThanksX1000 for these J C's on 'Frankly Jazz' posts. (This was on VHS in Europe way back and I have been longing to see it.) There is also, somewhere out there, an appearance they made on Steve Allen's 'Jazz Scene USA'. Some of these are out on Shanachie, but not the Crusader stuff :-( .
FYI, the closing song on these vids is called Weather Beat.
They recorded it live at The Lighthouse, which has been re-released on CD w/extras and is WELL worth a listen!
Thanks Again!
Last time I heard this song was on 8 track early70s I thank you for access to your library
@sienaelena
I just did some sleuthing and other groups that played on the show just played a blues like the Crusaders did here. This tune is called "Weather Beat".
Straight outta Phyllis Wheatley HS, 5th Ward, Houston, TX.....The Mighty Jazz Crusaders !!! "Young Rabbits" is just killin !
Thanks for posting. This is great. My 1st JC albums were Tough Talk, The Thing, The Festival Album, Uh Huh. Still love their sound like the 1st time I heard them.
Brilliant posting - what a golden nugget!! Thanks
Thank you for posting these videos!!
que tal genialidad en el escenario unos monstruos del jazz casual que garn tema y en vivo como si estuviésemos alli gracías Franklyjazz T V por compartir este videso csm
Incredible!
Fantastic !!
Thank you for posting! Fantastic!
Killed it!! Smh whew!!! Loving it
There does seem to be a problem. It will work sometimes, but not others. We will try our best to fix this. Thanks.
Jesus help me. So good. This came out 66'? I can't believe it.
This was great. I love the Jazz Crusaders, but have never seen them live. Thank you for posting. Does anyone know why stix hooper is not playing with the group now?
Sounds Great, Just as Good as the Spinners
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Wow amazing shit
Black Genius In Motion
wait for me! 100 miles an hour.cool.
No Download feature on RUclips Premium??!!!
Name me one present day horn player who can play Wilton's solo
The video won't play past the first 53 seconds. Is anyone else having this problem?
SALUTE TO FRANK EVANS.
some hip sh*t
Use Chrome browser, not InternetExplorer. ;)
No
Not bad, considering the crap they were playing in 1979.