Morning Noon & Night

Bob James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000069DIW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Bob James--keyboardist, composer, producer, and coleader of the supergroup Fourplay--always manages to find the right mix of up-to-date grooves, jazz sophistication, and lyrical arrangements. This CD, with pianist Keiko Matsui; guitarists Carter Burwell, Chuck Loeb, and Paul Jackson Jr.; vocalist and daughter Hilary; trumpeter Rick Braun; and saxophonist Dave Koz, is no exception. On "Street Smart," DJ Rob Swift adds his turntable-scratching to the eastern-sounding dance mix, while "Just One Thing" sashays to a finger-popping reggae beat. James and company catch a Latin and go-go groove on "Hands On," which is contrasted by the gospel-flavored "Over and Over." The band visits the blues on the cyber-slinky "Baby Cakes," and "Count on It" is a straight-ahead shout-out to Count Basie. This gift for making the contemporary sound classic (and vice-versa) is just what we would expect from the man who gave us the theme song to Taxi. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Product Description

This 2002 release finds keyboardist-composer Bob James in the moment with guitarist Chuck Loeb, bassist Will Lee and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta plus guests such as Rick Braun and Dave Koz. 11 tracks. Warner.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Morning, noon & night or anytime in between, May 29, 2003

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Book Worm (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Noon & Night (Audio CD)

This is my first Bob James CD since the Double Vision collaboration with David Sanborn. On a whim, I bought Morning Noon & Night as an add-on to my Spyro Gyra "Original Cinema" purchase to get the free shipping. Being a long-time Spyro Gyra fan makes it hard for me to admit that of the two CDs I ordered, Morning Noon & Night is my favorite. A very delightful and relaxing listening experience once you get past the opening track, Street Smart. Not that I didn't like Street Smart, it just takes a few times listening to it to gain a sense of appreciation for Bob James' mixture of Hip Hop electronics and urban jazz. After Street Smart you a rewarded with Just One Thing and the title track, Morning Noon & Night with some great sax by Dave Koz. Overall this is a really good CD that will have you listening to it over and over for hours. Buy it, you'll like it, even Street Smart after a few listens!

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOB JAMES RETURNS IN STYLE ...., October 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Morning Noon & Night (Audio CD)

BOB JAMES IS BACK, WITH HIS BEST ALBUM TO DATE.
AFTER THE ABYSMAL "DANCING ON THE WATER" ALBUM,
HE GETS BACK TO HIS FORMER SELF, IN THIS SUPERB
NEW C/D. HELPED ALONG BY THE LIKES OF DAVE KOZ,
RICK BRAUN AND CHUCK LOEB, THIS IS A JOY TO
LISTEN TO.
STAND OUT TRACKS ARE "JUST ONE THING", "MORNING,
NOON AND NIGHT", "HANDS ON" AND "FIVE O'CLOCK
CHATEAU". BUY IT NOW !!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A VERY TASTEFUL DELIGHT, August 10, 2003

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CHRISTINE HARRISON (LAUREL, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morning Noon & Night (Audio CD)

I AM ONE OF THOSE FEW PEOPLE WHO LIKES THE DIXIE CHICKS, DAVE KOZ, GEORGE BENSON, LENNY KRAVITZ, JILL SCOTT AND ERYKAH BADU TO NAME A FEW. WITH THIS BEING THE CASE, I LIKE MUSIC THAT I CAN LISTEN TO WITHOUT PROGRAMMING AND REPEATING THE SAME 2 OR 3 SONGS! THIS CD IS HOT!! I AM LISTENING TO IT AS I SUBMIT MY COMMENTS. IT'S JUST THAT GOOD! I PICKED IT UP WITHOUT EVEN HEARING A TRACK! THERE ARE CERTAIN ARTISTS YOU JUST KNOW THEY HAVE TALENT. THIS ARTIST IS ONE OF THE FEW I GIVE THAT LEVEL OF REPECT TO. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CD. YOU GET IT ALL-JAZZ, FUSION, HIP-HOP AND VIBRANT SOUL...KEEP IT UP BOB-YOU GOT A FAN WITH ME...