| Roles | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1987 | 
| Studio | Baby'O Recorders and Soundcastle (Hollywood, California) | 
| Genre | Jazz | 
| Label | MCA | 
| Producer | 
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
Roles is a studio album by American pianist keyboardist Joe Sample, released in 1987 on MCA Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.[3]
Track listing
Adapted from album's text.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woman You're Drivin' Me Mad" | Joe Sample | 5:09 | 
| 2. | "The Gifted" | Joe Sample | 4:47 | 
| 3. | "Friends and Lovers" | Joe Sample | 5:44 | 
| 4. | "Ego Mania Mambo" | Joe Sample | 5:05 | 
| 5. | "Fortune Hunter" | Joe Sample | 6:25 | 
| 6. | "Ship of Fools" | Joe Sample | 5:59 | 
| 7. | "Passionist" | Joe Sample | 7:33 | 
Personnel
Adapted from album's text.[2]
Production
- Joe Sample – producer
 - Wilton Felder – producer
 - F. Byron Clark – engineer, mixing
 - Glenn Kurtz – assistant engineer
 - Liz Cluse – mix assistant
 - Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
 - Ceferino "Sonny" Abelardo – production coordinator
 - Pamela Hope Lobue – production coordinator
 - Kathleen Covert – art direction, design
 - Mindas – cover photography
 
Musicians
- Joe Sample – acoustic piano, electronic keyboards
 - Dr. George Shaw – synthesizer programming
 - Dean Parks – guitars
 - Rick Zunigar – guitar solo (6)
 - Abraham Laboriel – bass
 - Sonny Emory – drums
 - Lenny Castro – percussion
 - Bobby Hutcherson – marimba solo (4), vibraphone (7)
 - Bill Green – flute (2, 3), reeds (5, 6)
 - Plas Johnson – flute (2, 3), reeds (5, 6)
 - Ronald Brown – reeds (5, 6)
 - Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (5, 6)
 - Gary Grant – flute (2, 3), trumpet (5, 6)
 - Sal Marquez – trumpet (2, 3, 5, 6), muted trumpet (2), trumpet solo (5)
 - Kathy Brown, Voncielle Faggett, Jim Gilstrap and Michael Tompkins – voices (1)
 
References
- ↑ "Joe Sample: Roles". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
 - 1 2 3 Joe Sample: Roles. MCA Records. 1987.
 - ↑ "Joe Sample (Roles (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
 
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