Lookin' Ahead

Lookin' Ahead is the second album by The Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1962 and released on Pacific Jazz Records.

Reception

Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "The tenor-trombone frontline created by Wilton Felder and Henderson, along with the funky yet swinging playing of pianist Joe Sample, drummer Stix Hooper and bassist Jimmy Bond on this hard-to-find set made the group instantly recognizable and surprisingly popular from the start".

Track listing

1. "Song of India" (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – 4:02
2. "Big Hunk of Funk" (Wilton Felder) – 5:00
3. "Tonight" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
4. "507 Neyland" (Wayne Henderson) – 3:56
5. "Till All Ends" (Joe Sample) – 3:33
6. "Tortoise and the Hare" (Sample) – 4:24
7. "In a Dream" (Henderson) – 3:20
8. "Sinnin' Sam" (Stix Hooper) – 4:39
9. "The Young Rabbits" (Henderson) – 3:35

Personnel

• Wayne Henderson – trombone
• Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
• Joe Sample – piano
• Jimmy Bond – bass
• Stix Hooper – drums

References