Tough Talk Explained

Tough Talk
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Jazz Crusaders
Cover:	Tough_Talk.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	February 13 & 19, 1963
Studio:	Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 68
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	The Jazz Crusaders
Prev Title:	The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Heat Wave
Next Year:	1963

Tough Talk is the fourth album by The Jazz Crusaders, recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 4 stars; in his review, Scott Yanow said: "In the 1960s the Jazz Crusaders managed to be both accessible and creative, funky and swinging, traditional (with the influence of R&B and gospel) yet modern; no wonder the group was so popular in the jazz world".

Track listing

1. "Deacon Brown" (Wilton Felder) - 3:40
2. "Turkish Black" (Felder) - 5:34
3. "Brahms' Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) - 4:42
4. "Boopie" (Felder) - 4:17
5. "Tough Talk" (Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample) - 2:20
6. "No Name Samba" (Felder) - 2:25
7. "Lazy Canary" (Henderson) - 4:15
8. "Lonely Horn" (Felder) - 3:53
9. "Brother Bernard" (Sample) - 4:23

Personnel

The Jazz Crusaders

• Wayne Henderson - trombone
• Wilton Felder - tenor saxophone
• Joe Sample - piano, harpsichord
• Bobby Haynes - bass
• Stix Hooper - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-10000-20000-series/#pj-68 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series
2. http://stixhooper.com/?page_id=1572 Stix Hooper Discography