Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway - The Song Lives On

Primary Artist
Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway
Album Title
The Song Lives On
Release Date
April 20, 1999 
Time
56:35 
Review by Jonathan Widran
The daughter of the popular late R&B singer Donny, husky voiced Lalah Hathaway is the perfect foil for Joe Sample's compelling notion that The Song Lives On. Finding a happy medium between the graceful straight-ahead jazz trio vibe of his Invitation album and the plucky pop energy of Spellbound, Sample provides Hathaway on seven of the 11 tunes with a showcase for her sultry approach.

His and Bill Shnee's production approach is generally sparse, not much more than piano and bass, enhanced on occasion by Fender Rhodes and the occasional smoky input of Kirk WhalumRead More