http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67022&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rssAlong with Grover Washington Jr. and George Benson, Joe Sample helped keep jazz part of mainstream popular music while retaining his musical integrity and deeply felt soul underpinnings. Sample came to fame with his excellent Los Angeles-based hard bop and soul jazz group the Jazz Crusaders, which morphed into the Crusaders when it was clear that the public would keep buying instrumental music if it didn't know it was listening to jazz and thought it was rock or funk. Hugely successful, the Crusaders remain an on-again/off-again act, while Sample has gone on to an equally rewarding solo career. Whether he's playing smooth FM radio jazz or gritty soul jazz and chicken shack funk (he constantly moves back and forth between the three styles), Sample's lean, rhythmic keyboard playing is a hallmark of both his solo wotk and the Crusaders. His 1978 smash, <I>Carmel</I>, still sounds good today, and the much-sampled Crusaders continue to spread their R&B-drenched gospel to younger listeners who have discovered jazz through the club scene. - Nick DedinaPop-Jazzen720Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:18:55 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67022&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Along with Grover Washington Jr. and George Benson, Joe Sample helped keep jazz part of mainstream popular music while retaining his musical integrity and deeply felt soul underpinnings. Sample came to fame with his excellent Los Angeles-based hard bop and soul jazz group the Jazz Crusaders, which morphed into the Crusaders when it was clear that the public would keep buying instrumental music if it didn't know it was listening to jazz and thought it was rock or funk. Hugely successful, the Crusaders remain an on-again/off-again act, while Sample has gone on to an equally rewarding solo career. Whether he's playing smooth FM radio jazz or gritty soul jazz and chicken shack funk (he constantly moves back and forth between the three styles), Sample's lean, rhythmic keyboard playing is a hallmark of both his solo wotk and the Crusaders. His 1978 smash, <I>Carmel</I>, still sounds good today, and the much-sampled Crusaders continue to spread their R&B-drenched gospel to younger listeners who have discovered jazz through the club scene. - Nick Dedina http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24113945&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24113945 alb.24113945 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 Soul Shadows alb.24113945 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/5/4/1514538_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 true false other http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24113945&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24113945&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23223191&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.23223191 alb.23223191 Joe Sample art.67022 7.99 Swing Street Cafe alb.23223191 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/8/1408148_170x170.jpg 2008-09-23 00:00:00.0 null true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23223191&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.23223191&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14275578&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.14275578 alb.14275578 Joe Sample art.67022 3.99 Rhino Hi-Five: Joe Sample alb.14275578 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/9/1269033_170x170.jpg 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 2007-04-24 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14275578&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.14275578&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.119442&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.119442 alb.119442 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 The Song Lives On alb.119442 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/3/8/1338306_170x170.jpg 2008-03-04 00:00:00.0 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.119442&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.119442&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.259016&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.259016 alb.259016 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 The Best Of Joe Sample alb.259016 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/9/0/1550955_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1998-06-09 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.259016&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.259016&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.173714&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.173714 alb.173714 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 Sample This alb.173714 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/9/0/1550946_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1997-05-20 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.173714&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.173714&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.99675&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.99675 alb.99675 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 Old Places Old Faces alb.99675 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/9/0/1550937_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1996-03-05 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.99675&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.99675&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.179814&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Fdiscography.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Joe Sample Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.179814 alb.179814 Joe Sample art.67022 9.99 Did You Feel That? 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