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

 * 1) "Song of India" (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) – 4:02
 * 2) "Big Hunk of Funk" (Wilton Felder) – 5:00
 * 3) "Tonight" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 2:50
 * 4) "507 Neyland" (Wayne Henderson) – 3:56
 * 5) "Till All Ends" (Joe Sample) – 3:33
 * 6) "Tortoise and the Hare" (Sample) – 4:24
 * 7) "In a Dream"  (Henderson) – 3:20
 * 8) "Sinnin' Sam" (Stix Hooper) – 4:39
 * 9) "The Young Rabbits"  (Henderson) – 3:35

Personnel

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