MAGGZ - SOUNDSCAPES: THE SELECTIONS

And thus begins "Autumn Mornings," the first of six instrumental tracks that
draw inspiration from various elements of the autumn season. With titles like
"Window Fog," "Late Sunrise," "Brown Leaves" and "Early Sunset," listeners are
sure to get the feeling of the season. Typically with an instrumental project,
the first inclination of many is to try and spit a quick verse or two over the
track, but this collection of songs actually makes me want to chill out and
listen or perhaps cruise through the streets. As an example, "Cloudy Afternoon"
sounds like it'd be the shit to listen to on a cloudy afternoon, or perhaps
that's the power of suggestion at work. The project only spans about seventeen
and a half minutes, but the time is well-spent. With an ambient neo-soul sound
to it, "Autumn Selection" will probably get a few spins during every season of
the year. - RAPREVIEWS.COM

There is a winter offering as well, and a spring one underway. Click the link below to purchase the music.

http://jmaggz.bandcamp.com/album/soundscapes-autumn-selection

http://jmaggz.bandcamp.com/album/soundscapes-winter-selection

Crusaders " Those Southern Knights"1976

1,2, 1,2 what the deal?!! I been off the seen with the gangsta lean for a few weeks but im back with the second of a double post. so ease up seen !!!

Apart from the title's terrible pun on the Glenn Campbell hit of the mid 70s, this album's a real treat -- a very soulful batch of smooth funky jazz tunes by The Crusaders, who by this point have fully emerged to claim the throne of the pop soul jazz genre they virtually invented. The record's got razor-sharp production, which you'll hear perfectly in the album's jazz stepping hit "Keep That Same Old Feeling", one of the best tunes ever to come from the pen of Wayne Henderson, and a track that he recorded endlessly with other groups. Other tracks include "Feeling Funky", "Spiral", and "Til The Sun Shines". review provided by dustygroove.com


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Crusaders " Unsung Heroes" 1973

Off top gotta thank the homie JMaggz, for holding me D on this one !!!

For me personally the first side is a lil slow. But flip it over to side B and it definitely compensates. but u know the rules check it and in the words of Ray charles r.i.p "let it do what it do baby"!! OUT

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Yesss, yesss ya'll, it don't stop !!! "Chain Reaction" Groove deluxe my funky friends. Speaking of funky, "Give it up" is nose plug material. But on the opposite polarity of smooth, yet funky...." Hallucinate" . My favorite cut on this album. What's your favorite track? Holla. OUT

One of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-'70s jazz-fusion era, Chain Reaction finds the Crusaders at the top of their form. The compositions are both accessible and memorable, and the playing is uniformly excellent. Guitarist Larry Carlton delivers some of his finest licks and funkified rhythm work. Wayne Henderson shows there is a place in fusion for the trombone. Wilton Felder does double duty, delivering smoking saxophone lines and funky bass riffs. Joe Sample's Fender Rhodes piano provides a solid chordal foundation and great solos. And the stickman, Stix Hooper, keeps the groove solid. The band employs a variety of rhythms and tempos, and gives the members plenty of room to strut their individual and collective stuff. In fact, "collective" may be the key word here, for this is the sound of a band, not just a group of guys thrown together for a recording session. Chain Reaction was one of the albums that helped lure young, rock and soul-oriented listeners over to check out the jazz side, and should not be missed by those interested in the more accessible, funky side of fusion. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide


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THE CRUSADERS " HOLLYWOOD" 1972

Peace, ya'll here's the second installment form my Crusaders collection. 1972's "Hollywood" (MoWest div.of motown records) Personally, it is easily flows from mellow jazzy grooves, to straight up funk. Two of my faves on here are " papa hooper's barrelhouse groove", and " Alekesam" shit is stupid DOPE.

A great record that's really the beginning of The Crusaders' strong run of smooth funky jazz for the 70s. The album's got the group dropping the "jazz" from their name, but it's still a great bit of LA funky soul jazz -- with electric keyboards from Joe Sample that are very much in a late 60s mode, plus guitar from David T Walker and Arthur Adams, and bass from Chuck Rainey, in addition to fine work by regulars like Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson, and Wilton Felder. Tracks have a tight and uncomplicated funky approach, with a slightly smooth edge (review by dustygrooveamerica.com)


but don't take my word for it read,.... er um listen to it yourself.

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"IT'S A NEW DAY SO LET A MAN COME IN AND DO THE POPCORN"

Back in 1954, Houston pianist Joe Sample teamed up with high school friends tenor saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer Stix Hooper to form the Swingsters. Within a short time, they were joined by trombonist Wayne Henderson, flutist Hubert Laws, and bassist Henry Wilson and the group became the Modern Jazz Sextet. With the move of Sample, Felder, Hooper, and Henderson to Los Angeles in 1960, the band (a quintet with the bass spot constantly changing) took on the name of the Jazz Crusaders. The following year they made their first recordings for Pacific Jazz and throughout the 1960s the group was a popular attraction, mixing together R&B and Memphis soul elements with hard bop; its trombone/tenor frontline became a trademark. By 1971, when all of the musicians were also busy with their own projects, it was decided to call the group simply the Crusaders so it would not be restricted to only playing jazz. After a few excellent albums during the early part of the decade (with guitarist Larry Carlton a strong asset), the group began to decline in quality. In 1975, the band's sound radically changed when Henderson departed to become a full-time producer. 1979's "Street Life" was a hit, but also a last hurrah. With Hooper's decision to leave in 1983, the group no longer sounded like the Crusaders and gradually disbanded. In the mid-'90s, Henderson and Felder had a reunion as the Crusaders but in reality only Joe Sample has had a strong solo career. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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