Heat Wave is the fifth album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
| Heat Wave | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 24, 25 & 26, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic rated the album with 2 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "Some of the material is rather unlikely for the popular hard bop group ...but the band performs those tunes plus a few originals with their usual ingenuity and soulful approach".[3]
Track listing
edit- "On Broadway" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:27
- "Green Back Dollar" (Hoyt Axton, Ken Ramsey) - 2:20
- "Close Shave" (Joe Sample) - 2:35
- "Free Sample" (Sample) - 3:31
- "Mr. Sandman" (Pat Ballard) - 2:58
- "Heat Wave" (Irving Berlin) - 2:52
- "Sassy" (Les McCann) - 4:27
- "Theme from The L-Shaped Room (T-Shaped Twist)" (John Barry) - 4:11
- "Some Samba" (Wayne Henderson) - 2:35
- "Stix March" (Stix Hooper) - 2:44
- "Purple Onion" (Wilton Felder) - 2:55
Personnel
edit- The Jazz Crusaders
- Wayne Henderson - trombone
- Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone
- Joe Sample - piano, harpsichord
- Bobby Haynes - bass
- Stix Hooper - drums
References
edit- ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ Stix Hooper Discography Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 12, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Heat Wave – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.