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Jazz Crusaders - Happy Again (1995)

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Tracklist

1 Lock It Down 4:35
Congas, Guiro - Poncho Sanchez
Cowbell, Shaker - Ramon Banda
2 When You're So Far Away 5:59
Flute - Hubert Laws
3 Elephant Walk 4:31
4 Top Of The World 6:46
5 Fools Rush In 3:38
Backing Vocals - Carol Perri , Darlene Perri , Lori Perri , Sharon Perri
Lead Vocals - Bobby Caldwell
6 Are You Part Of Me 5:37
7 Slyzappit 5:44
8 Rock Slide 5:19
9 La Luz Del Dia 5:55
Congas, Shaker [Shakers], Cuica [Quica] - Poncho Sanchez
Cowbell, Shaker [Shakers] - Ramon Banda
Euphonium [Miraphone B-flat Tenor Horn] - Wayne Henderson
Flute - Hubert Laws
10 Jamaica 3:45
Backing Vocals - Carol Perri , Darlene Perri , Lori Perri , Sharon Perri
Lead Vocals - Bobby Caldwell
11 Travelin' Inside Your Love 5:24
12 Young Rabbits 3:18
13 Uh-Huh! Oh-Yeah! 5:11
Backing Vocals - Benson Family and Friends, The
Lead Vocals - Wayne Henderson

Wayne Henderson - trombone, mibrafone b-flat tenor horn, prodcuer
Wilton Felder - tenor, alto & soprano sax
Bobby Lyle - keyboards
Craig T. Cooper - rythm "mega funkster" guitar
N'Dugu Chancler - drums (except on Jamaica & Young Rabbits)
Larry Kimpel - bass (except on Lock It Down, Slyzappit & Rock Slide)
Larry Carlton - guitar (When You're So Far Away, Elephant Walk & Top Of The World)
Poncho Sanchez - conga, shakers & quica (Lock It Down & La Luz Del Dia)
Ramon Banda - cow bell & shakers (La Luz Del Dia)
Hubert Laws - flute (When You're So Far Away & La Luz Del Dia)
Roy Ayers - vibes (Top Of The World, Are You A Part Of Me & Travelin' Inside Your Love)
Donald Byrd - trumpet (Top Of The World, Slyzappit & Young Rabbits)
Rayford Griffin - drums (Top Of The World, Slyzappit & Young Rabbits)
Nathanial Phillips - bass (Lock It Down, Slyzappit & Rock Slide)
Johnny Reason - bass & guitar (Slyzappit & Rock Slide)
Bobby Caldwell - all keyboards (Jamaica)
Dwight Sills - lead guitar (Travelin' Inside Your Love)
Brian Price - lead guitar (Slyzappit)
Ira Siegel - guitar (Uh-huh! Oh-yeah!)
Peter White - acoustic guitar (Are You Part Of Me)
Donald Tavie - percussion, triangle & quica
Bobby Caldwell - lead vocals (Fools Rush In & Jamaica)
Perri - background vocals (Fools Rush In & Jamaica)
played on all songs (except where indicated)

The Crusaders were formed in 1960 in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

The group comprised of:

Joe Sample (b. Joseph Leslie 'Joe' Sample, 1st February 1939, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. - keyboards)

Wilton Felder (b. Wilton Lewis Felder, 31st August 1940, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. - tenor sax)

Stix Hooper (b. Nesbert 'Stix' Hooper, 15th August 1938, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. - drums)

Robert 'Pops' Popwell (b. Robert Popwell, 29th December 1950, Daytona, Florida, U.S.A. - bass guitar)

and

Wayne Henderson (b. 24th September 1939, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. - trombone)

The Crusaders hail from Houston in Texas.

Since 1961, the group (under various names) have released more than forty albums, 19 of which were recorded under the name 'The Jazz Crusaders' (in betweeen 1961 and 1970).

In 1954, keyboards player, Joe Sample teamed up with high-school friends, tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer Stix Hooper to, originally, form the Swingsters.

The group first played together in high school before relocating to Los Angeles in the early '60's.

As the Swingsters, they were joined by trombonist Wayne Henderson, flautist Hubert Laws, and bassist Henry Wilson and the group became the Modern Jazz Sextet.

The group then changed their name to the Jazz Crusaders.

The Jazz Crusaders signed with the Pacific Jazz label, where they remained for a decade, before simplifying their name to the Crusaders in 1971.