joe sample
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Soul Shadows by Joe Sample
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If you heard “The Texas Two Step” from his previous release The Pecan Tree and hoped that Joe Sample would do an entire recording of music like that, you’re in luck. Sample has released a solo piano recording called Soul Shadows, which features ten jazz chestnuts. The songs include Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” Ellington’s “I Got…
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Crusaders, Clarke, and Merger Possibilities
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Stix Hooper, Wilton Felder, and Joe Sample haven’t recorded together as The Crusaders in 20 years, but that changes on Tuesday when Rural Renewal hits stores. Eric Clapton guests on two of the eleven tracks, and the old Crusaders sound should be in full force with Steve Baxter on trombone. The band will tour this…