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

"Song of India" – 4:02
"Big Hunk of Funk" – 5:00
"Tonight" – 2:50
"507 Neyland" – 3:56
"Till All Ends" – 3:33
"Tortoise and the Hare" – 4:24
"In a Dream" – 3:20
"Sinnin' Sam" – 4:39
"The Young Rabbits" – 3:35

Personnel

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