Reply With QuoteThey played "Spunky" (uptempo) and "Sign of the Times" (mellower) at Trocadero in SF.
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Did Bob James ever come out with any disco tracks ? Thanks
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They played "Spunky" (uptempo) and "Sign of the Times" (mellower) at Trocadero in SF.
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He was responsible for "Take me to the Mardi Gras", a 1975 track that is one of the most influencial breakbeats ever
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How 'bout "Westchester Lady" with its highly orchestrated string turnaround.
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Westchester Lady is a really good track especially the 12+ minute live version on Casino Lights '99.Originally Written by eddie
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I remember playing the following by him:
Sign of The Times (loved this track, right in my groove)
Westchester Lady
Nautilus
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but he was more influential as a producer than as an artist, especially quite a few tracks that came out on Tappan Zee, on which was almost any release was regarded as like a sure sign of a good JazzFunk crossover record for a relatively brief period in '78 going into '79, or thereabouts. He was involved with a hell of a lot of folks then.
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Didn't Bob do the music for some late 70s TV show? It might have been some kind of disco like theme?
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Bob James did the theme for "Taxi"...not a dance-oriented track, however.
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I always preferred 'The Steamin Feelin' to 'Sign Of The Times', also a Rod Temperton tune from the same '82 LP.
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I love Bob's smooth jazz like "Playin Hookey" from the late 1990's. That song really had a good groove. It was danceable but very radio friendly. My all time favorite from him is "Far from turtle" from 1990's Grand Piano Canyon Lp. That track is a very soft ballad that uses a music box. He is a very eclectic artist whose work includes classical like the SwanLp, small trio work, TV themes, smooth jazz as solo artist and with Fourplay, and a vocal album with his daughter Hilary. He also did an album with Kurk Whalum called Joined at the hip and atleast 2 albums with Earl Klugh.
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Bob James definetely has a knack for writing a good song and many of the ones already mentioned have reached classic status by now.
Still, I have mixed feelings about his soloing though...they do feel over rehearsed and almost pre-composed at times (if you get my drift).
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