Royal Jam

Royal Jam
Live album by
The Crusaders with B.B. King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released1982
RecordedSeptember 1981
GenresJazz, blues
LabelGRP Records
ProducersJoe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper
The Crusaders chronology
Standing Tall
(1981)		 Royal Jam
(1982)
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Royal Jam is a live recording by the jazz-funk band The Crusaders with B.B. King, Josie James and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall.

Critical reception

Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic 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 London's Royal Festival Hall one fine summer...it's one of the band's most enjoyable albums of that period."

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings except as noted.

  1. "Overture (I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today)" – 5:51
  2. "One Day I’ll Fly Away" – 5:49
  3. "Fly with Wings of Love" (Joe Sample) – 9:49
  4. "Burnin’ Up the Carnival" – 5:44
  5. "Last Call" (Sample) – 7:59
  6. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) – 5:26
  7. "Better Not Look Down" – 6:22
  8. "Hold On" – 4:23
  9. "Street Life" – 7:56
  10. "I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone" – 4:15
  11. "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 4:12

Personnel

The Crusaders
Guest artists
Guest musicians

References

  1. 1 2 S. Ginell, Richard. "The Crusaders: Royal Jam". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 53. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. 1 2 3 The Crusaders: Royal Jam. GRP Records. 1982.