Joe Sample
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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.
As sideman
With Gene Ammons
- Free Again (Prestige, 1971)
With Kenny Burrell
- 'Round Midnight (Fantasy, 1972)
- Welcome Home (World Pacific Jazz, 1968)
With Milt Jackson
- Memphis Jackson (Impulse!, 1969)
With Harold Land
- The Peace-Maker (Cadet, 1968)
With Blue Mitchell
- Blues' Blues (Mainstream, 1972)
- Graffiti Blues (Mainstream, 1973)
With Lalo Schifrin
- Enter the Dragon (soundtrack) (Warner Bros., 1973)
Steely Dan Aja 1977
