Crusaders/Nancy Wilson

Michal the Milkman (milkman@quake.net)
Tue, 12 Sep 1995 05:47:30 -0800

> As for the funky bassist on the title track,
>that was Alphonso Johnson I believe (used to be with Weather Report and
>later, the Crusaders). Wonder what he's been up to lately though, I'm
>getting nostalgic for yet another cover of "Bahama Mama". :)
>
>Speaking of the Crusaders, I heard an old track recently that had Larry
>Carlton on guitar called "Put it Where You Want It". Very soulful and funky,
>and just right for the AJ list. I'm now looking for this... Does anyone know
>what album this is from?

Hey hey,

As a bass freak, I'm pretty hip to who's who out there. I have
every Crusaders album I could find and I don't remember Alphonso playing on
any of them. Saxman Wilton Felder did most of the bass playing along with
Pops Popwell and Chuck Rainey. "Put It Where You Want It" is from
"Crusaders 1" (1972) - Chuck on bass.

Check out "Cosmic Reign" from "Images" (1978) for some nice basswork in an
equally nice tune from a terrific Crusaders album. Bad, Bad, Bad-ass
Jazz-Funk.

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>Does anyone know any Nancy Wilson. I have 'Sunshine' on Capitol Rare comp.
>but I just came across five old records and wonder what they are like. All
>originals, all on Capitol. They all say '... performs the music of.... or
>...sings grammy award winners...' or something like that. A bit of a turn off
>but not always the end.

Hey Chris,

FWIW, I looked long and hard for Nancy's album, "Life, Love and
Harmony" (1979) with the song, "Sunshine", and checked out many along the
way. She has a lovely voice but that album was the tightest of the bunch.
None of the others, past or present, compares.

Michal the Milkman
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