''Collection'' is a compilation

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of jazz songs by American pianist

Joe Sample Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained ...

that was released in 1991 through

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. This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while Joe Sample recorded with

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and MCA recording companies.

Track listing

All tracks by

except where 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 Purim) – 7:19 # "Night Flight" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:59 # "Oasis" – 5:03

Personnel

*Andy Baltimore – Director, Creative Director *Russ Bracher – Engineer, Assistant Engineer *

Garnett Brown Garnett Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was a jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arka ...

– Trombone * Lenny Castro – Percussion *

Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Leon "Ndugu" Chancler ( ; July 1, 1952 – February 3, 2018) was an American pop, funk, and jazz drummer. He was also a composer, producer, and university professor. Biography Early life Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 1, 1952, Leon ...

– Drums, Timbales, Producer, Linn Drum *F. Byron Clark – Engineer, Mixing * Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion *Jay Deversa – Trumpet *Joseph Doughney – Producer, Post Production * Nathan East – Bass *Edward Sonny Emory – Drums *

David Ervin David Michael Ervin (born March 16, 1961 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA) is an American jazz funk keyboard player. He grew up in Altadena, California, where he began to take after his musical father DiFosco Ervin, a.k.a. Big Dee Irwin. DiFosco E ...

– Synthesizer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming *

Wilton Felder Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want ...

– Producer *David Gibb – Graphic Design, Design *William Green – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone *Carl Griffen – Producer, Compilation Producer *Carl Griffin – Producer, Compilation *

Dave Grusin Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record w ...

– Executive Producer *

Stix Hooper Stix or STIX may refer to: People * Stix Hooper (born 1938), American jazz musician * Gary Stix, American journalist * Thomas H. Stix (1924–2001), American physicist * Christine Stix-Hackl (born 1957), Austrian jurist Arts and entertainment ...

– Percussion, Drums, Producer * Fred Jackson, Jr. – Saz, Saxophone *

Paul Jackson, Jr. Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American 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 musi ...

– Electric Guitar *

Josie James Josephine James is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and recording artist. James is best known for her performances on Burt Bacharach’s world tours, such as her feature song “ Anyone Who Had a Heart". James is also the lead vocalist o ...

– Vocals *

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– Mastering *Scott Johnson – Design *

Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel López Sr. (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the f ...

– 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 Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters''. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 h ...

– Rhythm Guitar *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...

– Acoustic & Electric Guitar *Rik Pekkonen – Engineer, Mixing *John Phillips – Bass Clarinet *

Robert Popwell Robert Lee "Pops" Popwell (December 29, 1950 – November 27, 2017) was an American jazz-funk bass guitarist and percussionist. Career Known as "Pops", he played with The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rasc ...

– 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 Watts – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone *Pauline Wilson – Background Vocals

References

External links

* class=album, id=r146843, pure_url=yes ''Collection'' by Joe Sample – AMG Joe Sample albums 1991 compilation albums