zespół jazzowy/jazz fusion, działający od lat 60-tych XX wieku do 2010 roku. Początkowo znany jako Jazz Crusaders, od momentu powstania w 1960 roku, ostatecznie w 1971 roku zmienił nazwę na Crusaders. Na albumach zespołu spójnie prezentowany jest szeroki wachlarz gatunków, takich jak jazz, R&B, jazz-rock, blues i jazz-funk. The Crusaders zdobyli również łącznie dziewięć nominacji do nagrody Grammy.
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
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| Uptight (Everything's Alright)/Scratch | The Jazz Crusaders | 04.1966 | - | 95[1] | Pacific Jazz 88125 | [written by Stevie Wonder,Sylvia Moy,Henry Cosby][produced by Richard Bock] |
| Way Back Home/Jackson! | The Jazz Crusaders | 12.1970 | - | 90[3] | Chisa 8010 | [written by W. Felder][produced by Stewart Levine] |
| Put It Where You Want It/Mosadi (Woman) | Crusaders | 07.1972 | - | 52[9] | Blue Thumb 208 | [written by Joe Sample][produced by Stewart Levine][39[9].R&B; Chart] |
| Don't Let It Get You Down/Journey From Within | Crusaders | 06.1973 | - | 86[5] | Blue Thumb 225 | [written by Joe Sample][produced by Stewart Levine][31[7].R&B; Chart] |
| Scratch/Way Back Home | Crusaders | 01.1974 | - | 81[6] | Blue Thumb 249 | [written by Wayne Henderson][produced by Stewart Levine][70[7].R&B; Chart] |
| Stomp And Buck Dance/A Ballad For Joe (Louis) | Crusaders | 02.1975 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 261 | [written by W. Henderson][produced by Stewart Levine][41[10].R&B; Chart] |
| Creole/I Felt The Love | Crusaders | 11.1975 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 267 | [written by Wilton Felder][produced by Crusaders, Stewart Levine][84[5].R&B; Chart] |
| Keep That Same Old Feeling/Til' The Sun Shines | Crusaders | 06.1976 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 269 | [written by W. Henderson][produced by Stewart Levine][21[13].R&B; Chart] |
| And Then There Was The Blues/Feeling Funky | Crusaders | 10.1976 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 270 | [written by N. "Stix" Hooper][produced by Stewart Levine][92[2].R&B; Chart] |
| Feel It/The Way We Was | Crusaders | 06.1977 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 272 | [written by Stix Hooper, Wilton Felder, Larry Carlton, Robert Popwell, Lamont Dozier][produced by Stewart Levine][63[7].R&B; Chart] |
| Free As The Wind/The Way We Was | Crusaders | 08.1977 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 273 | [written by Joe Sample][produced by Stewart Levine][84[3].R&B; Chart] |
| Bayou Bottoms/Covert Action | Crusaders | 09.1978 | - | - | ABC Blue Thumb 278 | [written by Wilton Felder][produced by "Stix" Hooper, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample][93[4].R&B; Chart] |
| Street Life/The Hustler | Crusaders | 08.1979 | 5[11] | 36[16] | MCA 41 054 | [written by Joe Sample, Willl Jennings][produced by Wilton Felder, "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample][17[16].R&B; Chart] |
| Soul Shadows/Sweet Gentle Love | Crusaders | 08.1980 | - | - | MCA 41 295 | [written by Joe Sample, Will Jennings][produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample][41[10].R&B; Chart] |
| I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today/Standing Tall | Crusaders | 09.1981 | 61[3] | 97[3] | MCA 51177 | [written by Joe Sample, Will Jennings][produced by Wilton Felder, "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample][67[6].R&B; Chart] |
| New Moves/Mr. Cool | Crusaders | 03.1984 | - | - | MCA 52365 | [written by Joe Sample, Will Jennings][produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Leon Ndugu Chancler][27[12].R&B; Chart] |
| Dead End/Dream Street | Crusaders | 06.1984 | - | - | MCA 52398 | [written by Joe Sample][produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Leon Ndugu Chancler][57[6].R&B; Chart] |
| Night Ladies/Megastreet | Crusaders | 04.1984 | 55[3] | - | MCA MCA 853 | [written by Leon Ndugu Chancler][produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample, Leon Ndugu Chancler] |
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| Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
| Powerhouse | Jazz Crusaders | 01.1969 | - | 184[2] | Pacific Jazz 20136 | [produced by Richard Bock] |
| Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes | Jazz Crusaders | 10.1970 | - | 90[16] | Chisa 804 | [produced by The Crusaders] |
| Pass the Plate | Crusaders | 06.1971 | - | 168[4] | Chisa 807 | [produced by Stewart Levine] |
| Crusaders 1 | Crusaders | 03.1972 | - | 96[29] | Blue Thumb 6001 | [produced by Stewart Levine] |
| The 2nd Crusade | Crusaders | 03.1973 | - | 45[29] | Blue Thumb 7000 | [produced by The Crusaders] |
| Unsung Heroes | Crusaders | 11.1973 | - | 173[14] | Blue Thumb 6007 | [produced by Stewart Levine] |
| Scratch | Crusaders | 04.1974 | - | 73[20] | Blue Thumb 6010 | [produced by Stewart Levine] |
| Southern Comfort | Crusaders | 10.1974 | - | 31[23] | Blue Thumb 9002 | [gold-US][produced by Stewart Levine,Crusaders] |
| Chain Reaction | Crusaders | 08.1975 | - | 26[17] | Blue Thumb 6022 | [produced by Stewart Levine,Crusaders] |
| Those Southern Knights | Crusaders | 05.1976 | - | 38[18] | Blue Thumb 6024 | [produced by Stewart Levine,Crusaders] |
| The Best of the Crusaders | Crusaders | 12.1976 | - | 122[10] | Blue Thumb 6027 | - |
| Free as the Wind | Crusaders | 06.1977 | - | 41[15] | Blue Thumb 6029 | [produced by Stewart Levine,Crusaders] |
| Images | Crusaders | 07.1978 | - | 34[18] | Blue Thumb 6030 | [gold-US][produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample] |
| Street Life | Crusaders | 06.1979 | 10[16] | 18[39] | MCA 3094 | [gold-US][produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample] |
| Rhapsody and Blues | Crusaders | 07.1980 | 40[5] | 29[16] | MCA 5124 | [produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample] |
| Standing Tall | Crusaders | 10.1981 | 47[5] | 59[16] | MCA 5254 | [produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample] |
| Royal Jam | Crusaders | 07.1982 | - | 144[7] | MCA 8017 | [produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample] |
| Ghetto Blaster | Crusaders | 04.1984 | 46[4] | 79[22] | MCA 5429 | [produced by Leon Ndugu Chancler, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample] |
| Healing the Wounds | Crusaders | 05.1991 | - | 174[2] | GRP 9638 | [produced by Marcus Miller] |




