Dancing on the Water

Bob James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00005899N
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,840 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Familiar Feeling...., April 8, 2001

By 

E. B. Hopkins "Minister Of Sound" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dancing on the Water (Audio CD)

This Bob James CD had me from the first key of the first song. The duet between Bob and Joe Sample was fantastic. As that song ended and the second began, I knew that my recent purchase had been a great one! Bob brought the THUNDER with this album, and for a CD jam-packed with Piano to do that, is in a word....amazing! The title song with Chuck Loeb, Dancing On The Water, was a pure masterpeice for the soul. It doesn't stop there either. Bob and Keiko Matsui's pieces together were inspired as well. Although I've witnessed two people playing the piano together, compared to these two, that's all they were doing WAS playing! I missed the concert with Bob and Keiko in Seattle a couple weeks ago, and I'll be FOREVER kicking myself that I missed it. I normally list a favorite in my reviews, but I'd be hard-pressed to do that right now. The one that does need to "grow" on me is Bogie's Boogie. I have that hauntingly familiar feeling though that it will. I enjoy this man's music because it's no secret that he does what he enjoys, making music...and his art is not bad either. If you get a chance, check his website: bobjames.com and check them out. If you'd like that "ease into a restful mood" feeling, pick this one up!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Dancing on the Water (Audio CD)

Bob James consistantly releases great CD's, but this one is truly a masterpiece. I have enjoyed his music for many years and this new album adds a new dimension to his work. I am particularly impressed by the numbers with Joe Sample.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Need a vacation from smooth jazz? Try DANCING ON THE WATER!, October 12, 2002

By 

James R. Prater (Cleveland Tn.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dancing on the Water (Audio CD)

Bob James takes us on an unexpected musical journey with this CD. He displays his acoustic side masterfully. "Alone Together" finds him teamed with the great Joe Sample. On "The Green Hour", Bob reminisces about his early days playing in nightclubs. "Bogie's Boogie" is a jumpy little number written for the James' family cat. "Altair And Vega" is Bob and Keiko Matsui's musical telling of a Japanese myth. "Hum Drum" is anything BUT that. The right hand provides the melody (hum), while the left provides the rhythm (drum). Bassist Dave Holland is featured on their version of "Last Night When We Were Young", which has some beautiful lyrics. The title song, one of Bob's best, is a duet with Chuck Loeb. "Modesty" is Bob's musical wording of the modicum "less is more". Sample appears again on "Tapawingo", named after an outdoor restaraunt where Bob held his first art exhibition. "Autumn Noctourne" is a beautiful duet between Bob and Holland. "Duo Oto Subito" (which translates as 'two play right away') is a melodramatic duet between Bob and Matsui. I must counter some of the comments made in other reviews. This CD is for the die-hard Bob James fan like myself, who realizes that there is more to Bob James than "smooth jazz".