Bob James

Bob James

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Los infecciosos y melódicos ritmos del pianista Bob James fueron un elemento básico de la escena del smooth jazz en la década de 1970 y más tarde se convirtieron en uno de los sonidos más contundentes del hip-hop cuando su trabajo fue sampleado por Run DMC, NWA y Wu-Tang Clan. Músico nato con una afinación perfecta, empezó a tocar a los cuatro años y creció actuando en ferias estatales y bailes locales, antes de estudiar en la Universidad de Michigan y en el Berklee College of Music, donde cayó en el mundo del free jazz. Quincy Jones lo descubrió en el Festival de Jazz Colegial de Notre Dame en 1962 y firmó un contrato con Mercury Records para su álbum de debut "Bold Conceptions", que mostraba un estilo suelto y experimental.

Perfeccionó su reputación trabajando en Nueva York como músico de estudio y arreglista para artistas de la talla de Sarah Vaughan, Chet Baker, Milt Jackson y Grover Washington Jr., pero realmente se dio a conocer a mediados de la década de 1970 con sus álbumes "One", "Two" y "Three", llenos de soul y funky, y fundó su propio sello, Tappan Zee. Su tema "Angela" se convirtió en la banda sonora de la popular serie de televisión "Taxi" y ganó premios Grammy en 1981 por "One On One", su colaboración con el guitarrista Earl Klugh, y en 1987 con el saxofonista David Sanborn por "Double Vision". También probó suerte con la música clásica en el álbum "Rameau".

Hacia el final de la década, su música empezó a convertirse en sinónimo de hip-hop: sus temas "Nautilus" y "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" fueron utilizados por multitud de artistas, y su canción "Sign of the Times" fue sampleada por Warren G en su éxito número dos en Estados Unidos, "Regulate", en 1994.

En la década de 1990, James comenzó a liderar el cuarteto de jazz Fourplay, pero siguió publicando aclamados álbumes en solitario como "Grand Piano Canyon", "Playin' Hooky" y "Take It from the Top", y más recientemente trabajó con la flautista Nancy Stagnitta en "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" en 2017.

