Royal Jam

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.^[3]

Royal Jam
Live album by The Crusaders with B.B. King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Released	1982
Recorded	September 1981
Genre	Jazz, blues
Label	GRP Records
Producer	Joe Sample, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper
The Crusaders with B.B. King and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chronology
Standing Tall (1981) Royal Jam (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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."^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings except as noted.

1. "Overture (I’m So Glad I’m Standing Here Today)" – 5:51
2. "One Day I’ll Fly Away" – 5:49
3. "Fly with Wings of Love" (Joe Sample) – 9:49
4. "Burnin’ Up the Carnival" – 5:44
5. "Last Call" (Sample) – 7:59
6. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell) – 5:26
7. "Better Not Look Down" – 6:22
8. "Hold On" – 4:23
9. "Street Life" – 7:56
10. "I Just Can’t Leave Your Love Alone" – 4:15
11. "Never Make a Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 4:12^[3]

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^[3]