Lighthouse '69

This fourth and final album recorded at the renowned Lighthouse by the Jazz Crusaders follows their successful sets from 1962, 1966, and 1968. The repertoire of four pop and R&B tunes (including the Beatles' "Get Back") and four originals may not appear impressive, but the band successfully transforms the music into their own brand of soulful, funk-infused hard bop. Joe Sample makes his first appearance doubling on electric piano, and Wilton Felder (tenor sax) and Wayne Henderson (trombone) provide stellar solos.