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''Royal Jam'' is a live recording by the
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band The Crusaders with
B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...
,
Josie James Josephine James is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and recording artist. James is best known for her performances on Burt Bacharach’s world tours, such as her feature song “ Anyone Who Had a Heart". James is also the lead vocalist of ...
and the
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. The album was recorded at London's
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.


Critical reception

Richard S. Ginell of
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claimed "Around this time in their heyday, the Crusaders were experimenting with orchestral/jazz fusions in concert -- and MCA thought enough of them to capture the music in
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's
Royal Festival Hall The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a G ...
one fine summer...it's one of the band's most enjoyable albums of that period."


Track listing

All songs written by
Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a p ...
and
Will Jennings Wilbur Herschel Jennings (June 27, 1944 – September 6, 2024) was an American lyricist. He was known for writing the songs " Up Where We Belong", " Higher Love", " Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He was inducted into the Songwriter ...
except as noted. #"Overture (I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today)" – 5:51 #"One Day I’ll Fly Away" – 5:49 #"Fly with Wings of Love" (Joe Sample) – 9:49 #"Burnin’ Up the Carnival" – 5:44 #"Last Call" (Sample) – 7:59 #"
The Thrill Is Gone "The Thrill Is Gone" is a slow minor-key blues song written by West Coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951. Hawkins's recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951. In 1970, "The Thrill Is Gon ...
" ( Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) – 5:26 #"Better Not Look Down" – 6:22 #"Hold On" – 4:23 #" Street Life" – 7:56 #"I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone" – 4:15 #"Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 4:12


Personnel

;The Crusaders *
Wilton Felder Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as the Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want ...
– saxophones *
Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a p ...
– keyboards, arrangements & orchestration *
Stix Hooper Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (born August 15, 1938) is an American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders (Houston group), The Crusaders. Career Hooper developed an interest in music, drums, and percussion at an early age. Starting in middle sc ...
– drums, percussion ;Guest artists *
B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...
– vocals, guitar *
Josie James Josephine James is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and recording artist. James is best known for her performances on Burt Bacharach’s world tours, such as her feature song “ Anyone Who Had a Heart". James is also the lead vocalist of ...
– vocals (on "Burnin' Up The Carnival" and "Street Life") *Members of the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, England. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagemen ...
– Conductor: Sidney Reginald Garris ;Guest musicians * Barry Finnerty, David T. Walker – guitar * James Jamerson Jr. – bass *Efraim Logreira – special percussion *Galen Senogles – mixing


References

The Crusaders (jazz fusion group) live albums 1982 live albums Royal Philharmonic Orchestra albums {{1980s-jazz-album-stub