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

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