The Crusaders - Scratch

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Album Details

Title: Scratch
Artist: The Crusaders
Release Date: 1974
Label: MCA Records
Duration: 38:54
Album Type(s): live, Instrumental
UPCs: 076741707225, 076741707249
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop, Crossover Jazz
Moods: Carefree, Fun, Joyous, Laid-Back/Mellow, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earnest, Earthy, Elegant, Freewheeling, Happy, Cheerful, Energetic, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Rollicking, Boisterous, Confident, Stylish, Organic, Sophisticated, Street-Smart
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

Scratch
Eleanor Rigby
Hard Times
So Far Away
Way Back Home

Additional Releases

Year	Type	Label	Catalog #
------	CD	MCA Records	MCAD-37072

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Album Review

Recorded live at the Roxy, Scratch was one of the Crusaders' best recordings, an extravaganza of jazz and funk with great soloing from the group on top of a set of excellent grooves. From the loose-limbed funk of "Scratch" to a restless, understated version of their live standard "Eleanor Rigby" (which they'd been performing live for over six years), the Crusaders displayed a command of r&b forms in a jazz context. Another cover, Carole King's "So Far Away," is betrayed by a muddy '70s arrangement and sound, but nothing else here fails to illustrate the excellence of the best r&b group in the jazz world. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Credits

Name	Credits
Arnie Acosta	Mastering
Joe Sample	Keyboards
Larry Carlton	Guitar
Max Bennett	Bass
Neal Preston	Photography
Rik Pekkonen	Engineer
Stewart Levine	Producer
Stix Hooper	Drums
Wayne Henderson	Trombone
Wilton Felder	Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)