Tough Talk

Tough Talk is the fourth album by The Jazz Crusaders, recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016Stix Hooper Discography accessed January 12, 2016

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "In the 1960s the Jazz Crusaders managed to be both accessible and creative, funky and swinging, traditional (with the influence of R&B and gospel) yet modern; no wonder the group was so popular in the jazz world".

Track listing "Deacon Brown" (Wilton Felder) - 3:40 "Turkish Black" (Felder) - 5:34 "Brahms' Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) - 4:42 "Boopie" (Felder) - 4:17 "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample) - 2:20 "No Name Samba" (Felder) - 2:25 "Lazy Canary" (Henderson) - 4:15 "Lonely Horn" (Felder) - 3:53 "Brother Bernard" (Sample) - 4:23

Personnel The Jazz Crusaders Wayne Henderson - trombone Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone Joe Sample - piano, harpsichord Bobby Haynes - bass Stix Hooper - drums

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