Southern Comfort (The Crusaders album)
1974 studio album by the Crusaders
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Southern Comfort is a 1974 album by jazz fusion band the Crusaders.
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| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studios | Wally Heider (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 63:25 | |||
| Label | ABC/Blue Thumb | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The AllMusic reviewer Jason Elias wrote: "A good representation of the Crusaders' tasteful and intelligent playing, Southern Comfort is more than recommended to their fans."[1]
Track listing
- "Stomp and Buck Dance" (Wayne Henderson) - 5:51
- "Greasy Spoon" (Stix Hooper) - 3:14
- "Get on the Soul Ship" (Joe Sample) - 3:23
- "Super Stuff" (Henderson) - 2:42
- "Double Bubble" (Sample) - 2:44
- "The Well's Gone Dry" (Larry Carlton) - 4:46
- "Southern Comfort" (Henderson) - 2:07
- "Time Bomb" (Sample) - 6:40
- "When There's Love Around" (Hooper) - 5:28
- "Lilies of the Nile" (Wilton Felder) - 9:35
- "Whispering Pines" (Henderson) - 9:00
- "A Ballad for Joe (Louis)" (Sample) - 7:29
Personnel
The Crusaders
- Wayne Henderson – trombone
- Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
- Joe Sample – keyboards
- Stix Hooper – drums
- Larry Carlton – guitars
Production
- The Crusaders – producers
- Stewart Levine – producer
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer, remix engineer
- Peter Granet – engineer
- Pacific Eye & Ear – art direction, design, concept
- Saint-Jivago Desanges – photography
- LA Legion – photography
- Gary Sloan – inside portrait photography