Jazz+ Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 [video:youtube] Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Keyboard has just reposted a 2010 interview with Joe Sample. Here is the first of four videos: [video:youtube] Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I found this beautiful Steinway B at a Casio dealer today. This piano was signed by him just a couple weeks after I met him and his relationship with Casio began. A dream piano to own. I want more than anything to own this piano.... Steinway B - Joe Sample by Mike M Martin, on Flickr -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 What happens to the 2 Fender Rhodes that Joe Sample owned for decades? And his 2 Yamaha upright acoustics that he wrote on? Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 What was so melodic about Joe was that he never plays a melodic a phrase without a good resolution at the end of every phrase. Some players I hear leave the ends of their lines to sort of unfinished, sort of like without a punch line, and hurry to the next idea. But with Joe Sample each phrase speaks to the next phrase in a conversational sort of way, each phrase has a clear melodic resolution of some type. He was a master of shaping his melodies in a way that reaches a listener. Add to that his amazing timing and accenting of each note of every phrase. Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrythek Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 What happens to the 2 Fender Rhodes that Joe Sample owned for decades? And his 2 Yamaha upright acoustics that he wrote on? Plus his Wurlitzers... I've probably mentioned this before, but this cut from George Duke features a Wurlitzer that Joe lent to George for the recording. One of the warmest, sweetest-sounding Wurlies I've ever heard. Of course, the touch of the man playing it has more than a little to do with that. :-) [video:youtube] Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawai James Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 What was so melodic about Joe was that he never plays a melodic a phrase without a good resolution at the end of every phrase. Some players I hear leave the ends of their lines to sort of unfinished, sort of like without a punch line, and hurry to the next idea. But with Joe Sample each phrase speaks to the next phrase in a conversational sort of way, each phrase has a clear melodic resolution of some type. He was a master of shaping his melodies in a way that reaches a listener. Add to that his amazing timing and accenting of each note of every phrase. Great point! Employed by Kawai Japan, however the opinions I express are my own. Nord Electro 3 & occasional rare groove player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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