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

"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

here's their myspace link :http://www.myspace.com/thecrusaders2006

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