Formed in 1960, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
The Crusaders comprised of:
Joe Sample (keyboards)
Wilton Felder (tenor sax)
Stix Hooper (drums)
Robert 'Pops' Popwell (bass guitar)
and Wayne Henderson (trombone)
Albums:
Freedom Sounds (Pacific Jazz 1961)
Looking Ahead (Pacific Jazz 1961)
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse [live] (Pacific Jazz 1962)
Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz 1963)
Heat Wave (Pacific Jazz 1963)
Stretchin' Out (Pacific Jazz 1964)
The Thing (Pacific Jazz 1964)
Chile con Soul (Pacific Jazz 1965)
Live at the Lighthouse '66 (Pacific Jazz 1966)
The Festival Album [live] (Pacific Jazz 1966)
Live at Newport (Pacific 1966)
Talk That Talk (Pacific Jazz 1966)
Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz 1967)
Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz 1968)
Lighthouse '68 [live] (Pacific Jazz 1968)
Live Sides (Blue Note 1968)
Lighthouse '69 [live] (Pacific Jazz 1969)
Give Peace a Chance (Liberty 1969)
Old Socks, New Shoes (Chisa 1970)
Pass the Plate (Chisa 1971)
1 (MCA 1971)
The 2nd Crusade (Chisa 1972)
Unsung Heroes (MCA 1973)
Hollywood (MoWest 1973)
Scratch (MCA 1975)
Those Southern Knights (MCA 1975)
Chain Reaction (MCA 1975)
Free as the Wind (MCA 1976)
Southern Comfort (MCA 1976)
Images (MCA 1978)
Street Life (MCA 1979)
Rhapsody & Blues (MCA 1980)
Ghetto Blaster (MCA 1980)
Standing Tall (MCA 1980)
Live in Japan (GRP 1981)
Royal Jam (MCA 1981)
Ongaku Kai: Live in Japan (Crusaders 1982)
Vocal Tape (MCA 1983)
The Good and the Bad Times (MCA 1986)
Life in the Modern World (MCA 1988)
Healing the Wounds (GRP 1991)
Happy Again (Sin-drome 1994)
Soul Shadows (Alex 1995)
And Beyond (Music Club 1995)
Louisiana Hot Sauce (Sindrome 1996)
Break'n Da Rulz! (Crash 1998)
Power of Our Music: The Endangered Species (Crash 2000)
Rural Renewal (Verve 2003)
