The Jazz Crusaders Tough Talk

Turkish Black

The Jazz Crusaders
Tough Talk
Blue Note
United Artists Records, Inc
Manufactured by United Artists Records, Inc. Los Angeles
BN-LA171-G
1973

From Billboard - November 24, 1973: Twin-disk repackage of some of the more fluid, extended jazz Crusaders cuts before they found pop gold with a deliberate funky consistency. "Freedom Sound" is among the classic songs they are still reworking in their present style.

Double record set/book fold jacket. Note that the inside cover credits and the actual disc credits do not match.

Disc track list:

Tough Talk
Aqua Dulce
Turkish Black
I'll Remember Tomorrow

The Freedom Sound
Long John
The Lonely Horn

Close Shave
M.J.S. Funk
Purple Onion
Some Samba
Free Sample

No Name Samba
Stix March
Lazy Canary
That's It

Inside credits:

All compositions written by Les McCann
All Compositions published by Janna Music, ASCAP
"For Carl Perkins" written by Leroy Vinnegar and published by Contemporary Music, BMI.
"The Shout" arranged and Adapted by Les McCann
Album concept, compilation and coordination: Daniel Bourgoise and Dino Lappas
Cover sculpture by Karl Morelock
Photography by Fred Valentine
Art direction and album design by Mike Salisbury

Fish This Week
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
Dorenne Don't Cry
Les McCann, Piano - Herbie Lewis, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
The Truth
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
Vakushna
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums

A Little 3/4 Time For God & Co.
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
For Carl Perkins
Les McCann, Piano - Herbie Lewis, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
The Gospel Truth
Les McCann, Piano - Stanley Gilbert, Bass - Paul Humphrey - Drums

The Shout
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
Send It Down To Me
Les McCann, Piano - Stanley Gilbert - Bass, Paul Humphrey - Drums, Charles Kynard, Organ
Gone On And Get That Church
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
We'll See Yaw'll After While Ya Hear
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums

The Shampoo
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
Someone Stole My Chitlins'
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums
Kathleen's Theme

Les McCann, Piano - Featuring Gerald Wilson's Big Band
Big Jim
Les McCann, Piano - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass - Ron Jefferson - Drums