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Tough Talk

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Released
  
1963

Artist
  
The Crusaders

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Tough Talk (1963)
  
Heat Wave (1963)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Pacific Jazz

Recorded
  
February 13 & 19, 1963 Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA

Similar
  
The Crusaders albums, Jazz albums

The crusaders tough talk


Tough Talk is the fourth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "In the 1960s the Jazz Crusaders managed to be both accessible and creative, funky and swinging, traditional (with the influence of R&B and gospel) yet modern; no wonder the group was so popular in the jazz world".

Track listing

  1. "Deacon Brown" (Wilton Felder) - 3:40
  2. "Turkish Black" (Felder) - 5:34
  3. "Brahms' Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) - 4:42
  4. "Boopie" (Felder) - 4:17
  5. "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample) - 2:20
  6. "No Name Samba" (Felder) - 2:25
  7. "Lazy Canary" (Henderson) - 4:15
  8. "Lonely Horn" (Felder) - 3:53
  9. "Brother Bernard" (Sample) - 4:23

Personnel

  • Wayne Henderson - trombone
  • Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone
  • Joe Sample - piano, harpsichord
  • Bobby Haynes - bass
  • Stix Hooper - drums
  • Songs

    1Deacon Brown
    2Turkish Black
    3Brahms' Lullaby

    References

    Tough Talk Wikipedia