Biography by Alex Henderson:
One
of the many jazzmen who started out playing hard bop but went electric
during the fusion era, Joe Sample was, in the late '50s, a founding
member of the Jazz Crusaders along with trombonist Wayne Henderson,
tenor saxman Wilton Felder, and drummer Stix Hooper. The Crusaders' debt to Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers wasn't hard to miss -- except that the L.A.-based unit had no trumpeter, and became known for its unique tenor/trombone front line. Sample,
a hard-swinging player who could handle chordal and modal/scalar
improvisation equally well, stuck to the acoustic piano during the
Crusaders' early years -- but would place greater emphasis on electric
keyboards when the band turned to jazz-funk in the early '70s and
dropped "Jazz" from its name. Though
he'd recorded as a trio pianist on 1969's obscure Fancy Dance, 1978's
Rainbow Seeker was often described as his first album as a leader. In contrast to the gritty music the Crusaders became known for, Sample's own albums on MCA and, later, Warner Bros. and PRA generally favored a very lyrical and introspective jazz-pop approach. Sample died of mesothelioma in September 2014 in Houston, Texas at the age of 75. In 2015, Sample's holiday-themed collaboration with vocalist India.Arie, Christmas with Friends, was posthumously released.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-sample-mn0000804559/biography
Artist Biography
Joe Sample is a pianist of great energy, versatility, and enterprise. He has constantly sought out novel directions to express his ideas. Since
his days with the Jazz Crusaders to his multiple solo efforts and
countless sideman sessions, though never seeking the spotlight, is
recognized by both his peers and the knowing public as a first class
musical artist
In high school in the 1950s, Sample teamed up with two friends, saxophonist Wilton Felder and drummer Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, to form a group called the Swingsters.While studying piano at Texas Southern University, Sample met and added trombonist Wayne Henderson and several other players to the Swingsters, which became the Modern Jazz Sextet and then the Jazz Crusaders, in emulation of one of the leading progressive jazz bands of the day, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.Sample never took a degree from the university; instead in 1960, he and the Jazz Crusaders made the move from Houston to Los Angeles.
The group quickly found opportunities on the West Coast, making its first recording, “Freedom Sounds” in 1961 and releasing up to four albums a year over much of the 1960s.The Jazz Crusaders played at first in the dominant hard bop style of the day, standing out by virtue of their unusual front-line combination of saxophone (played by Wilton Felder) and Henderson's trombone.Another distinctive quality was the funky, rhythmically appealing acoustic piano playing of Sample, who helped steer the group's sound into a fusion between jazz and soul in the late 1960s.The Jazz Crusaders became a strong concert draw during those years.
Biografía de Alex Henderson:
En el instituto, en los años 50, Sample se asoció con dos amigos, el saxofonista Wilton Felder y el baterista Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, para formar un grupo llamado los Swingsters.Mientras estudiaba piano en la Texas Southern University, Sample conoció y agregó al trombonista Wayne Henderson y a varios otros músicos a los Swingsters, que se convirtieron en el Modern Jazz Sextet y luego en los Jazz Crusaders, en emulación de una de las principales bandas de jazz progresivo de la época, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.Sample nunca se graduó en la universidad; en cambio, en 1960, él y los Jazz Crusaders se mudaron de Houston a Los Ángeles.
El grupo encontró rápidamente oportunidades en la costa oeste, haciendo su primera grabación, "Freedom Sounds" en 1961 y editando hasta cuatro álbumes al año durante gran parte de la década de 1960.Los Jazz Crusaders tocaron al principio en el estilo hard bop dominante de la época, destacando por su inusual combinación de saxofón (interpretado por Wilton Felder) y trombón de Henderson.Otra cualidad distintiva fue el funky y rítmicamente atractivo piano acústico de Sample, que ayudó a dirigir el sonido del grupo hacia una fusión entre el jazz y el soul a finales de la década de 1960.Los Jazz Crusaders se convirtieron en un fuerte atractivo para los conciertos durante esos años.
https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/joesample
Colaborador / Contribuitor: Pere
01. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down ?
02. Ain't Misbehavin'
03. Avalon
04. Soul Shadows
05. I Got Rhythm
06. I Got It bad And That Ain't Go
07. Spellbound
08. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie
09. The Entertainer
10. Shreveport Stomp
11. Embraceable You
12. Jitterbug Waltz
Joe Sample - Piano [Solo]
2004
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