Composer
Joe Sample
American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014)
1939–2014
2 works in the index
- Born
- 1939
- Died
- 2014
- Birthplace
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American jazz keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, whose name was shortened to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991, and also the 2003 reunion album Rural Renewal.
Beginning in the late 1960s, he saw a successful solo career and guested on several recordings by other acts, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, Herb Alpert, and The Supremes. Sample incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, latin, and classical forms into his music.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- pianist; jazz musician; composer; recording artist; musician
- Education
- Wheatley High School
- Recorded memberships
- The Crusaders
- Instruments played
- piano; musical keyboard
- Birth name
- Joseph Leslie Sample
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 61735410
- ISNI
- 0000000114735743
- GND ID
- 134506391
- Library of Congress ID
- nr90021621
- MusicBrainz ID
- 526a6127-7f4e-4797-8ae9-927a6e29e2d0
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Your Life Was Low | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | pop | 1 |
| Dear Mama | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61735410. Portrait: Tom Beetz @ http://home.hetnet.nl/~tbeetz/index.html, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.