Powerhouse (The Jazz Crusaders album)

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Powerhouse
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1969
RecordedJuly 9–11, 1968
GenreJazz, jazz fusion
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
The Jazz Crusaders chronology
Lighthouse '68
(1968)
Powerhouse
(1969)
Lighthouse '69
(1969)

Powerhouse is a 1969 album by The Jazz Crusaders. It was their fourteenth album produced by Richard Bock for World Pacific Jazz Records. It was the first album in which Joe Sample played on the Fender Rhodes and according to Thom Jurek in his AllMusic review, would mark a turning point for the band.[1][2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Promises, Promises" - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  2. "Love and Peace" - (Arthur Adams)
  3. "Hey Jude" - (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  4. "Sting Ray" - (Wayne Henderson)
  5. "Fancy Dance" - (Joe Sample)
  6. "Love is Blue" - (André Popp, Blackburn, Pierre Cour)
  7. "Cookie Man" - (Wayne Henderson)
  8. "Upstairs" - (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  9. "Fire Water" - (Charles Williams)

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
Jazz Albums
1969 Powerhouse 184 38 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bock, Richard (1969). Powerhouse (Media notes). The Jazz Crusaders. Los Angeles, California: World Pacific Jazz Records.
  2. ^ a b Powerhouse at AllMusic
  3. ^ "The Crusaders US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-09.