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Joe Sample
The Pecan Tree
Genres: Jazz, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. The Pecan Tree
2. Hot And Humid
3. No One But Myself To Blame
4. X Marks The Spot (Marie Laveau)
5. Fool's Gold
6. Spanish Moss
7. In A Heartbeat
8. El Dorado
9. With These Hands
10. The Texas Two Step
11. Memories

CD Details

All Artists: Joe Sample
Title: The Pecan Tree
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Umvd Labels
Original Release Date: 1/1/2002
Re-Release Date: 6/11/2002
Genres: Jazz, Pop, R&B
Style: Smooth Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 731458950820, 782356060227, 0731458950820

Synopsis

Amazon.com

As a cofounder of the soul-jazz group the Crusaders, and as a solo artist who produced some memorable recordings, from Rainbow Seeker to Spellbound, pianist Joe Sample has been a steady groove-maker for over four decades. This CD is a tribute to the source of his down-home grooves: Houston, Texas. It's where Sample honed his bluesy, Creole-coded, Ramsey Lewis-like pianisms that effortlessly blend Latin, R&B, classical, and funk idioms into a spicy East Texas musical gumbo. Tunes like the title track, "Hot and Humid," and "Spanish Moss" highlight Sample's fluid and soulful solos and in-the-pocket swing. Sample's tender treatment of the old R&B standard "With These Hands" is graced by the urgent vocals of the ex-Shalamar vocalist Howard Hewitt. "No One but Myself to Blame" and the thoughtful ballad "Fool's Gold" feature the fresh voice of newcomer Lizz Wright. Throughout this pleasing document, Joe Sample has shown us where his enduring and enchanting musicianship comes from. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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CD Reviews

Joe--With Your Hands...You've Done It Again

ladyofexcellence | 07/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have a copy of the latest from Joe Sample "Pecan Tree". Every song is wonderful, but the one I have put on "repeat" all morning at my desk is the Silver/Davis classic "With These Hands."Between the lyrics and Joe's mellow piano tunes undergirding Howard Hewett's vocal, I have to fight the tears sitting here.Oh my...you NEVER go wrong with the classic love ballads.I also enjoyed the personal notes from Joe speaking about his childhood and the story behind the title of this project "Pecan Tree." The description of the tree (magnificent) and it's functions (bearing delicious fruit and sheilding from the intense midsummer sun) are heart-warming and are depicted perfectly.Thank you (again) Joe--you've done it again. P.S. Amen to the pecan pie statement too! :-)"

Jazz Club Feel

worldofthedragon | Fort Worth, Texas United States | 06/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a fantastic CD. I've been a fan of Joe Sample for a couple of years. The Song "Fool's Gold" is probably my favorite song off the whole CD. There is not one Song in my opinion that is just OK they are all great. The momment I put it in I felt as if I was in a Jazz Club drinking a martini. The piano work is just great. I highly recommend this album if you like Jazz period. I don't normally take the time to write on how much I like a CD but for this one I have to take the time to say GET IT! Happy Listening and Take Care."

Continued excellence from the master of contemporary jazz

P. Masuda | Encino, CA | 09/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Joe Sample has brought us outstanding piano ensemble work for nearly 30 years ever since he pulled forward from the remarkable

Crusaders who trademarked a brand of soulful jazz and funky grooves ahead of their time. This album continues to deliver

toally deep down soulful rhythm and blues grooves that have been

the framework for his lush impressionistic harmonies and concise

charismatic keyboard solos which mark his signature style all

his fans have been in love with for years. His melodies are always lyrical, we feel we can just about write our own words to his song, that's how he holds our interest, by refusing to go above our heads as listeners. Now and then he brings in fine jazz vocalists to add that extra human touch to his presentation,

and the offerings of Lizz Wright are a delight, her warm smoky

vocals as soothing as a blanket that complements his down to

earth grooves. This album reminds of his other fine work -

"Old Places, Old Faces", which is outstanding in its metaphorical ability to take us to places he has been. Joe

is a gifted musical storyteller, and we never lose interest."