The Crusaders - Scratch (1974) 320 kbps+CD Rip
Artist: The Crusaders
Title: Scratch
Year Of Release: 1974
Label: GRP [GRP01152]
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 40:28
Total Size: 284 MB(+3%) | 95 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
TracklistTitle: Scratch
Year Of Release: 1974
Label: GRP [GRP01152]
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 40:28
Total Size: 284 MB(+3%) | 95 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview
01 - Scratch (6:13) (Wayne Henderson)
02 - Eleanor Rigby (12:45) (John Lennon-Paul McCartney)
03 - Hard Times (7:32) (P.F.Mitchell)
04 - So Far Away (5:15) (Carole King)
05 - Way Back Home (8:39) (Wilton Felder)
personnel :
Wayne Henderson - Trombone
Wilton Felder - Tenor Sax
Joe Sample - Keyboards
Stix Hooper - Drums
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Max Bennett - Bass
Recorded live at the Roxy, Scratch was one of the Crusaders' best recordings, an extravaganza of jazz and funk with great soloing from the group on top of a set of excellent grooves. From the loose-limbed funk of "Scratch" to a restless, understated version of their live standard "Eleanor Rigby" (which they'd been performing live for over six years), the Crusaders displayed a command of R&B forms in a jazz context. Another cover, Carole King's "So Far Away," is betrayed by a muddy '70s arrangement and sound, but nothing else here fails to illustrate the excellence of the best R&B group in the jazz world. ~ John Bush
