Joe Sample - David T. Walker "Swing Street Cafe" (1981) -Jazz-

Label : Crusaders Records

 Side 1

01 - Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Ray Charles)

02 - Rockhouse (Mabelle Smith)

03 - Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed & Ewart G. Abner Jr.)

04 - Next Time U See Me (Earl Forest & Bill Harvey)

Side 2

01 - Woke Up This Morning (Riley King & Jules Taub)

02 - C.C. Rider (Chuck Willis)

03 - Honky Tonk (Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler & Henry Glover)

04 - After Hours (Gilbert Roe)

Keyboards : Joe Sample

Bass : James Jamerson Jr.

Guitar : David T. Walker

Drums : Earl C. Palmer Sr.

Horns : Herman Riley, Al Aarons, John Kelson, Ernie Fields Jr.

Recorded on November 29th-30th, 1978

Engineer : Rik Pekkonen

Prepared for Release by Steve Goldman

Produced by Crusaders Productions (Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample)

The Crusaders "Unsung Heroes" (1973) -Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-

Label : Blue Thumb Records, Inc.

 Side I

01 - Unsung Heroes (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Lay It On The Line (Stix Hooper)

03 - Crossfire (Joe Sample)

04 - Hard Times (David Fathead Newman)

05 - Let's Boogie (Wayne Henderson)

06 - Freedom Sound (Joe Sample)

Side II

01 - In The Middle Of The River (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Heavy Up (Don't Get Light With Me) (Joe Sample)

03 - Night Theme (Stix Hooper)

04 - Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (Joe Sample)

The Crusaders :

Wayne Henderson : Trrombone

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone & Electric Bass

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Stix Hooper : Drums

And Guests

Larry Carlton : Guitar (Solos)

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Max Bennett : Electric Bass

A Crusader Production

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen

Recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studio 3, Los Angeles, California, August, 1973

Mastered by Arnie Acosta at The Mastering Lab

Produced by Stewart Levine for Chisa Record Productions, Inc.

Joe Sample "Soul Shadows" (2004) -Jazz-

Label : PRA Records

 01 - How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? (Walter Donaldson, Sam Lewis & Joe Young)

02 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Harry Brooks, Fats Waller & Andy Razaf)

03 - Avalon (Al Jolson, B.G. DeSylva & Vincent Rose)

04 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

05 - I Got Rhythm (George & Ira Gershwin)

06 - I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Duke Ellington & Paul Francis Webster)

07 - Spellbound (Joe Sample)

08 - It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (William Mayhew)

09 - Entertainer (Scott Joplin)

10 - Shreveport Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton)

11 - Embraceable You (George & Ira Gershwin)

12 - Jitterbug Waltz (Fats Waller)

Joe Sample : Solo Piano

Produced by Joe Sample

Associate Producer : Paul Mitchell

Recorded & Mixed by Paul Mitchell

Recorded & Mixed February 2004, at Creole Joe's Studio, Houston, TX, except for "Jitterbug Waltz", Recorded at Motion Blue, Yokohama, Japan

Various Artists "Making Spirits Bright: A Smooth Jazz Christmas" (2001) -Smooth Jazz / Christmas Music-

Label : The Verve Music Group

 01 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)

02 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram)

03 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)

04 - This Christmas (Donnie Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor)

05 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Josef Mohr)

06 - What Child Is This? (Traditional)

07 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)

08 - Jingle Bells (J.S. Pierpont)

09 - The First Noel (Traditional)

10 - Here Comes Santa Claus (Gene Autry & Oakley Haldeman)

11 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Tommie Connor)

12 - Suite de 'Nuestra Navidad' (Ariel Ramirez)

Produced by Lee Ritenour & Bud Harner, except were indicated

Executive Producer : Mark Wexler

Tracks 01-06 & 10 Recorded by Eric Ferguson at Starlight Studios, Los Angeles

Track 07 Recorded by Steven Dubin at Dubie Grooves, Santa Monica

Track 08 Recorded by Al Schmitt at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood

Tracks 09 & 12 Recorded by Don Murray at Capitol Records, Hollywood

Assistant Engineer : Pete Pappageorges

Track 11 Recorded by Paul Mitchell at Sound Arts Recording Studios, Houston

Assistant Engineer : Brian Baker

Additional Engineering by Jochem van der Saag & Lee Ritenour at Starlight Studios, Los Angeles

All Tracks Mixed by Don Murray at Starlight Studios, Los Angeles except Track 08 Mixed by Al Schmitt at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood & Track 11 Mixed by Paul Mitchell at Sound Arts Recording Studios, Houston

All Tracks Mastered by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Studios, Hollywood except Track 08 Mastered by Doug Sax at the Mastering Lab, Hollywood

01 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Featuring Lee Ritenour 

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Alan Pasqua : Electric Piano, Synth Bass, Strings

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Tim Welvaars : Harmonica

Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Jochem van der Saag

02 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Featuring Will Downing

Will Downing : Vocals

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

Alan Pasqua : Rhodes, Strings

Melvin Lee Davis : Bass

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Jochem van der Saag

03 - The Christmas Song

Featuring Joyce Cooling

Joyce Cooling : Guitar & Vocals

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Strings, Synth Bass

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour

04 - This Christmas

Featuring Gerald Albright

Gerald Albright : Alto & Soprano Saxophones, Bass

John Beasley : Keyboards

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Jochem van der Saag

05 - Silent Night

Featuring Al Jarreau

Al Jarreau : Vocals

Lee Ritenour : Guitar, Synth Bass, Keyboards

John Beasley : Piano

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Jochem van der Saag

06 - What Child Is This?

Featuring Marc Antoine

Marc Antoine : Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Guitar, Synth Bass, Keyboards

Jochem van der Saag : Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour

07 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Featuring Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot : Tenor Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Keyboards

Tony Maiden : Guitar

Steven Dubin : Drum Programming

Produced by Steven Dubin

Arranged by Steven Dubin & Jeff Lorber

08 - Jingle Bells

Featuring Diana Krall

Diana Krall : Piano & Vocals

Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Johnny Mandel

09 - The First Noel

Featuring David Benoit

David Benoit : Piano

Charlie Bisharat : Violin

Bruce Dukov : Violin

Katie Prescott : Viola

Daniel Smith : Cello

Arranged by David Benoit

10 - Here Comes Santa Claus

Featuring Jeff Golub

Jeff Golub : Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Electric Piano, Strings

Melvin Lee Davis : Bass

Jochem van der Saag : Additional Keyboards, Programming, Sound Design

Arranged by Lee Ritenour & Jochem van der Saag

11 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Featuring Joe Sample

Joe Sample : Piano

Arranged by Joe Sample

12 - Suite de 'Nuestra Navidad'

Featuring Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin : Piano

Alex Acuña : Drums

Walfredo Reyes : Percussion

Dan Higgins : Flute

John Peña : Bass

Ramon Stagnaro : Guitar

Arranged by Dave Grusin

India.Arie & Joe Sample "Christmas With Friends" (2015) -Christmas Music / Soul Jazz-

Label : Motown Records

 01 - Let It Snow (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)

02 - Favorite Time Of Year (India.Arie, Aaron W. Lindsey & Simpson)

03 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr)

04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)

05 - Merry Christmas Baby (Lou Baxter & Johnny Moore)

06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Irving Berlin)

07 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)

08 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)

09 - Mary, Did You Know? (Buddy Greene & Mark Lowry)

10 - Auld Lang Syne (Traditional)

Executive Producer : India.Arie

Mixed by Salvo for Salvomix Inc.

Except Track 06 Mixed by Allen Sides at Red Lotus Studios, Hollywood, CA

Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

01 - Let It Snow 

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample

Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX

Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Arranged by Joe Sample

Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Piano : Joe Sample

Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

Percussion : Javier Solis

Upright Bass : Nick Sample

Drums : Jeff Watts

02 - Favorite Time Of Year 

Feat. Tori Kelly

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie

Recorded by Aaron W. Lindsey

India.Arie Vocals Recorded by Kory Aaron at India'Song Studio, Aylanta, GA

Tori Kelly Vocals Recorded by Matthew Emonson at Harmony Studios, West Hollywood, CA

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Tori Kelly

All Instruments : Aaron W. Lindsey

03 - Silent Night 

Feat. Brandy

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample

Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX

India.Arie Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Brandy Vocals Recorded by Timothy Wyman at Wyman Studios, Burbank, CA

Arranged by Joe Sample & Aaron W. Lindsey

Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Brandy

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Aaron W. Lindsey

Drums : Jeff Watts

Percussion : Javier Solis

Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

Feat. Kem

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample

Recorded by Case Mundy & Rob Skipworth at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX & India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Kem Vocals Recorded by Eric Morgeson at Studio A Recording, Inc., Dearborn Heights, MI

Arranged by Joe Sample & Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Kem

Piano : Joe Sample

Rhodes & Additional Keys, Upright Bass, Bass & Drums : Aaron W. Lindsey

Strings Arranged & Performed by John Stoddart

05 - Merry Christmas Baby 

Feat. Michael McDonald

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie

Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA

Michael McDonald Vocals Recorded by Mark Casselman at Sound Logic Recording Studio, Santa Barbara, CA

Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Michael McDonald

Piano : Aaron W. Lindsey

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Teddy Campbell

Horns Arranged & Performed by Hamilton Hardin

06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 

Feat. Dave Koz & Trombone Shorty

Produced by Rickey Minor

Executive Producers : John Burk & Dave Koz

Recorded by Allen Sides at Red Lotus Studios & Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA ; by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Assistant Engineers : Seth Presant, Lenny Wee & Ryan Staples

Additional Recording : Gerrit Kinkel

Arranged by Rickey Minor & John Beasley

Vocals : India.Arie

Tenor Saxophone : Dave Koz

Trombone : Trombone Shorty

Piano : John Beasley

Keyboards : Dave Delhomme

Acoustic Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Chuck Berghofer

Drums : Teddy Campbell

Vibes : Craig Fundyga

07 - The Christmas Song 

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample

Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX

Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Arranged by Joe Sample

Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Piano : Joe Sample

Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

Drums : Jeff Watts

Upright Bass : Nick Sample

Percussion : Javier Solis

08 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 

Feat. Kristian Dentley

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie

Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA

Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocal Arrangement : Khristian Dentley

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Kristian Dentley

Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Teddy Campbell

Percussion : Javier Solis

09 - Mary, Did You Know? 

Feat. Gene Moore

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey

Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA

Vocals Recorded by Aaron W. Lindsey at Wire Road Studios, Houston, TX & Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA

Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Guest Vocals : Gene Moore

Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

Upright Bass : Nathan East

Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.

Drums : Teddy Campbell

Strings Arranged & Performed by John Stoddart

10 - Auld Lang Syne

Feat. Kirk Whalum

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie

Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA

Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey

Vocals : India.Arie

Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum

Upright Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Teddy Campbell

Joe Sample "Old Places Old Faces" (1996) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 01 - Free Yourself (Joe Sample)

02 - Black And White (As Simple As) (Joe Sample)

03 - Clifton's Gold (Joe Sample)

04 - Old Places Old Faces (Joe Sample)

05 - Tones For Ben (Joe Sample)

06 - Hippies On A Corner (Joe Sample)

07 - Souly Creole (Joe Sample)

08 - First Love (Joe Sample)

09 - Miles Of Blue (Blue Miles) (Joe Sample)

10 - Angels On My Mind (Joe Sample)

All Songs Written & Arranged by Joe Sample

Produced by Al Schmitt & Joe Sample

Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt at Schnee Studio

Assistant Engineer : John Henderson

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab

01 - Free Yourself

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Percussion, Kit : Lenny Castro

02 - Black And White (As Simple As)

Piano, Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Percussion : Lenny Castro

03 - Clifton's Gold

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Percussion, Kit : Lenny Castro

Guitar : Dean Parks

Tenor Sax : Charles Lloyd

04 - Old Places Old Faces

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Percussion, Kit : Lenny Castro

05 - Tones For Ben

Piano, Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Tenor Sax : Charles Lloyd

06 - Hippies On A Corner

Piano, Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Percussion : Lenny Castro

07 - Souly Creole

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

08 - First Love

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Tenor Sax : Charles Lloyd

09 - Miles Of Blue (Blue Miles)

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Percussion, Kit : Lenny Castro

Guitar : Dean Parks

10 - Angels On My Mind

Piano : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Percussion, Kit : Lenny Castro

Joe Sample "The Best Of Joe Sample" (1998) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 01 - Viva De Funk (Joe Sample)

02 - Chain Reaction (Joe Sample)

03 - Hippies On A Corner (Joe Sample)

04 - Seven Years Of Good Luck (Marcus Miller)

05 - Ashes To Ashes (Joe Sample)

06 - Mystery Child (Joe Sample)

07 - Spellbound (Joe Sample)

08 - The Road Less Traveled (Marcus Miller)

09 - Summertime (George Gershwin)

10 - Black And White (As Simple As) (Joe Sample)

11 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Compilation Produced by Matt Pierson

Digital Mastering by Keith Blake

01 - Viva De Funk

From 'Did You Feel That?' (1994)

Produced by Stewart Levine for Dave ja vu Productions

Piano & Keyboards : Joe Sample

Guitar : Arthur Adams, Michael Landau

Bass : Freddie Washington

Drums : Steve Gadd

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Trumpet : Oscar Brashear

Tenor Saxophone : Joel Peskin

02 - Chain Reaction

From 'Sample This' (1997)

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises

Co-Produced by Joe Sample

Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Electric Guitar : Dean Parks

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Steve Gadd

Percussion : Lenny Castro

03 - Hippies On A Corner

From 'Old Places Old Faces' (1996)

Produced by Al Schmitt & Joe Sample

Piano & Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Arrangement : Joe Sample

04 - Seven Years Of Good Luck

From 'Spellbound' (1989)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Acoustic Grand Piano with Midi Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Guitar : Michael Landau

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Omar Hakim

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Additional Synthesizer Arrangements & Performance : Larry Williams

Additional Synthesizer Arrangements : Jerry Hey

Additional Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan

05 - Ashes To Ashes

From 'Ashes To Ashes' (1990)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Acoustic Grand Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Guitar : Paul Peterson

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Omar Hakim

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Synthesizer & Synthesizer Programming : Ricky Peterson

Additional Synthesizer Programming : Jason Miles

Arrangement : Joe Sample

06 - Mystery Child

From 'Did You Feel That?' (1994)

Produced by Stewart Levine for Dave ja vu Productions

Piano & Keyboards : Joe Sample

Guitar : Arthur Adams, Michael Landau

Bass : Freddie Washington

Drums : Steve Gadd

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Trumpet : Oscar Brashear

Tenor Saxophone : Joel Peskin

07 - Spellbound

From 'Spellbound' (1989)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Acoustic Grand Piano with Midi Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Guitar : Michael Landau

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Omar Hakim

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Additional Synthesizer Arrangements & Performance : Larry Williams

Additional Synthesizer Arrangements : Jerry Hey

Additional Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan

08 - The Road Less Traveled

From 'Ashes To Ashes' (1990)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Acoustic Grand Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Guitar : Paul Peterson

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Omar Hakim

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Synthesizer & Synthesizer Programming : Ricky Peterson

Additional Synthesizer Programming : Jason Miles

Saxophone & Flute : Larry Williams

Flugelhorn & Trumpet : Jerry Hey

Additional Horn Arrangements : Larry Williams & Jerry Hey

Arrangement : Joe Sample

09 - Summertime

From 'Invitation' (1993)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Acoustic Grand Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample

Upright Bass : Cecil McBee

Drums : Victor Lewis

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Synthesizer Programming : Joe Mardin & Larry Williams

Orchestral Arrangements : Dale Oehler

Arrangement : Joe Sample

10 - Black And White (As Simple As)

From 'Old Places Old Faces' (1996)

Produced by Al Schmitt & Joe Sample

Piano & Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Arrangement : Joe Sample

11 - Street Life

From 'Sample This' (1997)

Originally Recorded by Randy Crawford & The Crusaders on 'Street Life'

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises

Co-Produced by Joe Sample

Rhodes & Synthesizers : Joe Sample

Electric Guitar : Dean Parks

Bass : Marcus Miller

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Drums : Steve Gadd

Background vocals : Lynn Davis, Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap

Efx : George Duke

Randy Crawford & Joe Sample "Feeling Good" (2007) -Vocal Jazz / Jazz Pop-

Label : PRA Records, Inc.

 01 - Feeling Good (Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse)

02 - End Of The Line (Cynthia Medley & John Edmonson)

03 - But Beautiful (Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen)

04 - Rio De Janiero Blue (John Haeny & Richard Torrance)

05 - Lovetown (Peter Brian Gabriel)

06 - See Line Woman (George Bass)

07 - Tell Me More And More And Then Some (Billie Holiday)

08 - Everybody's Talking (Fred Neil)

09 - When I Need You (Albert Hammond & Carole Bayer Sager)

10 - Save Your Love For Me (Buddy Johnson)

11 - Last Night At Danceland (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

12 - All Night Long (Curtis Lewis)

13 - Mr. Ugly (Norman Mapp)

Randy Crawford : Vocals

Joe Sample : Piano

Steve Gadd : Drums

Christian McBride : Bass

Dean Parks : Guitar

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar

Anthony Wilson : Guitar

Luis Quintero : Percussion

Produced by Tommy LiPuma & Joe Sample

All Songs Arranged by Joe Sample

Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt

Additional Engineering by Bill Smith & Rob Mounsey

Programming : Rob Mounsey

Pro-Tools Operation & Editing by Brian Montgomery

Assistant Engineer : Paul Smith

Recorded at Avatar Studios, NYC

Additional Recording at Capitol Studios, LA & 333 Studio, NYC

Mixed at Capitol Studios, LA

Mix Assistant : Steve Genewick

Mastered at Doug Sax at Mastering Lab

Crusaders "Soul Shadows" (1985) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Warner-Pioneer Corporation

 Side One

01 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Side Two

01 - Gotta Lotta Shakalada (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - New Moves (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - Burnin' Up The Carnival (Joe Sample & Will Jennings) (Live Version)

04 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings) (Live Version)

Side One

01 - Street Life

Vocal : Randy Crawford

From "STREET LIFE"

Arthur Adams : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Billy Rogers : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Robert O. Bryant Sr. : Trumpet

Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

Robert Bryant Jr. : Tenor Sax

Jerome Richardson : Alto Sax

Bill Green : Baritone Sax

Garnett Brown : Tenor Trombone

Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone 

02 - Soul Shadows

Vocal : Bill Withers

From "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Bob Mann : Guitar Solo

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Ralf Rickert : Trumpet

03 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

Vocal : Joe Cocker

From "STANDING ALL"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar Solo

David T. Walker : Guitar

Larry Carlton : Guitar

Reggie Young : Guitar

Steve Gibson : Guitar

Jon Goin : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Marcus Miller : Bass

Billy Preston : Organ

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Side Two

01 - Gotta Lotta Shakalada

Vocals : Jessica Williams & Gwen Evans

From "GHETTO BLASTER"

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Cornell Dupree : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Chuck Findley : Trumpet

02 - New Moves

Vocal : Gwen Evans

From "GHETTO BLASTER"

Charles Fearing : Guitar

Dean Parks : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Cornell Dupree : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Special Percussion

Chuck Findley : Trumpet

03 - Burnin' Up The Carnival 

Live Version

Vocal : B.B. King & Josie James

From "ROYAL JAM"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

Efraim Logreira : Special Percussion

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

04 - Street Life 

Live Version

Vocal : B.B. King & Josie James

From "ROYAL JAM"

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

James Jamerson Jr. : Bass

Efraim Logreira : Special Percussion

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joe Sample "Sample This" (1997) -Jazz Pop / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 01 - Rainbow Seeker II (Joe Sample)

02 - I'm Coming Back Again (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

03 - Carmel (Joe Sample)

04 - Night Flight (Joe Sample)

05 - Chain Reaction (Joe Sample)

06 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

07 - In All My Wildest Dreams (Joe Sample)

08 - Free As The Wind (Joe Sample)

09 - Snowflake (Joe Sample)

10 - It Happens Everyday (Joe Sample)

11 - Street Life (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

12 - Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

13 - Fly With Wings Of Love (Joe Sample)

14 - Melodies Of Love (Joe Sample)

15 - Shreveport Stomps (Ferdinand Joseph Morton)