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01
Angela (Theme From Taxi)
Bob James
Touchdown
05:45
07
Sign of the Times
CeeLo Green
Heart Blanche
03:00
Escritor/a: Bob James - CeeLo Green - Jacob Luttrell - Sean Phelan - William Lobban-Bean
05
Feel Like Making Love
Bob James
One
05:05
01
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
Bob James
Two
05:49
02
Touchdown
Bob James
Touchdown
05:44
03
I Want To Thank You (Very Much)
Bob James
Touchdown
07:10
10
Angela (Theme from Taxi)
Bob James
The Genie: Themes & Variations From The TV Series
02:30
03
Westchester Lady
Bob James
Three
07:28
03
Angela (Theme From "Taxi") (Bottom Line)
Bob James
All Around The Town
07:21
05
Caribbean Nights
Bob James
Touchdown
09:20
06
Nautilus
Bob James
One
06:39
01
Movin' On
Bob James
Cool
07:33
Escritor/a: Earl Klugh / Compositores: Earl Klugh
04
Sun Runner
Bob James
Touchdown
06:19
01
Maputo
Bob James
Double Vision
06:48
02
Niles A Head
Bob James
Urban Flamingo
05:22
03
So Much in Common
Bob James
Cool
06:16
Compositores: Bob James - Earl Klugh
06
Never Enough
Bob James
Double Vision
06:28
04
Since I Fell For You (feat. Al Jarreau)
Bob James
Double Vision
05:50
02
Just One Thing
Bob James
Morning, Noon & Night
05:02
01
Angela
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
06:57
03
Morning, Noon & Night
Bob James
Morning, Noon & Night
04:16
02
More Than Friends
Bob James
Double Vision
06:17
01
Feel Like Making Love [Edit]
Bob James
Restoration: The Best Of Bob James
05:04
06
Topside
Bob James
Espresso
05:09
04
Fugitive Life
Bob James
Cool
05:50
Compositores: Bob James - Michael Colina
01
Take Me There
Bob James
Joy Ride
05:44
03
Tappan Zee
Bob James
BJ4
06:49
04
Storm King
Bob James
Three
06:36
02
Oliver's Bag
Bob James
The New Cool
05:06
01
Bare Bones
Bob James
Grand Piano Canyon
04:45
02
As It Happens
Bob James
Cool
06:26
Compositores: Max Risenhoover
09
The Sponge
Bob James
Cool
05:50
Compositores: Earl Klugh
05
It's You
Bob James
Double Vision
05:14
04
Swingset
Bob James
Joy Ride
05:58
01
Save Your Love for Me
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:26
Compositores: Woodrow Buddy Johnson
04
Farandole
Bob James
Two
08:25
10
Feel Like Making Love / Night Crawler
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
09:16
14
September Morn (Radio Edit)
Till Brönner
On Vacation
03:09
Compositores: Neil Diamond - Gilbert Bécaud
03
Restless
Bob James
Restless
06:58
02
Rocket Man
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:50
02
Mind Games
Bob James
Playin' Hooky
04:38
01
One Mint Julep
Bob James
Three
09:07
03
Sandstorm
Earl Klugh
Two Of A Kind
05:34
Compositores: Earl Klugh
06
Wes
Earl Klugh
Two Of A Kind
07:52
Compositores: Earl Klugh
05
Sign Of The Times
Bob James
Sign Of The Times
05:38
11
San Diego Stomp
Bob James
Cool
05:21
Compositores: Bob James
06
Dream Journey
Bob James
Two
05:54
04
Where I Wander
Earl Klugh
Two Of A Kind
06:46
Compositores: Earl Klugh
02
Blue Lick
Bob James
Lucky Seven
05:34
03
Late Night
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:24
Compositores: Bob James
05
You're As Right As Rain
Bob James
Two
05:29
02
Whiplash
Earl Klugh
Two Of A Kind
05:26
Compositores: John Ross Lang - Barry Mason
05
April
Jack Lee
Botero
05:19
Compositores: Jack Lee
12
Bisso Baba
Bob James
Joy Ride
04:51
04
Night Crawler
Bob James
Heads
06:20
10
Kari [Edit]
Bob James
Restoration: The Best Of Bob James
04:59
02
In The Garden
Bob James
One
03:08
02
The Genie
Bob James
The Genie: Themes & Variations From The TV Series
04:37
09
Deep in the Weeds
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
06:06
Compositores: Bob James
05
Storm Warning
Bob James
Restless
04:05
02
Raise The Roof
Bob James
Joy Ride
04:53
05
Jamaica Farewell
Bob James
Three
05:23
01
The Falcon
Earl Klugh
Two Of A Kind
08:51
Compositores: Bob James
05
The Night That Love Came Back
Bob James
Cool
04:37
Compositores: Bob James
02
I Feel A Song (In My Heart)
Bob James
Two
05:28
08
Creepin'
Bob James
Twist of Motown
05:08
Escritor/a: Stevie Wonder / Compositores: Stevie Wonder
03
Maputo
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:42
01
Valley of the Shadows
Bob James
One
09:41
05
Misty
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:51
12
Shamboozie
Bob James
Restoration: The Best Of Bob James
05:19
02
Women Of Ireland
Bob James
Three
08:06
02
More Than Friends (2024 Remastered)
David Sanborn
Double Vision (2024 Remastered)
06:15
Escritor/a: Marcus Miller / Compositores: Marcus Miller
12
Basin Street Blues
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:15
Compositores: Spencer Williams
04
Topside
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
05:48
06
What's Up
Bob James
Joy Ride
04:14
10
On Vacation
Till Brönner
On Vacation
03:45
Escritor/a: Robin Meloy Goldsby / Compositores: Till Brönner
01
Brooklyn Heights Boogie
Bob James
The Genie: Themes & Variations From The TV Series
03:53
04
Since I Fell For You (feat. Al Jarreau) (2024 Remastered)
Bob James
Double Vision (2024 Remastered)
05:49
Escritor/a: Buddy Johnson / Compositores: Buddy Johnson
03
Moon Tune (2024 Remastered)
Bob James
Double Vision (2024 Remastered)
07:00
Escritor/a: Bob James - David Sanborn / Compositores: Bob James - David Sanborn
08
That Bop
Bob James
Jazz Hands
04:43
02
Where The Wind Blows Free
Bob James
BJ4
06:43
03
Mbali Jazz
Frédéric Gassita
The Sum of All Inspirations
05:04
Escritor/a: Frédéric Gassita - Ali bongo ondimba / Compositores: Frédéric Gassita - Ali bongo ondimba
11
Sunset Vale
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:43
Compositores: Harvey Mason - Scott Tibbs
05
September Morn
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:21
Compositores: Neil Diamond - Gilbert Bécaud
04
Lavender Fields
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:12
Compositores: Till Brönner
02
Lemonade
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:50
Escritor/a: Robin Meloy Goldsby / Compositores: Till Brönner
06
Elysium
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:16
Compositores: Bob James - Rachel Kwag
08
Handara
Bob James
Cool
06:22
Compositores: Bob James
08
Miranda
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:36
Compositores: Bob James
07
I Get it From You
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:47
Escritor/a: Steve George - Richard Page - John Lang / Compositores: Steve George - Richard Page - John Lang
09
Scent of Childhood
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:35
Compositores: Till Brönner
02
The Steamin' Feelin'
Bob James
Sign Of The Times
05:22
01
Bulgogi
Bob James
Espresso
06:03
14
Westchester Lady
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
05:48
07
Fly By
Bob James
Joy Ride
04:58
11
Trade Winds
Bob James
Joy Ride
05:24
01
Rush Hour
Bob James
Lucky Seven
06:43
13
If Someone had Told Me (Bonus Track)
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:05
Escritor/a: Charles Tobias / Compositores: Peter deRose

