The Crusaders - Street Life

[laladoom1]

Carlyna, this is for u sis...... luv and miss u

[bloobsta]

Silk......pure silk

[Saxymancan]

So good to Wilton Felder get his horn warmed up again, what a guy!

[sparrov55]

senza parole. Eccellente

[dreadtodred]

I love Randy Crawfords voice!!



[superspymarco]

That sure looks like Freddie Washington on bass.

[jwkorver]

@superspymarco you mean. Freddie Washington "My main man..." :-)

[dogcat126]

this is so great and i have been looking for this version. thanks soso much for posting!!!!!

[salepiano]

just a perfect !

[63virgini]

moi comprendre sujet verbe complément plus facilement !

[chucku00]

@63virgini Ca tombe bien, tout y est.

[63virgini]

@chucku00 finalement il faudrait mieux que tu me fasses un dessin cela serait plus intelligible pour les pauvres idiots non bilingues !

[compsecure77]

Sample is part Peterson part Grusin part Basie and much more thrown in for good measure. Crawford well what can one say theres no other singer like her that comes close, she,s so far ahead of the pack its disgusting. Together well thats sheer magic if your unsure just listen.

[ghost61982]

Totally Outstanding!!!! I bought this album back in '79 and put it on in my brother's basement,.he and I listened to it at least 5 more times that evening... Great Chicago memories...

[ArneBergsch]

Does anyone know who the drummer is??

[jwkorver]

@ArneBergsch The drummer is Kendrick Scott. Groovy bassman for that matter is Freddie Washington.

[pdxpaul1]

yes,great song

[lefelefele]

Randy Crawford... Her voice, the softness and the power of it, the soul radiating from her cute face, the look in her eyes, the brilliant musicians... And i did not even knew about this funky jazz version of the song i danced to so many times when i was some years younger ! Today is a very happy one, thanx "Cos there's no place i can go."

[jwkorver]

This is so incredibly groooooooovy....

[conraddagata]

As great as they day they cut it!

[varadiroland]

sucking my ass off for 3 people who pressed the dislke

[SweetMissBisou]

It's SO MUCH FUN to play this live <3 one of my favorite songs ever..

[fran78rm]

come va sta canzone ancora

[Olijfje2008]

Epic...!

[aristippedecyrene]

Y'a pas photo, avec mes amis les blacks, c'est le groove garanti :)

[dimitar59]

Една невероятно чиста ,неповторима музика!

[J2BXE1]

Randy is truly one of the genuine goddesses of soul. What a voice!

[poikids]

The Best

[KelwinDicks666]

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[Sunrise614]

perfect performance!!!!!!!!!

[vizipok1]

I love it!!!

[BrazZOR01]

3 Persons have no Style ;)

[george6900]

This is so smooth, and the lyrics were my life 25 years ago...

[charmbracelet88]

dude! you have got some of the BEST jazz video performances. brings back memories. grew up on listening to a bit of everything but jazz. Jazz is my favorite outside of R&B

[77757891]

@charmbracelet88 I remember when this came out in the late seventies. They played this song on all of our r&b stations. What I like about this is after all these years, Randy Crawford doesnt miss a beat!!!!

[MrAndylaz]

awsome

[funknation77]

Love this tune......funk doesn't get much better!!!

[DJBonseye]

I never ever get tired of hearing this song and Randi always nails it!

[selectaresq]

Music at its best

[MrTriemli]

It's the Montreux atmosphere that makes it even better...

[chamoruyu]

..Wilton Felder, Joe Sample and the Crusaders are truly unsung heroes of modern jazz!

[marcben85]

just ordered the vinyl... unbelievable creation

[aristippedecyrene]

que c'est bon quand ça groove ! nous les blancs bec on ne sait pas balancer de cette façon.

[droitegauched]

@aristippedecyrene  et le pire parmi les blancs bec français je ne sais s'il y en a beaucoup qui apprécient les crusaders !

[chucku00]

@droitegauched /Fernand Reynaud mode on

Y'en a un certain nombre...

/Fernand Reynaud mode off

P.S. : une oreille sur Sly Johnson - Calling You (A.K.A. Sly the mic buddha au sein de Saian Supa Crew)

[63virgini]

@chucku00 c'est quoi ce charabia ?

[chucku00]

@63virgini Juste une incitation à se cultiver un peu... pas une obligation ! Si toi pas comprendre moi pas te faire dessin !

[psilo92]

@droitegauched

y en a pleins ds petits blancs bec francais qui adorent els crusaders et d ailleurs ya moi !!!!

[63virgini]

@psilo92 super ça fait plaisir !

[blackbele]

@droitegauched . ne charies pas ,il y en a qui connaissent par coeur ce groupe et j'en fais partie. super musiciens , voix géniale et tempo en accord notamment soul shadows et leur album etait top en 1979.

ah c'est vrai je suis français, musicien et métisse. arrètes les clichés garçon.

[63virgini]

@blackbele Pas mal ! 3 fan des Crusaders qui me tombent dessus en moins d'une semaine ! Record battu ! Y en a pas d'autres ?

