Joe Sample – Burnin’ Up The Carnival feat. Flora Purim

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out some smooth jazz from Joe Sample – with a track called Burnin’ Up The Carnival feat. Flora Purim . Check out the other players and the track..

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Guitar – Dean Parks
• Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
• Producer – Wilton Felder
• Producer, Drums – Stix Hooper
• Producer, Written-By, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Piano [Concert Grand], Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joe Sample
• Programmed By [Synthesizers] – Rory Kaplan
• Lead Vocals – Josie James
• Backing Vocals – Flora Purim, Pauline Wilson

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Grant Green – I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...checkig out this classic jazz track from Grant Green –with his version of James Brown's  I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing...check out the players and the track..

• Drums – Nesbert "Stix" Hooper
• Electric Bass [Fender] – Wilton Felder
• Electric Piano, Clavinet – Emmanuel Riggins
• Engineer – Christina Hersch
• French Horn – Jimmy Buffington
• Guitar – Grant Green
• Liner Notes – Loonis McGlohon
• Percussion – King Errison
• Trombone – Harry DiVito
• Trombone [Bass] – Dick Hickson
• Trumpet – Jimmy Sedlar, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz
• Vibraphone – Billy Wooten
• Woodwind – George Marge, John Leone, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Grant Green – I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

Joe Sample / A Rainy Day In Monterey

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out this smooth track from pianist Joe Sample   called A Rainy Day In Monterey . It has a Crusaders feel to it...its produced by Joe Sample, Stix Hooper and Wilton Felder. Check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Drums – "Stix" Hooper
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa 
• Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Sample
• Producer – Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
•  Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks  
• Electric Guitar – Paul Milton Jackson Jr  

Destiny / The Crusaders

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out one of my favorite jazz groups The Crusaders …with their cut called Destiny.  This is off their Life In The Modern World album released in 1988.

This was kind of a Crusaders reunion album…minus original members Stix Hooper , Wayne Henderson plus others who helped like Hubert Laws and Larry Carlton. 

Keyboardist Joe Sample and saxophonist Wilton Felder were the only original members but they has some all star players with them. Check out the players and the track…

Bass, Synthesizer [Mb-8 & Midi Bass] — Nathan East
Drums — John Robinson
Guitar — Michael Landau
Percussion — Paulinho　da　Costa　
Percussion — Lenny Castro
Piano [Yamaha Acoustic], Synthesizer [Forte Midi-moog] — Joe Sample
Saxophone — Wilton Felder

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Bobby Hutcherson - Mtume

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out  vibes  player Bobby Hutcherson  with his track called Mtume. This is from his Head On album. 
Trumpeter/flügelhornist Oscar Brashear, saxophonist Harold Land, electric pianist William Henderson, drummer Stix Hooper, and bassist Reggie Johnson,  are among the many others who helped him on this project. Check it out!  


Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Bobby Hutcherson - Mtume

Joe Sample ‎– Carmel

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out one of my favorite keyboard players Crusaders protege Joe Sample ..with his classic cut Carmel...from his album of the same name!! Check out the players and the track!!

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Drums – "Stix" Hooper
• Electric Guitar – Dean Parks
• Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
• Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Sample

The Crusaders / The Hustler

 Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out this classic jazz / funk track from The　Crusaders called The Hustler. This is classic material cousin!! Check out the players and the track!!

 〝Stix"　Hooper :Drums　And　Percussion 

    Joe　Sample ：　Keyboards 

   Wilton　Felder ： Alto Sax　(Electric　Bass)

　Barry　Finnerty：Guitar　Solo

　Paul　M.Jackson,Jr：Guitar

　Paulinho　da　Costa：Special　Percussion

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: The　Crusaders / The　Hustler