Heat Wave is the fifth 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 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".
Track listing "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 The Jazz Crusaders Wayne Henderson - trombone Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone Joe Sample - piano, harpsichord Bobby Haynes - bass Stix Hooper - drums
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