Street Life

When Wilton Felder, Joe Sample and Stix Hooper stepped into the studio with Randy Crawford in 1979 to record "Street Life" I'm not convinced The Crusaders knew how massive a tune they were going to create ... When you listen to the eleven minutes and nineteen seconds of musical madness they put together that night it's actually ridiculous ... Twenty seven years later the tune is as big, if not bigger, than it was back then and every time I listen to it it just gets better and better ... Aside from the phenomenal groove they lay down, the obvious stand-out element is Randy Crawford's vocals but listen to the instrumental solos ... Listen to them ... Granted the sax is now a little cheesy but Joe Sample's keys are so off the hook it is not even funny and the opening minute or so before it all gets going is truly magical ... Go and buy the album and listen to this tune in its full length original glory ... Everybody may be talking about the good old days but they just don't make 'em like they used to ...