Soul Shadows

Joe Sample, Joe Sample Feat.lalah Hathaway | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B00030F9KS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,034 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?

2. Ain't Misbehavin'

3. Avalon

4. Soul Shadows

5. I Got Rhythm

6. I Got It bad And That Ain't Good

7. Spellbound

8. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

9. The Entertainer

10. Shreveport Stomp

11. Embraceable You

12. Jitterbug Waltz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Someone who took the dare, December 17, 2004

By 

Joe Junkie (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soul Shadows (Audio CD)

I have been an avid Joe Sample fan for years. I was quite delighted and astounded by this CD. It is a BIG departure from the type of music that he is known for playing. I for one enjoyed it very much. Nowadays, music of all types is so "cookie-cutterish" that it is boring. Musicians no longer dare to stray from their comfort zone or should I say the Music execs and general buying public's comfort zone.

For me, this CD illustrates Joe Sample's true talent, creativity and genius. His rendention of Avalon is beyond words.

I appluaded Joe Sample for taking the dare and showing us "what he is truly made of"!!!!!!! I wish that more musicians would bare their souls as Joe Sample has.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spontaneous and totally unpredictable, December 25, 2004

By 

P. Masuda "music maniac" (Encino, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Soul Shadows (Audio CD)

Yes, I too was totally shocked by Joe's departure from the

smooth jazz/fusion/soul/r&b style that has made him a legend

for the past 30 years or more!! However, I acquired a taste

for his completely fresh approach to ragtime, stride, and

early jazz classics! He is totally unpredictable in his

arrangements and interpretations of this standards. There

is no way you can listen and say, oh, yeah, lounge music,

I get the idea. You may even take some time to get used to

how he has treated these great tunes. But Joe has always

been an original, never a copier, and he is always thoughtful

and philosophical in his approach. I would love to see him

perform these songs live, I know it would be entertaining!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking the past into the future, March 8, 2005

By 

T. Bekken (Austmarka Norway) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Soul Shadows (Audio CD)

Joe Sample has always been an accomplished musician, as a member of The Crudaders, or as a solo artist. However, many of his albums have been too slick for their own good, and not always cutting edge achievements. This solo piano record is just that; a stunning, cutting edge achievement. Sample takes old, worn-out material and reinvents the songs into something startlingly fresh, modern and fascinating. His stride style is reminiscent of the late Willie 'The Lion' Smith - fluent and easy, with just the right amount of swing and energy to make it totally commanding. His reworkings of warhorses like 'The Entertainer', 'It's a Sin To Tell a Lie', 'Avalon' etc bring these old standards into our time - and even further into the future. The whole disc proves that no music is too old or forever lost to the passing winds of fashion as long as somebody is willing to take it seriously and reinterpret it with the modern listener in mind.