Bob James - One
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One

Label Evosound ‎– EVSA569S
Format SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Barcode 4897012139462
Country Hong Kong
Released 16 Jul 2021
Genre Jazz
Style Fusion, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
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1 Valley of the Shadows
2 In the Garden
3 Soulero
4 Night On Bald Mountain
5 Feel Like Making Love
6 Nautilus
Alto Flute, Recorder – George Marge
Alto Flute, Recorder – Romeo Penque
Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James
Bass – Gary King
Bass Trombone – Alan Raph
Bass Trombone – Jack Gale
Bass Trombone – Paul Faulise
Cello – Alan Shulman
Cello – Anthony Sophos
Cello – Charles McCracken
Cello – George Ricci
Cello – Jesse Levy
Cello – Seymour Barab
Drums – Idris Muhammad (5, 6)
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar – Richard Resnicoff
Harmonica – Hugh McCracken (2)
Keyboards – Bob James
Pedal Steel Guitar – Eric Weissberg (2)
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Producer – Creed Taylor
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Remastered By – Bastiaan Kuijt
Soprano Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr. (1, 3)
Trombone – Wayne Andre
Trumpet – Alan Rubin
Trumpet – Lew Soloff
Trumpet – Marvin Stamm
Trumpet – Victor Paz
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jon Faddis
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Thad Jones
Vibraphone – Dave Friedman
Violin – Charles Libove
Violin – David Nadien
Violin – Emanuel Green
Violin – Gene Orloff
Violin – Harold Kohon
Violin – Harry Lookofsky
Violin – Joe Malin
Violin – Max Ellen
Violin – Paul Gershman
Issues in Super Jewel Box with cardboard slipcase.

First released in 1974, One is the second solo album by jazz keyboardist Bob James. Bob enlisted a string of experienced Jazz players including Steve Gadd and Idris Muhammad on drums, Grover Washington on Sax and Gary King on bass. Led by the maestro himself on keyboards, One is a lush, experimental Jazz Funk record, excitingly hovering at the forefront of where music can take your soul. Produced by Creed Taylor and recorded at the famous Van Gelder Studios, the record is a monument of progressive musical greatness. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for it's end track, 'Nautilus' which became important to hip-hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music. In the 46 years since the release of One, producers have interpolated or sampled 'Nautilus' over 350 times. This is a brilliantly written and performed genre- defying set of superb tracks. 'In The Garden' and 'Night on Bald Mountain' are wonderful adaptations of two very different pieces of classical music - totally engaging for anyone who appreciates complex arrangements made funky and jazzy and played with consummate musicianship. 'Soulero' is a wonderful bolero-style piece, building layers of beautiful tones and rhythms.evosound remastered the album using hi-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes.

Keyboards: Bob James
Bass: Gary King
Drums: Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammad (on Feel Like Making Love and Nautilus)
Guitar: Richie Resnicoff
Pedal Steel Guitar: Eric Weissberg (on In The Garden)
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
Vibes: Dave Friedman
Soprano Saxophone: Grover Washington Jr. (on Soulero and Valley Of The Shadows)
Harmonica: Hugh McCracken (on In The Garden)
Trumpet: Jon Faddis (and flugelhorn), Thad Jones (and flugelhorn), Victor Paz, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm
Trombone: Wayne Andre
Bass Trombone: Paul Faulise, Jack Gale, Alan Raph
Alto Flute and Recorder: George Marge, Romeo Penque
Violin: Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff
Cello: Seymour Barab, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded February thru April, 1974

This album is also available on stereo MQA-CD & LP
Barcode (Scanned) – 4897012139462
Label Code – LC 30730
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