Sample was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders, which became known as simply the Crusaders in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991.
In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons recommends the Crusaders' album, Scratch, and says that the Crusaders were "the first group to attempt to synthesize jazz with rhythm-and-blues." The album is available from Amazon.com.
The Crusaders feature Sample on "Sunrise" here:
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