Joe Sample - Rainbow Seeker (1978) Flac

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Artist: Joe Sample
Title: Rainbow Seeker
Year Of Release: 1978
Label: GRP, Blue Thumb[BTD-703]
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Soul
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 42:28
Total Size: 248 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Rainbow Seeker
02 - In All My Wildest Dreams
03 - There Are Many Stops Along The Way
04 - Melodies Of Love
05 - Fly With The Wings Of Love
06 - As Long As It Lasts
07 - Islands In The Rain
08 - Together We'll Find A Way

personnel :

Dean Parks - guitar
Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
Joe Sample - keyboards
Ray Parker, Jr. - guitar
Ernie Watts - saxophone, wind
David T. Walker - guitar
Marlo Henderson - guitar
Garnett Brown - trombone
William Green - flute, wind
Fred Jackson Jr. - saxophone
Stix Hooper - drums, percussion
Ernie Watts - saxophone, wind

Back in 1978 when this set was recorded, fusion (the mixture of jazz improvisation with rock rhythms) was declining. Keyboardist Joe Sample, best-known for his work with the Crusaders, was in the process of being one of the founders of "contemporary jazz," an idiom that has since solidified into smooth jazz. Sample emphasized catchy melodies, light funk rhythms, appealing chord changes and a pop sensibility. For this accessible release, Sample is joined by the late legendary guitarist Billy Rogers, bassist Pops Popwell, his old Crusaders drummer Stix Hooper, a horn section and several guest guitarists. All eight tunes (which include "Fly with the Wings of Love" and "Islands in the Rain") are by the leader, who is heard throughout in melodic form, setting up a variety of light grooves that serve as superior background music. ~ Scott Yanow

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