Joe Sample

Artist

Joe Sample

Wins

0

Nominations

14

Category

R&B Jazz

50th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Nominee

All Night Long. Randy Crawford, Joe Sample

46th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental - Nominee

Rural Renewal. Crusaders

40th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental - Nominee

Sample This (Album). Joe Sample

34th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental - Nominee

Ashes To Ashes (Album). Joe Sample

32nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Jazz Fusion Performance - Nominee

Spellbound (Album). Joe Sample

27th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist) - Nominee

Ghetto Blaster (Album). Crusaders

25th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - Nominee

Street Life (Track). Crusaders, B.B. King, Josie James

24th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical - Nominee

I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today. Crusaders, Joe Cocker

21st Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist) - Nominee

Images (Album). Crusaders

20th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella - Nominee

Free As The Wind. Joe Sample

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Joe Sample

Year	Award	Artists	Work	All Nominees
2008	Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance	Randy Crawford, Joe Sample	All Night Long	All Nominees
2004	Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental	Crusaders	Rural Renewal	All Nominees
1998	Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental	Joe Sample	Sample This (Album)	All Nominees
1992	Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Perf. Vocal or Instrumental	Joe Sample	Ashes To Ashes (Album)	All Nominees
1990	Best Jazz Fusion Performance	Joe Sample	Spellbound (Album)	All Nominees
1985	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	Ghetto Blaster (Album)	All Nominees
1983	Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal	Crusaders, B.B. King, Josie James	Street Life (Track)	All Nominees
1982	Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical	Crusaders, Joe Cocker	I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today	All Nominees
1979	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	Images (Album)	All Nominees
1978	Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella	Joe Sample	Free As The Wind	All Nominees
1977	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	Keep That Same Old Feeling (Album)	All Nominees
1975	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	Scratch (Album)	All Nominees
1974	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	2nd Crusade (Album)	All Nominees
1973	Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist)	Crusaders	Crusaders I	All Nominees

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