Royal Jam
{{Infobox album
| name = Royal Jam
| type = live
| artist = The Crusaders with B.B. King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
| cover = Crusadersroyal.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1982
| recorded = September 1981
| venue =
| studio =
| length =
| label = GRP Records
| producer = Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper
| prev_title = Standing Tall
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/royal-jam-mw0000191669|title=The Crusaders: Royal Jam|author=S. Ginell, Richard|publisher=Allmusic|website=allmusic.com}}
| noprose = yes
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/53 53]
}}
}}
Royal Jam is a live recording by the jazz-funk band The Crusaders with B.B. King, Josie James and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The album was recorded at London's Royal Festival Hall.{{cite work|title=The Crusaders: Royal Jam|date=1982|publisher=GRP Records}}
Critical reception
Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic claimed "Around this time in their heyday, the Crusaders were experimenting with orchestral/jazz fusions in concert -- and MCA thought enough of them to capture the music in London's Royal Festival Hall one fine summer...it's one of the band's most enjoyable albums of that period."
Track listing
All songs written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings except as noted.
- "Overture (I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today)" – 5:51
- "One Day I’ll Fly Away" – 5:49
- "Fly with Wings of Love" (Joe Sample) – 9:49
- "Burnin’ Up the Carnival" – 5:44
- "Last Call" (Sample) – 7:59
- "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) – 5:26
- "Better Not Look Down" – 6:22
- "Hold On" – 4:23
- "Street Life" – 7:56
- "I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone" – 4:15
- "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 4:12
Personnel
;The Crusaders
- Wilton Felder – saxophones
- Joe Sample – keyboards, arrangements & orchestration
- Stix Hooper – drums, percussion
;Guest artists
- B.B. King – vocals, guitar
- Josie James – vocals (on "Burnin' Up The Carnival" and "Street Life")
- Members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Conductor: Sidney Reginald Garris
;Guest musicians
- Barry Finnerty, David T. Walker – guitar
- James Jamerson Jr. – bass
- Efraim Logreira – special percussion
- Galen Senogles – mixing
References
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