Collection (Joe Sample album)
Encyclopedia
Collection is a compilation album
of jazz songs by American
pianist Joe Sample
that was released in 1991 through GRP Records
.
This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while Joe Sample recorded with Blue Thumb
and MCA
recording companies.
except were noted
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
of jazz songs by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pianist Joe Sample
Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is 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 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...
that was released in 1991 through GRP Records
GRP Records
GRP Records is an American jazz record company, owned by Universal Music Group and operates through its Verve Music Group. The company's name has had different meanings. In its early days, it stood for "Grusin/Rosen Productions," after the founders...
.
This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while Joe Sample recorded with Blue Thumb
Blue Thumb Records
Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow, along with former A&M Records executives Tommy LiPuma and Don Graham. Krasnow had been in the record business for a number of years, working as a promotion man for King Records and also working for Buddah/Kama Sutra...
and MCA
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
recording companies.
Track listing
All tracks by Joe SampleJoe Sample
Joseph Leslie "Joe" Sample is an American pianist, keyboard player and composer.He is 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 .- Biography :Sample began playing the piano...
except were noted
- "Carmel" – 5:39
- "Woman You're Driving Me Mad" – 6:12
- "A Rainy Day in Monterey" – 5:42
- "Sunrise" – 5:22
- "There Are Many Stops Along The Way" – 4:41
- "Rainbow Seeker" – 5:25
- "Fly With the Wings Of Love" – 7:36
- "Burnin' Up The Carnival" (Will Jennings, Sample) (featuring Flora PurimFlora PurimFlora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Chick Corea's landmark album Return to Forever...
) – 7:19 - "Night Flight" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:59
- "Oasis" – 5:03
Personnel
- Andy Baltimore – Director, Creative Director
- Russ Bracher – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Garnett BrownGarnett BrownGarnett Brown is a jazz trombonist who has worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, and others.He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA In 1974 he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and...
– Trombone - Lenny CastroLenny CastroLenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
– Percussion - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums, Timbales, Producer, Linn Drum
- F. Byron Clark – Engineer, Mixing
- Paulinho Da CostaPaulinho Da CostaPaulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
– Percussion - Jay Deversa – Trumpet
- Joseph Doughney – Producer, Post Production
- Nathan EastNathan EastNathan Harrell East is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego...
– Bass - Edward Sonny Emory – Drums
- David ErvinDavid ErvinDavid Ervin is a jazz funk keyboard player.From the age of 10 Ervin grew up in Altadena, California, where he began to take after his musical father DiFosco Ervin, a.k.a. Big Dee Irwin. DiFosco Ervin was a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who led the Doo-Wop singing group "The Pastels"...
– Synthesizer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming - Wilton FelderWilton FelderWilton Lewis Felder is both a saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of The Crusaders, initially called the Jazz Crusaders. Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample, and Stix Hooper founded the group while in high school in Houston...
– Producer - David Gibb – Graphic Design, Design
- William Green – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone
- Carl Griffen – Producer, Compilation Producer
- Carl Griffin – Producer, Compilation
- Dave GrusinDave GrusinDavid Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy award and 12 Grammys...
– Executive Producer - Stix HooperStix HooperNesbert "Stix" Hooper is an American soul jazz/hard bop jazz drummer born in Houston, Texas, probably best known for founding his group The Swingsters, which later became known as The Jazz Crusaders.-References:...
– Percussion, Drums, Producer - Fred Jackson, Jr. – Saz, Saxophone
- Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr.Paul Jackson, Jr. is a fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. He was born and raised in Los Angeles. Jackson knew by the age of fifteen that he wanted to become a professional musician...
– Electric Guitar - Josie James – Vocals
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
– Mastering - Scott Johnson – Design
- Abraham LaborielAbraham LaborielAbraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...
– Bass - Michael Landy – Producer, Digital Editing, Editing, Post Production
- Michelle Lewis – Production Coordination
- Steve Medajo – Trumpet
- Sonny Mediana – Graphic Design, Design
- Byron Miller – Bass
- Robert O'Bryant – Trumpet
- Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Parker, Jr.Ray Erskine Parker, Jr. , is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and recording artist. Parker is known for writing and performing the theme song to the motion picture Ghostbusters, for his solo hits, and performing with his band Raydio as well as the late Barry White.-Early life and...
– Rhythm Guitar - Dean ParksDean ParksDean Parks is an American session guitarist and record producer from Ft. Worth, TX.-Albums:Dean was member of The North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. Dean is best-known through his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan...
– Acoustic & Electric Guitar - Rik Pekkonen – Engineer, Mixing
- John Phillips – Bass Clarinet
- Robert PopwellRobert Popwell-Career:Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame May 6, 1997. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005...
– Bass - Billy Rogers – Guitar
- Larry Rosen – Executive Producer
- Andy Ruggirello – Graphic Design, Design
- Joe Sample – Synthesizer, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Producer, Liner Notes, Fender Rhodes, Orchestration, String Arrangements, Synthesizer Piano, Piano (Grand), String Conductor
- Dan Serrano – Graphic Design, Design
- Sid Sharp – Strings
- Dr. George Shaw – Synthesizer, Programming
- George Shaw – Programming
- Zan Stewart – Liner Notes
- Greg Venable – Engineer
- Ernie WattsErnie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
– Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone - Pauline Wilson – Vocals (bckgr)
External links
- [ Collection by Joe Sample - AMG]