Sign of the times is an album by jazz keyboardist bob james. By three, bob james the pianist, composer, and arranger was deep into jazzfunk. A few years after in 1994 it probably made its most famous appearance in. Adobe flash player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. Download bob james mp3 songs and albums music downloads. The instrumentation bares no sign of awkwardness whatsoever. Blue letter bible is a free, searchable online bible program providing access to many different bible translations including. Bob jamess profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Sign of the times 1981 youtube bob james quartet feel like making love live at java jazz festival 2010 duration. Also he produced half this album with quincy jonesheatwave music maestro rod tempertonan artist whose talents as a jazz oriented soulfunk arranger. Sign of the times by bob james discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. In addition, indepth study tools are provided on the site with access to commentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries. December is hot with lots of attention this bob james creating jazz presented by bob james. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale this article has not yet received a rating on the.
Bob james born december 25, 1939 is a twotime grammy awardwinning jazz keyboardist. The five tracks here reflect his obsession with hard, danceable grooves that take as much from the souljazz book as they do his years with cti. Complete coverage of breaking news in chattanooga, other local, regional and national news. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from bob james. Join facebook to connect with bob james and others you may know. Listen to songs by bob james on myspace, stream free online music by bob james. Enjoy the latest release from the bob james trio, submarine, recorded live on a magnificent yamaha grand piano. H 1980 sign of the times 1981 hands down 1982 professional ratings. Feb 14, 2019 the bob james trio perform topside, their groovy favourite from the espresso album, live in the studio.
Submarine from the latest album espresso has been on the top of smooth jazz charts for over 21 weeks now, reaching no. Bob james storm king bob james raise the roof bob james lotus leaves bob james shamboozie bob james sign of the times bob james valley of the shadows bob james westchester lady. Sign of the times arranged by rhythm track, synthesizers rod temperton bass gary king bass scat contrabass solo major holley drums john robinson 2 effects special tabby andriello guitar steve khan keyboards calliope solo bob james percussion leonard doc gibbs, jr. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Check out sign of the times by bob james on amazon music. Bob james finishes 2019 with top songs of the topside, produced and cowrit end of the year buzz. Filmed in splendid 4k and recorded in hires audio, produced by evosound.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Bob james recordings have practically defined popjazz and crossover during the past few decades. Sign of the times by bob james samples, covers and. Project gutenberg is the oldest and quite possibly the largest library on the web, with literally thousands free books available for download. Since this post would be too long if i went into the entire list, theres another song i want to focus on. The real jam here is sign of the times, the intro to which i think was sampled. Consistently boring and mindless, the album has all of the things one expects from a bob james recording dull arrangements, forgettable melodies and robotic background vocals.
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If you ever want to know how musical genius works together between two talented minds, unicorn from sign of the times is the key. The combination of bob james and rod temperton complete the likely unspoken musical connections between bob james and quincy jones during this period of their creativity. Bob james sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Mar 16, 2012 bob james best songs 2012 what are the best songs of bob james i offer my list best songs of bob james of all time yo can see top 18 songs of bob james, most popular charts, top 18 songs compiled by different users i never realized how many hits bob james had. This is the title track from his 1981 album sign of the times which was released on tappan zee records. Bob james s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its end track, nautilus, which became important to hip hop as one of the most sampled tracks in american music.
Find album release information for sign of the times bob james on allmusic. Bob james first recording for his tappan zee label is typically lightweight. Angela, the instrumental theme from the sitcom taxi, is probably bob james most wellknown work to date, he is also wellknown for the fusion classic westchester lady, from the album bob james three. Interactive download by bob james and tv theme song. One is the second solo album by jazz keyboardist bob james. Keyboard player whose light, hookladen pop instrumental sessions were often on the charts during the 1970s. Bob james listen and stream free music, albums, new. Bob james sign of the times during the 1970s, bob james played a major role in turning fusion jazz more mainstream. Even if there had not been another track on this album, i still would have bought it just for unicorn. A particular song by bob james, nautilus, has been sampled by dozens of hiphop and other artists.
The bob james trio perform topside, their groovy favourite from the espresso album, live in the studio. Keepin the faith sample of bob jamess sign of the times. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Released in 1975, the album charted at number two on the jazz album charts. Alto saxophone jay beckenstein arranged by rhythm track, synthesizers bob james bass marcus miller drums rick marotta guitar steve khan percussion leonard doc gibbs, jr. Music profile for bob james, born 25 december 1939. Project gutenberg is one of the largest sources for free books on the web, with over 60,000 downloadable free books available in a wide variety of formats. Bob james sign of the times 1981, gatefold, vinyl discogs. This article is within the scope of wikiproject albums, an attempt at building a useful resource on recordings from a variety of genres. Though he has recorded a couple of straight jazz albums, most of his recordings contain popjazz which is a type of instrumental pop music. Sign of the times by bob james samples, covers and remixes. Sign of the times is a slightly more modern sounding album and bob shared the writing credits. Find album release information for sign of the times bob james on allmusic allmusic. Only a lightly funky version of feel like making love rises above the level of.
Consistently boring and mindless, the album has all of the things one expects from a bob james recording dull arrangements, forgettable melodies and robotic. Sep 27, 2012 sign in to add this video to a playlist. Vinyl 12 bob james sign of the times 1981, vinyl discogs. The bridges that connect jazz,funk and soul production and arrangements are complete on this albumtotally natural. The h album heavily features soprano saxophone great grover washington jr who also wrote the track brighton by the sea, one of the highlights on the album, h also features the haunting shepherds song which was arranged and adapted by bob james. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world.
Here you can find bob james sign of a times shared files. Bob jamess songs stream online music songs listen free. Apr 10, 2017 this is the title track from his 1981 album sign of the times which was released on tappan zee records. The album is the second of a series of jazzfunk classics along with one, three and bj4. Cbs cbs a 1608,tappan zee records cbs a 1608 format.
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