The 2nd Crusade

by The Crusaders

The 2nd Crusade cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1973
  • Label: Blue Thumb
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:12:05
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: David T. Walker, Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, "Stix" Hooper, Arthur Adams, Wayne Henderson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing their transition from acoustic hard-bop into highly polished, electric groove music, the legendary ensemble delivered a double-album masterclass in sophisticated jazz-funk. Driven by Joe Sample's remarkably fluid electric piano work and Wilton Felder's incredibly deep, syncopated basslines, the lengthy, instrumental tracks emphasize an irrepressible, laid-back rhythmic pocket. The immensely successful record helped define the slick, highly accessible sound of 1970s crossover jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, fusion, groove-laden, soulful, rhythmic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Don't Let It Get You Down (3:00)
  2. Take It Or Leave It (3:40)
  3. Gotta Get It On (2:50)
  4. Where There's A Will There's A Way (5:30)
  5. Look Beyond The Hill (3:20)
  6. Journey From Within (4:51)
  7. Ain't Gon' Change A Thang (4:30)
  8. A Message From The Inner City (8:50)
  9. A Search For Soul (9:40)
  10. No Place To Hide (8:44)
  11. Tomorrow Where Are You? (5:10)
  12. Tough Talk (6:00)
  13. Do You Remember When?? (6:00)

Credits

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