Rainbow Seeker - Joe Sample

[tamcocar]

Love!

[unionfunk]

oh yeah good vibes the start!

[kedwallderr]

I know I also met him one day at the Millender Center in Detroit, MI. I approached him just to say I was an admirer, he was very personable and seemingly a down to earth kind of guy. I love his music.

[Toni7859]

They played this on TWC about an hour ago on the local forecast... brings back memories of The Weather Channel from the late 80s-early 90s. :)

[CypriotVibez08]

R.I.P Tupac

Amazing song to sample from

[belartful]

Used to take along this tape on long flights to Saudi Arabia (1979)with my family..thanks for posting and God Bless!

[jazz4randall]

I once sat next to Joe Sample at hamburger stand called "Hamburger Habit" in West Hollywood. Very humble guy. We talked for about 20 minutes. I was always a big fan of his. He makes very complex music very easy to absorb. What a gift he is to music.

[hotmommie67]

:)



[MFmaxx]

Joe.

[scottybroker]

music to cruise by. Thanks Joe.

[TLT50]

Joe Sample.....what a talent...:))

[guinness138]

Props to The Weather Channel for getting me into this and a lot of other music in this genre!!

[bolicauzito]

A stupid coment...from a ignorant stupid !!!

[pluggedin2u]

Absolutely awesome! A jazz classic forever.

[not2shy2say]

classic song and it will out last in to infinity and beyond.

[TheAppraisallady]

@gersie777. I think we can both appreciate the great jazz pianists but all three were born within a 2-year period, but Hancock started his professional career (i.e. first album releases) in 1962, Corea in 1966, and Sample in 1969. I guess we can call them contemporaries and, although different approaches to Jazz, definitely equal in stature.

[3Eugenias]

Before there was a Herbie Hancock & a Chick Corea, there was...Joe Sample!

[DoUWanna007]

Wow...real music!

[wertyterty5]

elevator music

telephone on hold music

[multipoly210]

@wertyterty5

stupid comment

ignorant comment

[taildragger53]

@multipoly210 Mind you,i was once put on hold whilst they played me Hendrix's "Little Wing"...the best 3 mins of my life! (ha ha!).. Joe Sample is wonderful every time especially on Electric Piano...this album has some superb guitar solos from the late Billy Rogers..a KILLER guitarist.

[GDelva2003]

@multipoly210

Don't listen to him because believe it not I heard ALL types of music in the elevator and as telephone on hold music.

[Shrleybg]

Music like this kept me alive durin my time in Nam, Cambodia, Afganistan Iran & Irak after Kuwait. Makes me live and keep living. I love jazzhank from the merceniere

[jaylynbob]

Yes he his!!!!!!

[TheAppraisallady]

Joe Sample is up there with the greats like Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea.

[gersie777]

@TheAppraisallady actually the other way around hey

[MegaTurtleboy]

this is really nice!

[OldskolFan]

One of my favorite artist!

[755hp]

Man...........today's generation doesn't know a damn thing about this!! Real music people REAL MUSIC!!

[Sirfiets]

@755hp i always get a little annoyed if i get to see comments like this! I consider myself 'todays generation' And i simply LOVE Joe Sample! Also the early Crusaders i realy like. Back in 'your' time people did also have bad taste in music ;-)

Nowadays its just more on the TV and more on the Radio, and.......your getting old! :P

[UBZUKI]

@Sirfiets You're absolutely right because back in ''OUR'' days there was a WHOLE HEAP OF HORSESHIT being made and passed off as music.Bottom line? Well, in every generation there are genres which are loved and despised in equal measure but one thing is for sure.... This is some GREAT FUCKIN MUSIC. peace.

[mandennis]

@755hp

True that!!!

[kezzer2]

@755hp Its true..........

[TxmxthyJS7868]

@755hp I know about this and Bob James, Herb Alpert and Herbie Hancock and I'm only 15, of course some people just aren't interested in music like us like my sister she only listens to Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and gosh forbid Justin Bieber but then again my sister has it good but atleast I love really genuine and underrated instrumental music.

[matiasmingo3]

@755hp I’m 15 love jazz and classical music since I had 10 years old. Remember that music, style and culture changes through time maybe people of the 18th century thought the newer generation’s didn’t know anything about music. Maybe this type of music from your "generation" is brilliant to you but today’s generation music maybe brilliant to them. But that is your opinion as well as this is my opinion too. I promise I will listen to this type of music on the future. : )

[FingerMyFinger]

@755hp yeah i do lol

[blacqwolff]

too smooth,way too smooth.this brother is good,DAMN GOOD!!!

[JAA2090]

i was at a discount store downtown one day and this cassette was on sale for $5,and my friend said "get this one,it's one of his best",I bought it and he was right.years later I bought the cd too.I just love this whole compilation.They are all on my IPOD.Joe Sample is a genius.

[port2344chester]

Wow basement sessions with my uncle

jammin with family members & close friends.

Great memories for sure!!

[amross16]

Be a rainbow seeker in your life. Love Joe Sample.

[Toni7859]

This used to play on the weather channel local forecasts back in the 1980s and 1990s. Cool tune!

[mrapina]

sunrise and burnin up the carnival are also joe sample favorites of mine

[Marapijuda]

I live in Honduras, I heard this LP when i went to school in Mississippi in 1978. Never took it out of my mind and it is with me even today. Thanks, Joe Sample

[opticsensor]

I play this in my car at this present time just classic man!

[bigbankX]

one of my favorite songs of all time ...