[jazzcatlesley]

one of my all time favourites and this is such a moving version... what an intro!

[misanthrop74]

omg,it's so great...



[murrayhead1979]

c'est bon

[GoodVibesOfficial]

♪♫♥ !

[dekkerable]

Great Lazy groove; Love that Rhodes at 4:30 (Joe Sample)

[humatak07]

Many thanks!! Haven't heard this great song since 80-81 on a cassette tape which I use to rewind over & over on a boom box - remember push buttons. Big thanks to the Hiroshima Mix playlist!!

[hotmommie67]

tired.

[dstrats]

I haven't heard this songs since I was 5 yrs old. I'm 33 now. :^( Thanks for posting!!

[jpenn311]

Makes me want to pick up the saxophone again!

[ebunewway]

i love that song

[MIKE33715]

My favorit group!!!

[CamronGreenable1]

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[tilman79]

Who is te bass player? I'm sure I know him, but ...

[tilman79]

@tilman79 Well, I think I found it myself. He's Freddie Washington, isn't he?

[slsaudit]

D +

[mikehappyful]

Germany, RAF Wildenraf, I arrive to collect my brother (rip) and every dorm is blasting out this tune on mega hifi systems bought on the cheap, love it!

[ashqgirl]

@mikehappyful Wow I remember this from the 80? but it is a great song that not many people in America reconized as a great tune sorry about your brother rip

[STRABFREAK]

0:35 lol :D

[Pakash8]

randy crawford used to be sooo pretty...what happened? please don't tell me getting fat happened with age...that's a lie!

[Pakash8]

@Pakash8 ... she has a beautiful voice, so, and I can listen to this song over and over again!

[saimaashary]

Tune!

[sunallday2008]

My best friend male used this on his answering machine back in the early 80's, it was great then and its even better now.

[tiffinypie]

Pure Gold !!!!

[ThePowerMovement]

The SONY robo-dogs boppin their heads is CLASSIC! Gr8 MUSIC!

[fabiello]

goosebumps

[robtek]

fawking siiiiiick i want that Rhodes best keyboard made ever

[parnellijones]

So delicate yet badass

[1sexymex]

Every time I hear this it sounds better than the last, thanks for sharing such a great melody!

[wfberan]

Remember this song playing under the opening scene of Burt Reynolds's movie Sharky's Machine--perfect!

[geoff405]

well , thats 10 minutes of your life thats going take some beating , magical !!!!

[RunawayTrane]

See Ray Parker Jr on guitar?? Joe Sample on the keys

[joemama4twenty]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing it!

[okayplayer31]

funk up your life

[CabboPearimo8]

3:55-4:00

He knows he got the funk.

[CabboPearimo8]

WTF ROBOTS TAKING OVER

And by the way they play, I'd say the band are robotic. As in they are perfect, musically, play exactly in time, with the epitome of feeling and funk, but they want to kill you because you are meat. You are meat, and they will process you. Despite that they make kick-ass music, this band is evil. They will kill us all. Well, they ain't gettin' me. If I die, it'll be by my own hand, gawddamnit!

[fightjapanrc]

It is amazing that this was actually a "pop" song back in the day. Today's youth have to make do with Britney Spears. I had EWF, Crusaders, Heatwave, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, and even Cameo as my "pop" idols.

[MoveOnSoulClub]

@fightjapanrc You are so right mate, all those acts were 'chart music' when i was at school at played at the school disco. We were so lucky.

[supercake101]

@MovoOnSoulClub You definitely were! My school discos were at the height of the Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys era... Still, some would argue it's better than the plastic hip-hop kids deal with now.

Oh man this is funky.

[pamt726]

And, you haven't even touched the surface!! You are so right -- and there are so many more real musicians and singers. That stuff that comes out of the can makes me sick to my stomach. Synthesized this, auto-tuned that. I want the real stuff

[jazzhandstothesky]

@fightjapanrc  Testify!

[jrbflyme]

amazing, they are still rockin apparently? so where can i see them live, i fly for free and would love to see them in concert or anything! She sounds amazing, thanks for posting this man.

[LibertangoVieenrose]

what a wonderful Jazz Funk...

I can listen over and over again - and this is not only valid for the original version but this stage presentation too. Great song, great singer, great band... 5*****

[Ridgid]

WOW..!!

[mrmsrv]

Not really into jazz but this one is the exception. Here in the midwest, bible best of the US of A...

Peace

Mark

[Loyalbrox]

I hope she's going on tour in the near future, would love to see her at the Royal Albert Hall. Anywhere else in Europe will do too...

[Itschek]

raaaaaaandy ftw... ; )

[harrolldthebarroll]

hi saw these guys at newcastle city hall in 1984 they played for around 3-hours musicaly one of the best bands i have ever been privalaged to see one of the greats of all time.

[djlgr1]

love.

love.

love.

it.

[TheLove4Christ]

A classic from a class act!

[nepasegalite]

great! this song lasts forever in mind..

[jazzcafebali]

nice !