Joe Sample - Rainbow Seeker / Carmel / Voices in the Rain (1978-81) (2021) 2CD

Artist: Joe Sample
Title Of Album Rainbow Seeker / Carmel / Voices in the Rain
Year Of Release: 1978-81/2021
Label (Catalog#) : Robinsongs [ROBIN52CDD]
Country: USA
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Soul Jazz
Quality: FLAC (*tracks + cue,log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 02:16:35
Total Size 728Mb(+3%)(covers)

Two CDs containing three albums by the jazz great. Joe Sample recorded his debut solo LP Rainbow Seeker in 1978. The stand out tracks were the title track and the pulsating Latin Groove of 'There Are Many Stops Along The Way' which also features Ray Parker Jr on guitar. Carmel was released later that same year and featured a more relaxed sound. The final album in this trilogy, Voices In The Rain features 'Burnin' Up The Carnival' arguably Sample's best known solo track, with vocals by Josie James, Flora Purim and Pauline Wilson. The package also features three seven-inch single versions of 'Melodies Of Love', 'Burnin' Up The Carnival' and 'Dream Of Dreams' with sleeve notes by Charles Waring of MOJO and Record Collector.

Tracks:
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CD 1: Rainbow Seeker: 1978
01. Rainbow Seeker
02. In All My Wildest Dreams
03. There Are Many Stops Along the Way
04. Melodies of Love
05. Fly with Wings of Love
06. As Long as It Lasts
07. Islands in the Rain
08. Together We’ll Find a Way
Carmel: 1979
09. Carmel
10. Paintings
11. Cannery Row
12. Rainy Day in Monterey
13. Sunrise
14. Midnight and Mist

CD 2: Carmel (Continued)
01. More Beautiful Each Day
Voices in the Rain: 1981
02. Voices in the Rain
03. Burning Up the Carnival
04. Greener Grass
05. Eye of the Hurricane
06. Dream of Dreams
07. Shadows
08. Sonata in Solitude
Bonus Tracks
09. Melodies of Love (Single Version)
10. Burning Up the Carnival (Single Version)
11. Dream of Dreams (Single Version)

All thanks to original releaser