[doublej59mvill]

in the vicinity of until now we still call it greenhills we playing these songs with my KP-500 in my toyota macho machine during '78s and some booze from dingdong. thanks dude

[pynks2]

@doublej59mvill sweet memories in greenhills



[ilovegoodsax]

First hear this in '79 when I was and 18 year old stationed in San Antonio, TX (Air Force), which had an outstanding jazz station at that time. In fact, it was listening for hours, upon hours on end to that station that shaped my love for the genre these last 30 years. I LOVE THIS! And thought Joe Sample was ahead of his time with this tune even then. For me, this sounds just as fresh today as it did back then.

[jameswynne51]

@ilovegoodsax I WAS STATIONED AT FT.ORD CA. 21 YEARS OLD AND THIS WAS THE SHIT. KICKIN IT IN MONTEREY CA. ON THE OCEAN, STILL THEY WERE BETTER DAYS.

[psvsia5555]

@ilovegoodsax : d'accord! Rainbow Seeker is one of those rare few tunes which NEVER age!

[ExProforlife]

Joe Sample's piano playing is mystical and magical.......

[yawhause]

One of my all time favorites - thanks for posting this and bringing back some great memories...

[folkflying2]

Absolutely incredible!! Takes me back to my roots. Thanks voycha!!

[marcelo010986]

MUCH RESPECT FROM BRASIL

[kax61]

From 1:02 till 1:10 it sounds like the part he also played on "Soul Shadows", the song featuring Bill Withers

[megamanfan3]

IntelliStar: Currently, the temperature is 70 degrees under partly cloudy skies.

[btinsley1]

if my old LP of this could TALK....

I'd have to recite a 100 Hail Marys. ;-)

[psvsia5555]

HOTSHOT!!! Joe's unbounded talent manifests even more in this unbeatable track. I love this best of all!

[peedub]

Larry Carlton's rhythm guitar playing is absolutely ridiculous in the song. It's flawless.

[hnyyes]

@peedub hate to tell you but it was Billy Rogers on this not Carlton

[TWCJimmy]

I have this song on one of my videos.

[ccurutchet]

Another greatest tune of Mr Sample :)

[danny007laycock]

listen to Tomorrow Never Dies OST 11th and 13th copy and paste Tomorrow Never Dies OST 11th

[steveduncan3000]

Please check Joe out on a the album Aja by Steeley Dan awesome solo on Black Cow and a couple other tracks cant quite remember.

[steveduncan3000]

simply classic!

[GMONY5]

i bought this albulm in 1977, and it stuck to my mind ever since, avery good album, as well as the title cut.

[cul346]

does anybody know where i can download this song for free?

[HarrisL00]

brings back lovely memories of the 80s

[marshell55]

@HarrisL00 nope 70;s

[gmayster01]

Discovered JoecSample xmas1976

best friend David gave me the album Carmel

been hooked ever since.

Also introduced me to Micheal Franks that year

or maybe the next Xmas The art of tea

joe was on a few of Micheal s albums.

great musical era

gmayster01

Montreal QC

[baileal]

Franks is the man also. He is one of the coolest white guys i can think of as matter of fact he is one of the coolest guy i can think period!

[Renagade70]

Popscilie Toes

Rainy night in Tokyo

My favs when it come to Micheal Franks

[passjay]

Cannot express how much I love this song. It must be the first song that I ever heard from Joe Sample, outside of 'Street Life' featuring Randy Crawford.

[StevenC32]

Does anyone know the Joe Sample song that says "I guess I am not the one for you"? I don't know the title of the song, but it has a great Piano Solo in it. I heard it on the radio one day, but did not catch the title. I have been searching for it, but have been unable to find it.

[dkgable1]

It's not Joe Sample but George Duke. It's on his CD Face the Music. The CD is a smoker. Go get it

[StevenC32]

Thanks dkgable1 for helping me to find this song. I thought it was by Joe Sample, perhaps, that is why I was unable to find it. I am definitely going to purchace this CD, George Duke is a very talented Artist.

[btinsley1]

i have this work of art...been enjoying it since i was a teen in the 70s...musically relevant to this day...

[missdj10]

I too have enjoyed jazz since growing up in the '70s btinsley1, and as far as I'm concerned this music will FOREVER be relevant because today's poppy-awful stuff and plastic jazz is a dang damnation to the art of music.

[jesta157]

man alive this whole album fed me in the 90's! :)

Long live Sample!

[congaplayera]

That triangle is as tasty as percussion gets - NO DOUBT.

[Ephesians1957]

Good idea .

[M1975am09sley09]

I love it - relaxing, eloquent sound

[Ephesians1957]

joe Sample plays the most soothing and hip music on earth . What a genius'

[airwalker2000]

beautiful

[acela2120]

This is a jammer rigt here. The weather channel should play this song again on the local on every 8s.

[Ephesians1957]

Good idea !!!

[wickedrosie]

yeah- i'm sure this is the original version, this blurry cover too, the other one up here isn't quite on the ball. drummer is shit hot.

[AdrianWarner1962]

The drummer on the album was "Stix Hooper" from the crusaders : )...Love it!

[poitier02]

A joy in its simplicity..Sample at his dexterous best...

[SuperMatch2007]

A great song indeed. I heard this on TWC last month and I think it's very soothing.

[8WITT]

yeah they been bumpin this one for years! like like itz they them song!! The Weather Channel Rainbow Seekers! thatz whut they should call their storm chasin team!

[kalerka]

i thank voycha for uploading this nice song....i wonder if voycha would upload "melodies of love"......

[nagynem]

I agree this is brilliant. Who can explain why certain kinds of music goes deep into your soul and others keep it untouched?

[Chrisfromlehigh]

Good question. I don't think there is a secret formula. When musicians are in the studio, I think everything has to be "right" in order for this to happen, and that's rare, therefore, "soul-touching" songs are rare.

[morse3109]

Joe is sooo smooth with his. The positive energy

of his music flows right to you.

[clubland459]

Amazing absolute amazing.Haven't heard this in years.Brilliant.

Jill