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cover art to Healing the Wounds by The Crusaders

Top Contemporary Jazz Albums – June 22, 1991

The Crusaders, down to just original members Joe Sample and Wilton Felder, released their penultimate recording Healing the Wounds in April 1991. It hit the top of the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart on June 22, 1991. The album…

cover to the 1999 collaboration The Song Lives On Joe Sample featuring Lalah Hathaway

Joe Sample and Lalah Hathaway – The Song Lives On

When legendary jazz pianist Joe Sample joined forces with vocalist Lalah Hathaway, the result was The Song Lives On—a soulful and emotionally rich collaboration that bridges generations and genres. The recording was released on April 20, 1999. Sample, a founding…

contemporary jazz legend Joe Sample

Joe Sample Week!

This week at ContemporaryJazz.com, we’re celebrating the music of contemporary jazz legend Joe Sample. Joe was born on Feb. 1, 1939 and passed on Sept. 12, 2014. He will not be forgotten as so much of his music will be…