Powerhouse is a 1969 album by The Jazz Crusaders. It was their fourteenth album produced by Richard Bock for World Pacific Jazz Records. It was the first album in which Joe Sample played on the Fender Rhodes and according to Thom Jurek in his AllMusic review, would mark a turning point for the band.[1][2]
| Powerhouse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1969 | |||
| Recorded | July 9–11, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| The Jazz Crusaders chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
edit- "Promises, Promises" - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Love and Peace" - (Arthur Adams)
- "Hey Jude" - (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Sting Ray" - (Wayne Henderson)
- "Fancy Dance" - (Joe Sample)
- "Love is Blue" - (André Popp, Blackburn, Pierre Cour)
- "Cookie Man" - (Wayne Henderson)
- "Upstairs" - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
- "Fire Water" - (Charles Williams)
Personnel
edit- Wayne Henderson – trombone
- Wilton Felder – saxophone
- Joe Sample – keyboards
- Charles "Buster" Williams – bass
- Stix Hooper – drums
Charts
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1969 | Powerhouse | 184 | 38 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Bock, Richard (1969). Powerhouse (Media notes). The Jazz Crusaders. Los Angeles, California: World Pacific Jazz Records.
- ^ a b Powerhouse at AllMusic
- ^ "The Crusaders US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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