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Álbumes
the best of evosound audiophile
2024 This Collection, Evolution Ltd.
04-10-2024
the best of evosound audiophile
01
Love Will Keep Us Alive
Susan Wong
the best of evosound audiophile
04:47
02
Between the Sheets
Fourplay
the best of evosound audiophile
06:42
03
True Colours
Chlara
the best of evosound audiophile
03:33
04
We're In This Love Together
Chris Walker
the best of evosound audiophile
03:41
05
Temptation
Chantal Chamberland
the best of evosound audiophile
03:29
06
Rocket Man
Bob James Trio
the best of evosound audiophile
04:47
07
Basically Speaking - 2024 Mixed (2024 Mixed)
Bobby Velasco
the best of evosound audiophile
05:52
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Jazz Hands
2023 Tappan Zee Records under exclusive license to Evolution Ltd.
15-09-2023
Jazz Hands
01
Mambalicious
Bob James
Jazz Hands
03:43
02
The Otherside
Bob James
Jazz Hands
05:28
03
Jazz Hands (feat. CeeLo Green)
Bob James
Jazz Hands
03:15
04
Come Into My Dream
Bob James
Jazz Hands
05:15
05
Beerbohm
Bob James
Jazz Hands
04:36
06
The Alchemist
Bob James
Jazz Hands
04:39
07
Mophead
Bob James
Jazz Hands
04:36
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Feel Like Making LIVE!
2021 Evolution Media Ltd.
28-01-2022
Feel Like Making LIVE!
01
Angela
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
06:57
02
Rocket Man
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:50
03
Maputo
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:42
04
Topside
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
05:48
05
Misty
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
04:51
06
Avalabop
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
06:02
07
Nautilus
Bob James
Feel Like Making LIVE!
02:47
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On Vacation
(P) 2020 Till Brönner under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
23-10-2020
On Vacation
01
Save Your Love for Me
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:26
Compositores: Woodrow Buddy Johnson
02
Lemonade
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:50
Escritor/a: Robin Meloy Goldsby / Compositores: Till Brönner
03
Late Night
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:24
Compositores: Bob James
04
Lavender Fields
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:12
Compositores: Till Brönner
05
September Morn
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:21
Compositores: Neil Diamond - Gilbert Bécaud
06
Elysium
Till Brönner
On Vacation
05:16
Compositores: Bob James - Rachel Kwag
07
I Get it From You
Till Brönner
On Vacation
04:47
Escritor/a: Steve George - Richard Page - John Lang / Compositores: Steve George - Richard Page - John Lang
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Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
℗ 2020 Resonance Records
04-09-2020
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
01
Serenata
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
05:45
Escritor/a: Leroy Anderson - Mitchell Parish / Compositores: Leroy Anderson - Mitchell Parish
02
Once Upon A Time
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
07:00
Escritor/a: Bob James / Compositores: Bob James
03
Lateef Minor 7th
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
07:36
Escritor/a: Joe Zawinol / Compositores: Joe Zawinol
04
Variations
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
06:22
Escritor/a: Bob James / Compositores: Bob James
05
Airegin
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
04:42
Escritor/a: Sonny Rollins / Compositores: Sonny Rollins
06
Indian Summer
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
05:08
Escritor/a: Al Dubin - Victor Herbert / Compositores: Al Dubin - Victor Herbert
07
Solar
Bob James
Once Upon A Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions
05:22
Escritor/a: Miles Davis / Compositores: Miles Davis
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Espresso
2018 Evolution Ltd. under exclusive license from Tappan Zee Records
31-08-2018
Espresso
01
Bulgogi
Bob James
Espresso
06:03
02
Shadow Dance
Bob James
Espresso
07:07
03
Ain’t Misbehavin'
Bob James
Espresso
05:33
04
One Afternoon
Bob James
Espresso
03:32
05
Mister Magic
Bob James
Espresso
06:18
06
Topside
Bob James
Espresso
05:09
07
Il Boccalone
Bob James
Espresso
04:02
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In the Chapel in the Moonlight
2017 Bob James
11-04-2017
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
01
Dancing on the Water
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
05:58
Compositores: Bob James
02
Air Apparent
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
04:23
Compositores: Bob James
03
J. S. Bop
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
03:09
Compositores: Bob James
04
Quadrille
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
04:50
Compositores: Bob James
05
Heartstorm
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
09:01
Compositores: Bob James
06
Smile
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
04:20
Compositores: Charles Chaplin
07
The Bad & the Beautiful
Bob James
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
03:50
Compositores: David Raksin
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The New Cool
℗ 2015 Yamaha Entertainment Group
09-09-2015
The New Cool
01
The New Cool
Bob James
The New Cool
07:07
02
Oliver's Bag
Bob James
The New Cool
05:06
03
