Arranged By – Bob James. Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken. Design – Carole Kowalchuk, Sib Chalawick. Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder. BJ4 ‎(LP, Album, Gat).

One is the second solo album by jazz keyboardist Bob James. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its end track, "Nautilus", which became important to hip hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music. Released on April 17, 1974 this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts. Valley of the Shadows" (James) – 9:42. In the Garden" (Johann Pachelbel) – 3:06. Soulero" (James, Richard Evans) – 3:22.

Heads is the fifth album by jazz musician Bob James, released in October 1977. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed at the time by Columbia Records. All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are now distributed by E1 Music. The album reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Heads" (Bob James) – 6:40. We're All Alone" (Boz Scaggs) – 5:33. I'm in You" (Peter Frampton) – 6:48. Night Crawler" (Bob James) – 6:20.

Is BJ4 the best album by Bob James? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. This album At A Glance. BJ4 by Bob James (1977) Overall rank: 14,767th. Accolades: Top albums of 1977 ( 193rd ). Top albums of the 1970s ( 2,072nd ). Best albums of all time ( 14,767th ).

Pure Imagination, 05:20. Where the Wind Blows Free, 06:43. Nights Are Forever Without You, 06:23.

BJ 4 starts off promising with a flugelhorn solo from the great Art Farmer, but the music soon sinks into pure commercialism. Bob James' keyboards are always prominent, as are the rather mechanical rhythms churned out by bassist Gary King, drummer Steve Gadd, and percussionist Ralph MacDonald. Although there are some catchy moments, the six selections (which all clock in between almost five and almost seven minutes) never seem to travel anywhere

com/watch?v fPTdjAB1Log&t 12m03s" 12:03 theme, "Tappan Zee", was sampled on Arrested Development's "Everyday People" in the 90s. Charles Demetri.

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