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Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 [1] – September 12, 2014) [2] was an American jazz, Jazz fusion 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.
Sep 15, 2014 · Joe Sample, who became a jazz star in the 1960s as the pianist with the Jazz Crusaders and an even bigger star a decade later when he began playing electric keyboards and the group simplified its...
Joe Sample & The Crusaders "I Felt the Love" Live At Java Jazz Festival 2008.
Sep 13, 2014 · Joe Sample, a composer and keyboard player who connected the world of jazz to many other musical traditions, has died at age 75. He died in his hometown of Houston. Sample was a founder of...
Sep 13, 2014 · Joe Sample, a pioneer of jazz-funk-fusion and a collaborator with Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, and others, passed away in 2014. He was a member of The Crusaders, a hard-bop group that became one of the most influential jazz ensembles of all time.
Sep 15, 2014 · Joe Sample, a soft-spoken keyboard player and composer whose blending of funk, blues, jazz, gospel and the Zydeco music of his childhood lent a distinctive sound to his well-known group, the...
Sep 13, 2014 · Legendary jazz pianist Joe Sample died on Friday morning in Houston. He was 75. Sample, who revolutionized jazz fusion in the ’60s and ’70s, was also a keyboardist and composer for more than...
