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Entgrtajnn Lrusc In Mi By MIKE ROMATOWSKI Entertainment Editor For more than a decade, the Crusaders ? Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, drums; Joe Sample, keyboards; Wilton Felder, reeds ? have been synonymous with musical excellence. Collectively, the band's members have been involved in the making of more than 200 cnlri alhnm? One measure of the high regard that other musicians have for them is the fact that they are the only instrumental group ever to tour with the Rolling Stones (on the Stones' 1975 English tour). The Crusaders' unique blend of blues and jazz has resulted in a number of excellent group and solo albums, including the 1979 release, Street Life, and last year's Rhapsody and Blues. Now the group has a new release. Standing Tall. which was recorded in Nashville, of all places. Standing Tall does nothing to tarnish the Crusaders' lofty reputation; it is a beautifully produced record that transcends musical boundaries and should be a pleasure to blues, R&B and jazz fans alike. THE NEW album's greatest assets lie in the 1 The Jewelry Wa | j 2909 Plait Springs Rd. 1 "ll'? more than ju?l anotht/ p i '4* -J I J 79<S-55or | * Daily Lur i-j Mon.-Thur n 'Open til midni? | 'Carry-out & [ I 'Beer, Win* !; Bring thi: |j a FREE CI I > w/an H excluding I -valid USC ' (offer exp ; i Free Drawing f | Tickets for ea lent l/HAVP 1 IUVI a isical strength of the melodies and in the laid-back ease with which Hooper, Sample and Felder excel on their respective instruments. The entire sound of the album, in fact, is laid back; it's a record that makes for relaxed listening. Felder's flighty saxophone runs dip in, out, around and between Hooper's drums and percussion like butterflies on a breeze. Felder also provides a funky electric bass while Sample handles acoustic, electric and synthesizer keyboards with equal skill. Five of the seven cuts are instrumentals; the other two, "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" and "This Old World's Too "Funky For Me," are sung by an unusual guest vocalist: Joe Cocker. Cocker's raspy vocals on the latter song are merely adequate; it is his stunning performance on "Standing Here Today" that is the undeniable highlight of the album. Cocker has always been one of the more impassioned singers of his time, one who always sounds like he believes every word he is singing; the emotion he evokes on this song is a thing of pure beauty. Whoever dreamed up the collaboration between Cocker and the Crusaders deserves a rousing ovation, .... 'i mecock Helmet g Tack Pen I only $2.00 I rehouse 11 W. Cola. [;! weWy jfore." ?on -?j fcjtpm Chicken and Ribs Dinners $2.25 to $6 95 540 Knox Abbott Dr. ich Specials s. 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It's tastefully done and even country music fans should I CAROLINA CLII Pregnancy Testing Abortion Counseling and Sei Pregnancy can be detected I Birth Control Counseling anc Pap Test and other Female P 2009 Hampton! 803-2S Swe 20?/ (Fair Wt SUSAN BRIS OUTLANDEI ESPRIT DAILY IO-6 FRI. 10-9 T "!! r 1 Tall' lence I er and Wilton Felder are < I 1 find it appealing. t Perhaps the most striking i thing about Standing Tall is > the production (the album is produced by the group it- j self): the sound is so clear that each note seems to 1 suspend itself in a musical 4 vacuum where there are i absolutely no traces of i background fuzz to interfere ] with the melodies. That, I: coupled with the fact that the Crusaders never even come close to missing a note, makes Standing Tall one of the more pleasurable albums of recent months. 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