Author: Bob James

Format: Best of

Release Date: 20-11-2001

Details: Amazon.ca Pianist and composer Bob James has been a mainstay on the contemporary jazz scene from the early 1970s to today. His bell-like electric piano sound made him a radio favorite and a Grammy Award winner. The two-CD Restoration contains James's greatest hits. There are the hip-hop sampled, snappy CTI label smashes like "Nautilus" and "Westchester Lady" as well as the plaintive "Touchdown" and the popular "Angela (The Theme From Taxi)" from his Columbia days. But there's also "Hockney" and the classical work, "Farandole", which showcase his beautiful acoustic jazz piano sound and his overlooked arranging skills. This compendium includes a multitude of sideman and collaborators including Hubert Laws, Jon Faddis, Earl Klugh, Ron Carter and David Sanborn. "Brighton by the Sea", with Grover Washington Jr, is rhythmically revamped with a zesty 21st century drum-and-bass remix, showing that the music of Bob James is melodic, moving, and modern. --Eugene Holley Jr. Product Description His first "best-of" gets the job done right: 2 CDs with 28 tracks from 21 albums spanning more than 25 years! Disc one includes his 1974 hit Feel Like Making Love; his famous Taxi theme, Angela; funky, much-sampled tracks like Westchester Lady and Night Crawler, and more. Disc two features his collaborations with David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Grover Washington, Jr. and many others.

UPC: 093624822028

EAN: 0009362482202

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood