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| Compilation album by Joe Sample | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Crossover Jazz, smooth jazz, fusion | |||
| Length | 51:57 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Joseph Doughney, Wilton Felder, Carl Griffin, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample | |||
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Collection is a compilation album of jazz songs by American pianist Joe Sample that was released in 1991 through GRP Records.
This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while Joe Sample recorded with Blue Thumb and MCA recording companies.
Track listing
All tracks by Joe Sample except where noted.
- "Carmel" – 5:39
- "Woman You're Driving Me Mad" – 6:12
- "A Rainy Day in Monterey" – 5:42
- "Sunrise" – 5:22
- "There Are Many Stops Along The Way" – 4:41
- "Rainbow Seeker" – 5:25
- "Fly With the Wings Of Love" – 7:36
- "Burnin' Up The Carnival" (Will Jennings, Sample) (featuring Flora Purim) – 7:19
- "Night Flight" (Special Radio Edit) – 4:59
- "Oasis" – 5:03
Personnel
- Andy Baltimore – Director, Creative Director
- Russ Bracher – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Garnett Brown – Trombone
- Lenny Castro – Percussion
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums, Timbales, Producer, Linn Drum
- F. Byron Clark – Engineer, Mixing
- Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
- Jay Deversa – Trumpet
- Joseph Doughney – Producer, Post Production
- Nathan East – Bass
- Edward Sonny Emory – Drums
- David Ervin – Synthesizer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming
- Wilton Felder – Producer
- David Gibb – Graphic Design, Design
- William Green – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone
- Carl Griffen – Producer, Compilation Producer
- Carl Griffin – Producer, Compilation
- Dave Grusin – Executive Producer
- Stix Hooper – Percussion, Drums, Producer
- Fred Jackson, Jr. – Saz, Saxophone
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – Electric Guitar
- Josie James – Vocals
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Scott Johnson – Design
- Abraham Laboriel – Bass
- Michael Landy – Producer, Digital Editing, Editing, Post Production
- Michelle Lewis – Production Coordination
- Steve Medajo – Trumpet
- Sonny Mediana – Graphic Design, Design
- Byron Miller – Bass
- Robert O'Bryant – Trumpet
- Ray Parker Jr. – Rhythm Guitar
- Dean Parks – Acoustic & Electric Guitar
- Rik Pekkonen – Engineer, Mixing
- John Phillips – Bass Clarinet
- Robert Popwell – Bass
- Billy Rogers – Guitar
- Larry Rosen – Executive Producer
- Andy Ruggirello – Graphic Design, Design
- Joe Sample – Synthesizer, Piano, Strings, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Producer, Liner Notes, Fender Rhodes, Orchestration, String Arrangements, Synthesizer Piano, Piano (Grand), String Conductor
- Dan Serrano – Graphic Design, Design
- Sid Sharp – Strings
- Dr. George Shaw – Synthesizer, Programming
- George Shaw – Programming
- Zan Stewart – Liner Notes
- Greg Venable – Engineer
- Ernie Watts – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone
- Pauline Wilson – Background Vocals