Joe Sample

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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 (not including the 2003 reunion album "Rural Renewal").

Sample began playing the piano when he was five years old. Since the early 1980's, 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!

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.

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