Anthology [Import]

Bob James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 8, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle
• ASIN: B000053ZJU
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #674,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Angela [Theme from Taxi]

2. In the Garden

3. Nautilus

4. Night on Bald Mountain

5. Take Me to the Mardi Gras

6. Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2)

7. I Feel a Song (In My Heart)

8. Storm King

9. Westchester Lady

10. Where the Wind Blows Free

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Night Crawler

2. You Are So Beautiful

3. Touchdown

4. Blue Lick

5. Kari

6. Brighton by the Sea

7. Thoroughbred

8. Sign of the Times

9. Love Power

10. Shamboogie

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

First proper 2 CD anthology for the jazz-pop veteran. 26 tracks including, 'Angela' (Theme from 'Taxi'), 'I Feel A Song' (with Patti Austin) and 'Kari' (with Earl Klugh) as well as early jazz-funk classics like 'Nautilus', 'Westchester Lady', 'Night On Bald Mountain' and 'Take Me To The Mardi Gras'.Double slimline jewelcase. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contemporary Jazz Roots, May 23, 2001

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"jazz-kat" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

If I were a musician, Bob James would certainly be credited as one of my earliest musical influences. The Bob James Anthology gives listeners a sampling of BJ's music originally released between 1974 and 1984. If you aren't familiar with Bob James' music prior to Fourplay, these discs defintely give you a nice retrospective into his work. The disc includes three cuts from Bob James 2, one of my favorite albums. It also includes Angela, the theme from Taxi, perhaps his best known tune of all.

The liner notes don't identify all of the musicians on the tracks, but if my memory serves me correctly, there are a number of great ones including Eric Gale, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd, Hubert Laws, Gary King, David Sanborn, Earl Klugh, Grover Washington, Jr. and Kirk Whalum. Oh, I know I missed many more great musicians, but these are the ones that come to mind.

Listening to these tunes certainly bring back some memories. It's also amazing to listen to these tunes and think how fresh they still sound. Bob James was certainly a pioneer in the contemporary jazz genre, and I'm sure you can hear his influence in the recordings of today's musicians.

This is a wonderful compilation that was long overdue.