Royal Jam
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| Royal Jam | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | September 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, blues | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper | |||
| The Crusaders with B.B. King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Royal Jam is a live recording by the jazz-funk band The Crusaders with B.B. King, Josie James and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall.[3]
Critical reception
Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic claimed "Around this time in their heyday, the Crusaders were experimenting with orchestral/jazz fusions in concert -- and MCA thought enough of them to capture the music in London's Royal Festival Hall one fine summer...it's one of the band's most enjoyable albums of that period."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings except as noted.
- "Overture (I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today)" – 5:51
- "One Day I’ll Fly Away" – 5:49
- "Fly with Wings of Love" (Joe Sample) – 9:49
- "Burnin’ Up the Carnival" – 5:44
- "Last Call" (Sample) – 7:59
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) – 5:26
- "Better Not Look Down" – 6:22
- "Hold On" – 4:23
- "Street Life" – 7:56
- "I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone" – 4:15
- "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 4:12[3]
Personnel
- The Crusaders
- Wilton Felder – saxophones
- Joe Sample – keyboards, arrangements & orchestration
- Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
- Guest artists
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Josie James – vocals (on "Burnin' Up The Carnival" and "Street Life")
- Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Conductor: Sidney Reginald Garris
- Guest musicians
- Barry Finnerty, David T. Walker – guitar
- James Jamerson Jr. – bass
- Efraim Logreira – special percussion
- Galen Senogles – mixing[3]
References
- ^ a b S. Ginell, Richard. "The Crusaders: Royal Jam". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b c The Crusaders: Royal Jam. GRP Records. 1982.
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