Limited To 500 Copies!
Formed out of the ashes of several different Houston, Texas groups in the late '50s the core four of The Jazz Crusaders - Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wilton Felder, and Wayne Henderson - all relocated together to Los Angeles in 1960 and quickly signed a recording contract with Pacific Jazz Records. Freedom Sound is their debut album, from 1961, and a great introduction to their 1960s hard-bop soul-jazz sound. Rounding out their trombone-sax-piano-drums core with killer guitar work from Roy Gaines and the bass of the prolific Jimmy Bond, this is soul-jazz mixed with a taste of West Coast cool and an essential piece of The Jazz Crusaders' extensive catalog.
Features:
• Vinyl LP
• Limited to 500 copies
• Import
Musicians:
Wilton Felder, tenor saxophone
Wayne Henderson, trombone
Joe Sample, piano
Roy Gaines, guitar
Jimmy Bond, bass
Stix Hooper, drums
Selections:
Side A:
1. The Geek
2. M.J.S. Funk
3. That's It
Side B:
1. Freedom Sound
2. Theme From "Exodus"
3. Coon