Roles is a studio album by American pianist keyboardist Joe Sample, released in 1987 on MCA Records. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts.
Track listing Adapted from album's text.
Personnel Adapted from album's text.
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)
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