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Pass the Plate is a studio album by American jazz fusion group The Crusaders, released in May 1971 via Chisa Records.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating “Like its predecessor, this is arguably the Crusaders at their finest and most accessible to rock and pop audiences of the time, though they didn’t give up an inch of the jazz cred they’d established over the previous decade.”

Track listing
1. “Pass the Plate: Tap N’ Shuffle/Sing for Your Keep/Beggin’/Haggin’ Stomp” 15:42
2. “Young Rabbits–’71-’72” 4:54
3. “Listen and You’ll See” Joe Sample 5:29
4. “Greasy Spoon” 4:06
5. “Treat Me Like Ya Treat Yaself” Joe Sample 2:34
6. “Goin’ Down South” Joe Sample 5:23
7. “Love Can’t Grow Where the Rain Won’t Fall” Joe Sample 4:05

Personnel

Drums – “Stix” Hooper
Guitar – Arthur Adams
Keyboards – Joe Sample
Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Trombone – Wayne Henderson

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Released: May 1971
Studio: Wally Heider Studio 3, Los Angeles, California
Length: 42:13
Label: Chisa