http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67022&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.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-Jazzen720Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:45:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.67022&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.1885704&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1885704 tra.1885704 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 The Visit alb.131250 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/9/5/1655973_170x170.jpg 2006-09-05 00:00:00.0 2001-04-17 00:00:00.0 true For All We Know tra.1885704 313000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1885704&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1885704&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201987&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 20 May 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1201987 tra.1201987 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 Sample This 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858552&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1858552 tra.1858552 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 Carmel alb.242629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/9/9/1079910_170x170.jpg 1996-03-26 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Midnight And Mist tra.1858552 413000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858552&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1858552&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201984&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1201984 tra.1201984 Joe Sample art.67022 1.29 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 Ashes To Ashes tra.1201984 293000 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Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1201980 tra.1201980 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 Spellbound alb.258554 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/8/0/1550825_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1989-03-14 00:00:00.0 true Sermonized tra.1201980 281000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201980&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201980&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13548472&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 13548472 tra.13548472 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 Feeling Good alb.13548120 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/8/0/1290850_170x170.jpg 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Feeling Good tra.13548472 244000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13548472&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13548472&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2641157&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 2641157 tra.2641157 Joe Sample art.67022 1.29 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 Seven Years Of Good Luck tra.2641157 312000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2641157&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2641157&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201983&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 9 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1201983 tra.1201983 Joe Sample art.67022 1.29 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 Chain Reaction tra.1201983 267000 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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 Come Along With Me tra.2050203 312000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2050203&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2050203&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201952&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Joe Sample on Rhapsody Online 1201952 tra.1201952 Joe Sample art.67022 0.99 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 Free Yourself tra.1201952 266000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201952&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1201952&variant=data&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2098376&rws=%2Fjoe-sample%2Ftop-tracks.rss Pop-Jazz Tue, 16 Oct 1990 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