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises

Co-Produced by Joe Sample

Recorded by Erik Zobler at Ocean Way Studio 'B', Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Engineer : John Rodd

Overdubbed & Mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks West, Los Angeles, CA

Assistant Engineer : Wayne Holmes

Additional Engineering by Wayne Holmes

Mastering by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

01 - Rainbow Seeker II

Originally Recorded on "RAINBOW SEEKER"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

02 - I'm Coming Back Again 

Originally Recorded as an Instrumental Track entitled "Shadow" from "VOICES IN THE RAIN"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Dianne Reeves : Vocals

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

George Duke : Additional Synthesizer

03 - Carmel 

Originally Recorded on "CARMEL"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

04 - Night Flight 

Originally Recorded on "THE HUNTER"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

05 - Chain Reaction 

Originally Recorded on "CHAIN REACTION"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

06 - Soul Shadows 

Originally Recorded on "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers, Rhodes

Dennis Rowland : Lead vocal

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

George Duke : Additional Synthesizers & Efx

Lynn Davis, Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

07 - In All My Wildest Dreams 

Originally Recorded on "RAINBOW SEEKER"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Lynn Davis, Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

08 - Free As The Wind 

Originally Recorded on "FREE AS THE WIND"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

09 - Snowflake  

Originally Recorded on "IMAGES"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Everette Harp : Alto Sax

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

10 - It Happens Everyday 

Originally Recorded on "FREE AS THE WIND"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

Hubert Laws : Flute

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

11 - Street Life 

Originally Recorded by Randy Crawford & The Crusaders on "STREET LIFE"

Joe Sample : Rhodes, Synthesizers

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Lynn Davis, Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

George Duke : Efx

12 - Put It Where You Want It 

Originally Recorded on "CRUSADERS I"

Joe Sample : Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Organ

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dean Parks : Electric Guitar

Steve Gadd : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Lynn Davis, Lori Perry, Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

13 - Fly With Wings Of Love 

Originally Recorded on "RAINBOW SEEKER"

Joe Sample : Piano, Synthesizers

George Duke : Mini Moog

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

Dean Parks : Acoustic Guitar

14 - Melodies Of Love 

Originally Recorded on "RAINBOW SEEKER"

Joe Sample : Piano

Jay Anderson : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion & Drums

15 - Shreveport Stomps

Joe Sample : Piano

The Crusaders "Southern Comfort" (1974) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC / Blue Thumber Records

 Side A

01 - Stomp And Buck Dance (Wayne Henderson)

02 - Greasy Spoon (Stix Hooper)

03 - Get On The Soul Ship (It's Sailing) (Joe Sample)

04 - Super-Stuff (Wayne Henderson)

Side B

01 - Double Bubble (Joe Sample)

02 - The Well's Gone Dry (Larry Carlton)

03 - Southern Comfort (Wayne Henderson)

04 - Time Bomb (Joe Sample)

Side C

01 - When There's Love Around (Stix Hooper)

02 - Lilies Of The Nile (Wilton Felder)

Side D

01 - Whispering Pines (Wayne Henderson)

02 - A Ballad For Joe (Louis) (Joe Sample)

The Crusaders :

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Wilton Felder : Tenor Saxophone

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Stix Hooper : Drums

Larry Carlton : Guitar

A Crusaders Production

Production by Stewart Levine

Recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Studio 3

Engineers : Rik Pekkonen & Peter Granet

Remixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders

Remix Engineer : Rik Pekkonen

The Crusaders "Rhapsody And Blues" (1980) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Soul-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Honky Tonk Struttin' (Wilton Felder)

03 - Elegant Evening (Stix Hooper)

Side 2

01 - Rhapsody And Blues (Joe Sample)

02 - Last Call (Joe Sample)

03 - Sweet Gentle Love (Stix Hooper)

Produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Productions Inc.

Engineered & Mixed by Greg Venable with Russell Bracher Assisting

Recorded at Britannia Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1980

Mastered at A&M Studios by Bernie Grundman

Executive Assistant - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Tom Hooper

Production Coordinator - Crusaders Productions, Inc. : Pamela Hope Lobue

Synthesizer Arrangements by Joe Sample with Programming by Rory Kaplan

The Crusaders :

Wilton Felder : Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones ; Bass on "Last Call" & "Honky Tonk Struttin'"

Stix Hooper : Drums & Percussion

Joe Sample : Acoustic, Electric & Synthesizer Keyboards

Guest Musicians :

Guitars : Dean Parks, Roland Bautista, Bob Mann (Guitar Solos), Phil Upchurch

Bass : Abraham Laboriel (Solo on "Soul Shadows"), Alphonso Johnson on "Sweet Gentle Love"

Special Percussion : 

Paulinho Da Costa on "Soul Shadows" & "Last Call"

Sheila Escovedo : All Other Selections except "Elegant Evening"

Trumpet : Ralf Rickert on "Soul Shadows"

Featured Vocalist on "Soul Shadows" : Bill Withers

Crusaders "Sample A Decade" (1988) -Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz-

Label : Connoisseur Collection

 Side One

01 - So Far Away (Carole King)

02 - Chain Reaction (Joe Sample)

03 - Bayou Bottoms (Wilton Felder)

04 - And Then There Was The Blues ('Stix' Hooper)

05 - Soul Shadows (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

Side Two

01 - Streetlife (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Don't Let It Get You Down (Joe Sample)

03 - Hold On (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

04 - My Mama Told Me So (Joe Sample)

05 - Snow Flake (Joe Sample)

Side Three

01 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today (Joe Sample & Will Jennings)

02 - Rhapsody And Blues (Joe Sample)

03 - Soul Caravan (Wilton Felder)

04 - Sweet 'N' Sour (Joe Sample)

05 - Nite Crawler (Larry Carlton)

Side Four

01 - Night Ladies (Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)

02 - Fairy Tales (Joe Sample)

03 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') (Joe Sample)

04 - Honky Tonk Struttin (Wilton Felder)

05 - Free As The Wind (Joe Sample)

Side One

01 - So Far Away 

Produced by Stewart Levine

1974 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "SCRATCH"

02 - Chain Reaction 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1975 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "CHAIN REACTION"

03 - Bayou Bottoms 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

04 - And Then There Was The Blues 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "THOSE SOUTHERN NIGHTS"

05 - Soul Shadows 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

Side Two

01 - Streetlife 

Vocal by Randy Crawford

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1979 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1979 : N°5

02 - Don't Let It Get You Down 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "BEST OF"

03 - Hold On 

With The RPO & Guest Artists B.B. King

Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

1982 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "ROYAL JAM"

04 - My Mama Told Me So 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "THOSE SOUTHERN NIGHTS"

05 - Snow Flake 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

Side Three

01 - I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today 

Vocal by Joe Cocker

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1981 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1981 : N°61

02 - Rhapsody And Blues 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

03 - Soul Caravan 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1976 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "BEST OF"

04 - Sweet 'N' Sour 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

05 - Nite Crawler 

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

Side Four

01 - Night Ladies 

Vocal by Jessica Williams

Produced by Wilton Felder, Joe Sample & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

1984 - MCA Records, Inc.

UK Chart Single 1984 : N°55

02 - Fairy Tales 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1978 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "IMAGES"

03 - Rodeo Drive (High Steppin') 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1979 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "STREETLIFE"

04 - Honky Tonk Struttin 

Produced by Wilton Felder, 'Stix' Hooper & Joe Sample

1980 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "RHAPSODY AND BLUES"

05 - Free As The Wind

Produced by Stewart Levine in Association with The Crusaders

1977 - MCA Records, Inc.

Taken from The Album "FREE AS THE WIND"

The Crusaders "Live In Japan" (1993) -Jazz Funk-

Label : GRP Records

 01 - Introduction

02 - Rainbow Seeker (Joe Sample)

03 - The Hustler (Stix Hooper)

04 - Sweet Gentle Love (Stix Hooper)

05 - Drum Introduction

06 - Spiral (Joe Sample)

07 - Melodies Of Love (Joe Sample)

08 - Carmel (Joe Sample)

09 - So Far Away (Carole King)

10 - Brazos River Breakdown (Stix Hooper)

11 - In All My Wildest Dreams (Joe Sample)

12 - Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

A Crusader Production

Crusaders :

Wilton Felder : Saxophone

Stix Hooper : Drums

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Guest Musicians :

Alphonso Johnson : Bass

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Rafael Cruz : Percussion

Produced by Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper & Joe Sample for Crusaders Procutions

Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen

Recorded Live at NHK Hall in Tokyo on January 18, 1981

Engineered & Mixed by Galen Senogles

Digital Tape Operators : Mr. Hideo Takada, Mr. Michimasa Sekiguchi

Sarge Monitor Mix & Equipment Coordination : John Malta Jr.

Newly Remastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki at JVC Aoyama Studios, Tokyo, Japan - April 1993

Remote Facility Provided by TAMCO Mobile Truck

Recording Application of the JVC DAS 90 Digital Audio System

Introduction by Tom Hooper

Post-Production by Michael Landy & Joseph Doughney at The Review Room / NYC

The Jazz Crusaders "Give Peace A Chance" (1970) -Soul Jazz-

Label : Liberty Records

 1

01 - Give Peace A Chance (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

02 - I Think It Was A Dream (Wayne Henderson)

03 - Black Bird (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

04 - The Thrill Is Gone (Dale Petit & Art Benson)

05 - Anita's New Dance (Stix Hooper)

2

01 - Space Settlement (Wilton Felder)

02 - All The Lonely Years (Joe Sample)

03 - Another Blues (Joe Sample)

Personnel :

Wilton Felder : Tenor Sax

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Stix Hooper : Drums

Joe Sample : Piano

Buster Williams : Bass

Produced by Richard Bock

Engineer : Mike Deneke

Joe Sample "Spellbound" (1989) -Westcoast Jazz-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

 1

01 - Seven Years Of Good Luck (Joe Sample)
02 - Spellbound (Joe Sample)
03 - Somehow Our Love Survives (Joe Sample & Michael Franks)
04 - All God's Children (Joe Sample)
05 - Leading Me Back To You (Joe Sample & Michael Franks)

2

01 - U Turn (Joe Sample, Mervyn Warren, Mark Kibble & David Thomas)
02 - Bones Jive (Joe Sample)
03 - Luna En New York (Joe Sample & Ruben Blades)
04 - Sermonized (Joe Sample)
05 - Looking Glass (Joe Sample)


Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded by Al Schmitt
Mixed by Bill Schnee At Schnee Studios
Recorded at Power Station, NYC
Assisted by Roy Hendrickson
Oceanway Studios, North Hollywood
Assisted by Clark Germain, Stacy Baird & Steve Holroyd
Schnee Studios, North Hollywood
Assisted by Wade Jaynes & Bart Stevens
Additional Recording at Willyworld, Sound West, LA & The Hop, Sherman Oaks
Engineered by Joey Wolpert, Rich Markowitz & Bruce Miller
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab

Musicians & Instrumentation :
Joe Sample : Acoustic Grand Guitar w/Midi, Synths
Marcus Miller : Bass
Omar Hakim : Drums
Michael Landau : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass on "U Turn"
John Peña : Bass on "Somehow Our Love Survives"
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums on "U Turn" & "Somehow Our Love Survives"
Chuck Domanico : Acoustic Bass on "Looking Glass"
Lenny Castro : All Percussion
Larry Williams : Additional Synth Arrangements & Synth Performance
Jerry Hey : Additional Synth Arrangements
Robbie Buchanan : Additional Synth Programming
Michael Franks : Vocals on "Leading Me Back To You"
Al Jarreau : Vocals on "Somehow Our Loves Survives"
Take 6 : Vocals on "U Turn"

Midi-Recordist :
Larry Fast
Eric Hansen on "Somehow Our Love Survives"

Mervyn Warren : Vocal Arrangement on "U Turn"
Background vocals on "Luna En New York" : Luis Chi-Sing, Fermin Garcia, Oscar Medina, Luis Mellado, Christina Mellado, Erika Mellado, Frank Giraldo, Lizzie Giraldo, Carolina De Leon & Carlos Nunez

The Crusaders "The Best Of The Crusaders" (1976) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side 1

01 - Put It Where You Want It (Joe Sample)

02 - Stomp And Buck Dance*** (Wayne Henderson)

03 - Greasy Spoon*** (Stix Hooper)

04 - Scratch*** (Wayne Henderson)

Side 2

01 - So Far Away* (Carole King)

02 - Hard Times*** (P.F. Mitchell)

03 - So Far Away (Live)*** (Carole King)

Side 3

01 - Don't Let It Get You Down** (Joe Sample)

02 - Keep That Same Old Feeling (Wayne Henderson)

03 - That's How I Feel* (Wilton Felder)

04 - Soul Caravan**** (Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder & Larry Carlton)

Side 4

01 - Chain Reaction**** (Joe Sample)

02 - Ballad For Joe (Louis)*** (Joe Sample)

03 - Do You Remember When** (Joe Sample)

04 - Way Back Home*** (Wilton Felder)

The Crusaders :

Stix Hooper : Drums & Percussion

Joe Sample : Keyboards

Wilton Felder : Saxes, Bass

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

Larry Carlton : Guitars

Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Bass

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen except "Soul Caravan" Engineered by Frank Clark

Mastering by Arnie Acosta

1976

*1972

**1973

***1974

****1975

"Put It Where You Want It", "So Far Away" & "That's How I Feel", from LP' "CRUSADERS 1" (BTS-6001)

"Stomp And Buck Dance", "Greasy Spoon" & "Ballad For Joe (Louis)", from LP' "SOUTHERN COMFORT" (BTSY-9002/2)

"Scratch", "Hard Times" & "So Far Away (Live)", from LP "SCRATCH" (BTS-6010)

"Don't Let It Get You Down" & "Do You Remember When", from LP "2ND CRUSADE" (BTS-7000)

"Keep That Same Old Feeling", from LP "THOSE SOUTHERN KNIGHTS" (BTSD-6024)

"Chain Reaction", "Soul Caravan", from LP' "CHAIN REACTION" (BTSD-6022)

The Crusaders "The 2nd Crusade" (1973) -Jazz Funk-

Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - Don't Let It Get You Down (Joe Sample)
02 - Take It Or Leave It (Wayne Henderson)
03 - Gotta Get It On (Stix Hooper)
04 - Where There's A Will There's A Way (Wayne Henderson)
05 - Look Beyond The Hill (Wilton Felder)

Side Two

01 - Journey From Within (Stix Hooper)
02 - Ain't Gon' Change A Thang (Wilton Felder)
03 - A Message From The Inner City (Joe Sample)

Side Three

01 - A Search For Soul (Joe Sample)
02 - No Place To Hide (Wayne Henderson)

Side Four

01 - Tomorrow Where Are You? (Wilton Felder)
02 - Tough Talk (Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson & Joe Sample)
03 - Do You Remember When?? (Joe Sample)


The Crusaders :
Nesbert 'Stix' Hooper : Percussion & Effects
Joe Sample : Keyboards

Wilton Felder : Saxes, Electric Bass, Bass Marimba

Wayne Henderson : Trombone

And Friends 
Guitars : Arthur Adams, Larry Carlton, David T. Walker

A Crusaders Production

Directed by Stewart Levine for Chisa Record Productions, Inc.

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen
Recorded & Mixed at Wally Heider Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif.

