The Crusaders
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About The Crusaders
The Crusaders grew from a Houston ensemble including Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper and Wayne Henderson. After moving to Los Angeles, they recorded as the Jazz Crusaders for Pacific Jazz. Their music combined hard bop with R&B and soul, later shortening the name as the repertoire expanded toward funk and crossover recordings.
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The Crusaders - AllMusic biography
Read Houston roots, Los Angeles move, Pacific Jazz period, name change and musical development. Unrelated Australian band and subjective late-career judgments are excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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