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Pianists · 1939–2014

Joe Sample

American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014)

Born: 1 February 1939
Houston
Died: 12 September 2014
Houston
Country: United States
Active: 2014–
Record labels: Blue Thumb Records
Discography: 20 albums

Biography

Joe Sample was a jazz musician who played piano and musical keyboard. Joe Sample was born on 1 February 1939 in Houston and died on 12 September 2014 in Houston. The music is usually filed under jazz and soul. Record labels: Blue Thumb Records. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “The Three” (1976) to “Christmas With Friends” (2015).

Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991, and also the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal. Beginning in the late 1960s, he saw a successful solo career and guested on several recordings by other acts, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, Herb Alpert, and The Supremes. Sample incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, latin, and classical forms into his music.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Three 1976

Rainbow Seeker 1978

Carmel 1979

Fancy Dance 1979

Swing Street Cafe 1981

Voices in the Rain 1981

The Hunter 1983

Oasis 1985

Roles 1987

Spellbound 1989

Ashes to Ashes 1990

Invitation 1993

Old Places, Old Faces 1996

Sample This 1997

The Song Lives On 1999

The Pecan Tree 2002

Soul Shadows 2004

Children of the Sun 2012

CreoleJoe Band 2012

Christmas With Friends 2015

Also plays on

Albums where Joe Sample is credited as a sideman

1972	Live Concert at the Forum — Barbra Streisand	piano
1974	Court and Spark — Joni Mitchell	clavinet
1989	Amandla — Miles Davis	piano
1989	A Promise — Myriam Makeba	piano
1998	Pilgrim — Eric Clapton	piano
2001	Reptile — Eric Clapton	Wurlitzer electric piano, Rhodes piano, electric piano, piano