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| All around The Town |
| Bob James |
| első megjelenés éve: 2008 |
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árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Touch Down
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| 2. | Stompin' at the Savoy
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| 3. | Angela (Theme from Taxi)
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| 4. | We're All Alone
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| 5. | Farandole (Le'arlesienn Suite 2)
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| 6. | Westchester Lady
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| 7. | The Golden Apple
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| 8. | Kari
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Jazz
Bob James - Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Producer
Bob James & Creations - Arranger, Conductor, Producer
Billy Hart
David Taylor
Earl Klugh
Eddie Gomez
Gary King
George Marge
Hiram Bullock
Idris Muhammad
Jim Pugh
Jimmy Maelen
Joanne Brackeen
Mark Colby
Mike Lawrence
Richard Tee
Ron Tooley
Steve Gadd
Tom Browne
Tom Scott
Wilbert Longmire
* Joe Jorgensen - Engineer, Producer
* Marion Orr - Liner Notes, Production Coordination
* Peter Paul - Producer
* Stew Romain - Mastering
Over four days in December of 1979, pianist Bob James assembled three different bands to play (and record) at three legendary venues in New York City to showcase his own diversity as a composer, arranger, and bandleader. The Bottom Line, Town Hall, and Carnegie Hall, all offered different aspects of James' approach to jazz and popular music. The Bottom Line band is a smooth and funky sextet that includes saxophonists Wilbert Longmire and Mark Colby, James, drummer Idris Muhammad, bassist Gary King, and guitarist Hiram Bullock. The Town Hall gigs featured a larger band that included three pianists: James, Joanne Brackeen, and Richard Tee, as well as drummers Billy Hart and Steve Gadd and bassist Eddie Gomez. Finally the Carnegie Hall show featured a yet larger orchestra that included Tom Scott, Earl Klugh, and Bullock on guitars, Muhammad, King, Tom Browne, Jim Pugh, and Dave Taylor, and more.
Musically, the original double LP (whose format had been retained for the CD presentation) ranges from the more popular contemporary jazz of the period such as "Angela (Theme from Taxi)," and "Touchdown," jazz and classical standards (including Benny Goodman's "Stompin' at the Savoy," and Georges Bizet's "Farandole (L'Arlisienn Suite #2),") and even pop hits such as Boz Scaggs "We're All Alone." The Bottom Line material only includes two performances --the aforementioned "Angela" and "Westchester Ladies." Separated by the two discs, and sequenced to reflect dynamic and aesthetic differences, they are righteously intimate and groovy and truly reflect their environment. The Carnegie Hall cuts are the most satisfying because of James' killer charts. The nearly 12-minute Scaggs' tune goes into a wild interlude that distills everything form pop balladry to jazz-funk to big-band wail. Elsewhere, the reading of James' "Kari," that closes disc two reveals just how intimate a larger group can be with a lovely showcase for Klugh and Bullock's collective sense of counterpoint, even as the piece moves and shimmers with a lithe Caribbean-influenced rhythm. The highlight from the Town Hall gigs is James' stellar "The Golden Apple," that clocks in at over ten minutes. The three pianists really get to interact here in the various modes at work in the core of the tune. While it's true that some of James recordings sound dated because of production, All Around the Town sounds as fresh in the 21st century as it did when it was issued. It serves as a great primer for the post-CTIColumbia James.
--- Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Bob James
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Dec 25, 1939 in Marshall, MO
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz-Pop, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Bob James' recordings have practically defined popjazz and crossover during the past few decades. Very influenced by pop and movie music, James has often featured R&B-ish soloists (most notably Grover Washington, Jr.) who add a jazz touch to what is essentially an instrumental pop set. He actually started out in music going with a much different direction. In 1962, James recorded a bop-ish trio set for Mercury, and three years later his album for ESP was quite avant-garde, with electronic tapes used for effects. After a period with Sarah Vaughan (1965-1968), he became a studio musician, and by 1973 was arranging and working as a producer for CTI. In 1974, James recorded his first purely commercial effort as a leader; he later made big-selling albums for his own Tappan Zee label, Columbia, and Warner Bros., including collaborations with Earl Klugh and David Sanborn. James remains relatively busy in the studio and since 2000 has released several albums including Dancing on the Water in 2001, That Steamin' Feelin' in 2002, Hi-Fi in 2003, and Urban Flamingo in 2006, among others.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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