Wayne Henderson And The Next Crusade - Sketches Of Life (1993)

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Title: Sketches Of Life
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Charly Groove[CPCD 8125]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 51:52
Total Size: 345 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1. Strange Love (W. Henderson) 4:57
2. Men Cry Too (W. Henderson) 5:19
3. The Colour Of Love (W. Henderson) 5:07
4. I Can't Get Started With You (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) 4:23
5. Portrait Of A Dream (Randy Henderson, W. Henderson) 5:03
6. For Old Time's Sake (W. Henderson) 5:12
7. Survival (W. Henderson) 4:56
8. We're Gonna Rock Your Socks Off (Noel T. Closson, W. Henderson) 4:39
9. I'll Take You There (Alvertis Islbell) 4:49
10. Just Because It's Jazz, [Don't Mean Ya Can't Dance] (Andrew Lane, Paul Lane, W. Henderson) 6:06
11. Ancestral Chant (Ciophus Semenya) 0:45
Wayne Henderson And The Next Crusade - Sketches Of Life (1993)

personnel :

Backing Vocals – Dee Harvey, Sandra Simmons, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
Bass – Nathaniel Phillips
Bass [Solo] – Nathan East
Drums – Ndugu Chancelor, Rayford Griffin, Tony St. James, William "Bubba" Bryant
Guitar – Brian Price, Craig T. Cooper, Dwight Sills, Giovanni Guido
Harmonica – Lee Oscar
Keyboards – Bobby Lyle, Rob Mullins
Percussion – Mailtu Correa
Producer, Horns, Vocals – Wayne Henderson
Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Saxophone [Solo] – Ronnie Laws
Vocals – Wayne Henderson
Vocals [Lead] – Sandra Simmons

Listening to Sketches of Life is something like finding a diamond midway through a box of Cracker Jack. It starts off with some typically easygoing midtempo quiet storm action that offers more cinders than real fire, but then it suddenly explodes with soul, jazz, and fusion -- and some of the leader's finest performances this side of the old Crusaders. Henderson's trombone turbulence finds willing support from friends old (saxman Wilton Felder) and new (Rob Mullins, Dwight Sills), and these all-stars stretch the limits of the pop side of jazz. Especially impressive is Lee Oskar's bluesy, Toots Thielemans-styled harmonica playing. Henderson could do just fine without the rap and chant, but otherwise, he leads a fun-filled cruise through adventureland.~Jonathan Widran