''Collection'' is a compilation

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

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

GRP Records GRP® Records (Grusin-Rosen Productions) is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1978. Distributed by Verve Records, GRP® was originally known for its digital recordings that focuses on its jazz genre. History With G ...

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

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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 Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with ...

) – 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 Arkan ...

– Trombone *

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– 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 C ...

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

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts deg ...

– Bass *Edward Sonny Emory – Drums * David Ervin – 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 – Percussion, Drums, Producer * Fred Jackson, Jr. – Saz, Saxophone * Paul Jackson, Jr. – Electric Guitar * Josie James – Vocals *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' '' Come Away with Me''. Biograp ...

– 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. – 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 Ch ...

– 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 Ra ...

– 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 Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Za ...

– 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