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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
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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:
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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
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deserves a rousing ovation,
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because "Standing Here
Today" is one of the truly
remarkable songs of the
year by any group or artist.
The list of guest musicians
is also impressive: among
them are Louis Johnson on
bass and Billy Preston on
organ.
ONE OF the more interesting
tunes is the
"Waylon and Willie" standard
"Luchenbach Texas,"
featuring Felder on both
bass and saxophone. It's
tastefully done and even
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Erica's secret admirer calls her for a date. Sara accuses
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marriage proposal. Sound familiar? Perhaps these
scenarios are from your favorite soap opera. Chances are,
you can switch the names around and the story can fit
into any one of the many soaps that crowd the TV screen.
With a total of 13 soaps on daytime television, plus six
nighttime soap dramas, vou'd think evervone would be
satisfied. But apparently CBS isn't. ftg)
"The number one daytime dramas are on ABC," as the
slogan says. Big deal. CBS leads the ratings in nighttime
dramas. But CBS wants to stay a step ahead of its comE>etition.
So what's left? You guessed it ? late night. CBS,
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ive've got to give the creators of "Behind the Screen"
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ending drama. The action off camera, more enticing than W
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