All Will Be Revealed
Bob James
The New Cool
04:30
04
Midnight Magic/Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow
Bob James
The New Cool
05:13
05
Crazy (feat. Vince Gill)
Bob James
The New Cool
05:02
06
How Deep Is The Ocean
Bob James
The New Cool
04:34
07
Canto Y La Danza
Bob James
The New Cool
05:04
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Live at Milliken Auditorium
2015 Tappan Zee Records under license to Evolution Ltd.
28-02-2015
Live at Milliken Auditorium
01
Blues Down Under
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
06:42
02
The Jody Grind
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
07:25
03
Skidaway
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
09:46
04
Where Are You / Downtown
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
08:49
05
Night Crawler
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
07:07
06
Nautilus
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
07:03
07
Westchester Lady
Bob James
Live at Milliken Auditorium
06:20
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Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
2013 Tappan Zee Records under license to Evolution Ltd.
15-10-2013
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
01
Restoration
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
05:15
02
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
04:38
03
My Heart Stood Still
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
06:30
04
Never Let Me Go
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
06:07
05
Wild Stallion
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
05:51
06
Karesansui
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
04:43
07
Scarborough Fair
Bob James
Alone, Kaleidoscope By Solo Piano
05:05
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Quartette Humaine
(P) 2013 David Sanborn and Tappan Zee Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment
17-05-2013
Quartette Humaine
01
You Better Not Go to College
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
07:15
Compositores: Bob James
02
Geste Humain
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
07:48
Compositores: Alice Soyer
03
Sofia
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
05:31
Compositores: David Sanborn
04
Follow Me
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
05:21
Compositores: Bob James
05
My Old Flame
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
05:36
Compositores: Arthur Johnston - Sam Coslow
06
Another Time, Another Place
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
06:43
Compositores: David Sanborn
07
Montezuma
Bob James
Quartette Humaine
05:28
Compositores: Bob James
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Altair & Vega
2011 Tappan Zee Records under license to Evolution Ltd.
27-09-2011
Altair & Vega
01
Altair & Vega
Keiko Matsui
Altair & Vega
06:51
02
Frozen Lake
Keiko Matsui
Altair & Vega
06:42
03
Divertimento
Keiko Matsui
Altair & Vega
06:55
04
Midnight Stone
Bob James
Altair & Vega
06:07
05
Invisible Wing
Bob James
Altair & Vega
04:30
06
The Forever Variations
Bob James
Altair & Vega
13:16
07
Chorale From Cantata BWV 147
Bob James
Altair & Vega
03:20
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
2011 Howard Paul
19-02-2011
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
01
Alone Together
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
05:54
Compositores: Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz
02
Autumn Leaves
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
04:18
Compositores: Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert
03
Emily (Theme from the Americanization of Emily)
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
05:21
Compositores: Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer
04
Just Friends
Howard Paul
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
02:35
Compositores: Sam Lewis and John Klenner
05
Laura
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
04:30
Compositores: Johnny Mercer and David Raksin
06
Out of Nowhere
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
04:56
Compositores: Edward Heyman and John Green
07
I Only Have Eyes For You
Bob James
Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions
06:48
Compositores: Al Dubin And Harry Warren
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Botero
(P) 2009 Truspace
03-12-2009
Botero
01
Sphere
Jack Lee
Botero
06:30
Compositores: Bob James
02
Oblivion
Jack Lee
Botero
08:13
Compositores: Astor Piazzolla
03
Botero
Jack Lee
Botero
04:54
Compositores: Jack Lee
04
Lovers In Moonlight
Jack Lee
Botero
06:17
Compositores: Bob James
05
April
Jack Lee
Botero
05:19
Compositores: Jack Lee
06
The Wind Comes
Jack Lee
Botero
07:53
Compositores: Melvin Davis
07
Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow
Jack Lee
Botero
06:02
Compositores: Harold Adamson - Jimmy McHugh
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Christmas Eyes
2008 Tappan Zee Records under license to Evolution Ltd.
14-10-2008
Christmas Eyes
01
Christmas Eyes
Bob James
Christmas Eyes
03:58
02
Winter Wonderland
Bob James
Christmas Eyes
03:33
03
Bells Of Paradise
Hilary James
Christmas Eyes
03:21
04
Silent Night
Bob James
Christmas Eyes
02:56
05
Mercy
Hilary James
Christmas Eyes
05:37
06
A Star Was His Nightlight
Hilary James
Christmas Eyes
03:56
07
On This Day (Personent Hodie)
Bob James
Christmas Eyes
04:49
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