Various Artists "Best Of Smooth Jazz, Vol.1" (1997) -Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

01 - Maputo (Marcus Miller)

02 - Hippies On A Corner (Joe Sample)

03 - We're In This Love Together (Rodger Murrah & Keith Segall)

04 - Breezin' (Bobby Womack)

05 - Daddy's Gonna Miss You (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Ricky Lawson & Marc Russo)

06 - Rio De Janeiro Blue (Richard Torrance & John Haeny)

07 - Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') (Bob James)

08 - Midnight In San Juan (Earl Klugh)

09 - The Dream (Michael Sembello)

10 - No Rhyme, No Reason (George Duke)

11 - 101 Eastbound (Nathan East & Marcel East)

12 - The Lady Wants To Know (Michael Franks)

13 - Nothin' But Love (Carl Burnett, James Oppenheim & Paul Brown)

Compilation Produced by Matt Pierson & Steve Williams

Digital Mastering by Keith Blake

01 - Maputo

Bob James & David Sanborn

From "DOUBLE VISION" (1986)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Bob James

Saxophone : David Sanborn

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Marcus Miller

Drums : Steve Gadd

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Synthesizer Arrangement & Programming : Bob James

Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

02 - Hippies On A Corner

Joe Sample

From "OLD PLACES OLD FACES" (1996)

Produced by Al Schmitt & Joe Sample

Piano & Rhodes : Joe Sample

Bass : Jay Anderson

Drums : Ralph Penland

Percussion : Lenny Castro

03 - We're In This Love Together

Al Jarreau

From "BREAKIN' AWAY" (1981)

Produced by Jay Graydon

Vocals : Al Jarreau

Alto Saxophone Solo : Lon Price

Fender Rhodes & Synthesizer : Michael Omartian

Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker

Electric Guitars : Steve Lukather & Jay Graydon

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Steve Gadd

Background vocals : Al Jarreau

Rhythm Arrangement : Jay Graydon, Tom Canning & Al Jarreau

04 - Breezin'

George Benson

From "BREEZIN'" (1976)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman

Lead Guitar & Vocals : George Benson

Electric Piano Solo : Jorge Dalto

Electric Piano & Mini-Moog : Ronnie Foster

Clavinet & Acoustic Piano : Jorge Dalto

Rhythm Guitar & Bass : Phil Upchurch

Drums : Harvey Mason

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

05 - Daddy's Gonna Miss You

Yellowjackets

From "SAMURAI SAMBA" (1985)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma & The Yellowjackets

Alto Sax : Marc Russo

Keyboards : Russell Ferrante

5-String Bass : Jimmy Haslip

Drums & Electric Drums : Ricky Lawson

06 - Rio De Janeiro Blue

Randy Crawford

From "SECRET COMBINATION" (1981)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Lead vocals : Randy Crawford

Flute Solo : Ernie Watts

Keyboards : Leon Pendarvis

Guitar : Steve Lukather

Guitar : Dean Parks

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Percussion : Lenny Castro

String Arrangements : Nick DeCaro

07 - Angela (Theme From 'Taxi')

Bob James

From "TOUCHDOWN" (1978)

Produced & Arranged by Bob James

Keyboards & Synthesizers : Bob James

Electric Guitar Solo : Eric Gale

Electric Bass : Gary King

Drums : Idris Muhammad

Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

08 - Midnight In San Juan

Earl Klugh

From "MIDNIGHT IN SAN JUAN" (1991)

Produced by Earl Klugh for Earl Klugh

Guitars & Keyboards : Earl Klugh

Keyboards : Ronnie Foster, Barnaby Finch & Mark Nilan

Bass : Abraham Laboriel

Drums : Harvey Mason

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

09 - The Dream

David Sanborn

From "A CHANGE OF HEART" (1987)

Produced by Michael Colina

Alto Saxophone : David Sanborn

All Synths, Programming & Arranging, Background vocals : Michael Sembello

Additional Synths : Randy Waldman

Synclavier Programming : Casey Young

10 - No Rhyme, No Reason

George Duke

From "SNAPSHOT" (1992)

Produced & Arranged by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.

Synclavier, Acoustic Piano, M1, D550, Mini Moog Bass, Wave, VFX, Lead & Background vocals : George Duke

Guitar : Ray Fuller

Background vocals & Vocal Fills during fade : Rachelle Ferrell 

Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap

11 - 101 Eastbound

Fourplay

From "FOURPLAY" (1991)

Produced by Fourplay

Keyboards : Bob James

Guitar : Lee Ritenour

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Harvey Mason

12 - The Lady Wants To Know

Michael Franks

From "SLEEPING GYPSY" (1977)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman

Vocals : Michael Franks

Tenor Saxophone Solo : Michael Brecker

Piano : Joe Sample

Guitar : Larry Carlton

Bass : Wilton Felder

Drums : John Guerin

Percussion : Ray Armando

13 - Nothin' But Love

Boney James

From "SWEET THING" (1997)

Produced by Paul Brown & Boney James

Arranged by Paul Brown, Boney James & Carl Burnett

Alto Sax, Keyboards & WX-7 Windsynth : Boney James

Keyboards : David Torkanowsky

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Drum Programming : Paul Brown