JOE SAMPLE
Fusion / Soul Jazz / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Funk Jazz / Big Band • United States
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Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was 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).
Beginning in the early 1980s, he enjoyed a successful solo career and guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, and The Supremes. Sample incorporated jazz, gospel, blues, Latin, and classical forms into his music.
Sample began playing the piano when he was five years old. He was a student of the organist and pianist Curtis Mayo.
In high school in the 1950s, Sample teamed up with two friends, saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer "Stix" Hooper, to form
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Soul Jazz
1969
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Carmel
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1979
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The Hunter
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1983
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Soul Jazz
1985
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Soul Jazz
1987
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