R.I.P. Joe Sample

[TampaMillTWC88]

Via Facebook:

At 9:50pm (Houston,TX time), September 12, 2014, Joe Sample passed. His wife Yolanda and his son Nicklas would like to thank all of you, his fans and friends, for your prayers and support during this trying time. Please know that Joe was aware and very appreciative of all of your prayers, comments, letters/cards and well wishes.

Prayers and thoughts are with the Sample family, and those who knew him.

[texasstooge]

Aw man! I've been a fan of Joe Sample since his works were featured on the LOT8s segments. He may be gone from this world, but his legacy lives on. May he R.I.P.

[twcclassics]

Sad news indeed. He was my favorite jazz pianist. I didn't even know he was sick. I heard him on a show on Sirius/XM's Watercolors awhile back. Based on one of his comments, I got the feeling that he didn't really like doing contemporary jazz.

[WeatherSTARIII]

I'm so sad to hear this. He was one of my all time favorite TWC LF music artists with songs like "Carmel", "Rainbow Seeker", and "Love's Paradise". R.I.P. Joe Sample.

[TWCJim]

So sad to hear he passed away.    "Rainbow Seeker" was my favorite song of his. R.I.P. Mr. Sample. 

[TWCmatthew]

Very said to hear. RIP and prayers/thoughts being sent.

[texasstooge]

My favorites are:

 - "Black Is the Color"
 - "Carmel"
 - "Oasis"
 - "Miles of Blue (Blue Miles)"
 - "Rainbow Seeker"
 - "The Last Child"
 - "Born To Be Bad"

...as well as non-TWC songs:

 - "Old Places Old Faces"
 - "Invitation"
 - "Spanish Moss"
 - "X Marks The Spot"
 - "The Sidewinder"
 - "Sunrise"

[Localonthe8s]

RIP. He was one of my favorite TWC artists!! One cannot forget "Hippies on a Corner". That and Black is the Color from July 2006 were my favorite songs. I was surprised to hear of his death, I thought he was in relatively good health?

[TWC Fan]

So many people that were loosing this year and now Joe Sample! I can't believe that he's gone. He will be missed and the memories will still live on forever. R.I.P.! One of his songs that makes me feel like a kid again was Carmel.

[WXChannelfan]

The NY Times has a nice article on his long career.

Didn't know he worked with Steely Dan or Marvin Gaye.

[TampaMillTWC88]

Three legends of contemporary jazz have passed over the last year: George Duke, Ronny Jordan, and Joe Sample.  I have listened to his music since 1997, when I first heard him on now-defunct WSJT 94.1 FM, who also played some of his work with the Crusaders. It was cool hearing Rainbow Seeker again during the Intellistar errors in 2011.