Roles (Joe Sample album)

Roles is a studio album by American keyboardist band Joe Sample, released in 1987 on MCA Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.[3]

Roles
Studio album by
Released1987
StudioBaby'O Recorders
GenreJazz
LabelMCA Records
ProducerWilton Felder
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tracklisting

Adapted from album's text.[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Woman You're Drivin' Me Mad"Joe Sample5:09
2."The Gifted"Joe Sample4:47
3."Friends And Lovers"Joe Sample5:44
4."Ego Mania Mambo"Joe Sample5:05
5."Fortune Hunter"Joe Sample6:25
6."Ship Of Fools"Joe Sample5:59
7."Passionist"Joe Sample7:33

Credits

Adapted from album's text.[2]

  • Art Direction, Design – Kathleen Covert
  • Assistant Engineer – Glenn D. Kurtz
  • Assistant Mixer – Liz Cluse
  • Bass – Abraham Laboriel
  • Coordinator Production Coordination – Ceferino "Sonny" Abelardo*, Pamela Hope Lobue
  • Drums – Edward "Sonny" Emory II
  • Engineer, Mixed By – F. Byron Clark
  • Guitar – Dean Parks
  • Guitar (Solo) – Rick Zunigar (tracks: B2)
  • Keyboards, Producer, Piano – Joe Sample
  • Marimba (Solo) – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: A4)
  • Percussion – Lenny Castro
  • Photography By – Mindas (2)
  • Producer – Wilton Felder
  • Synthesizer [Programming] – Dr. George Shaw
  • Trumpet [Muted Trumpet] – Sal Marquez (tracks: A2)
  • Trumpet [Solo] – Sal Marquez (tracks: B1)
  • Vibraphone [Vibes] – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: B3)
  • Voice – Jim Gilstrap (tracks: A1), Kathy Brown (tracks: A1), *Michael Tompkins (tracks: A1), Von Frajjette (tracks: A1)

References

  1. "Joe Sample: Roles". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. Joe Sample: Roles. MCA Records. 1987.
  3. "Joe Sample (Roles (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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