Playin' Hooky
Released: 1997
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Released: 1997
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Bob James was putting the "smooth" into "jazz" long before it was an official format, and as an elder statesman, the keyboardist continues to be one of the most consistent slow groove crowdpleasers...
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Joined at the Hip
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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Bob James learned the value of give and take between musicians, along with the fine art of collaboration, from his early experiences on the road with mentor Sarah Vaughan. Later, when he became an...
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Restless
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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Bob James' music of the 1990s tended to have wistful and forgettable melodies, mildly funky rhythms, melodic solos full of soulful clichés, and occasional R&B-ish background vocals. The...
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Foxie
Released: 1983
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Released: 1983
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Because so many of Bob James' albums have been devoid of integrity and epitomized musical prostitution at its most shameless, quite a few people in the jazz world (both fusionists and hard boppers)...
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12
Released: 1984
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Released: 1984
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12 is of historic value because it introduced saxophonist Kirk Whalum, who was still a year away from debuting as a leader with 1985's Floppy Disk. One of the more noteworthy albums that Bob James...
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