JOE SAMPLE

'Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample' (born February 1, 1939 in Houston, Texas) is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer. He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, the band which became simply The Crusaders in 1971, and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991.
Sample began playing the piano when he was five years old. Since the late 1980s, he has enjoyed a successful solo career and has guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Steely Dan. Although it received less radio airplay than several of his other releases, ''Invitation'' is considered by many to be his finest solo recording to date.
Some of his works are featured on The Weather Channel's ''Local On The 8s'', and Nicole Kidman sang his song "One Day I'll Fly Away" in the Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge!

Contents

Discography

Full albums

Compilations

External links

Discography

Full albums

Title	'Year of Release'	'Label'
''Fancy Dance''	1969	Gazell
''Rainbow Seeker''	1978	ABC, Blue Thumb
''Carmel''	1979	ABC, Blue Thumb
''Voices In The Rain''	1980	MCA Jazz
''The Hunter''	1982	MCA Jazz
''Roles''	1983	MCA Jazz
''Oasis''	1985	MCA Jazz
''Spellbound''	1989	Warner Bros.
''Ashes To Ashes''	1990	Warner Bros.
''Invitation''	1993	Warner Bros.
''Do You Feel That?''	1994	Warner Bros.
''Old Places Old Faces''	1996	Warner Bros.
''Sample This''	1997	Warner Bros.
''The Song Lives On'' (with Lalah Hathaway)	1999	GRP
''The Pecan Tree''	2002	Verve
''Soul Shadows''	2004	Verve
''Feeling Good'' (with Randy Crawford)	2007	PRA

Compilations

Title	'Year of Release'	'Label'
''Collection''	1991	GRP
''The Best Of Joe Sample''	1998	Warner Bros.

Member : Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.

External links

★ Yahoo! Music - Joe Sample Albums

★ Biography at Verve Records