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BJ4
''BJ4'' is the fourth album by jazz pianist Bob James. Released in 1977, the album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTI album before starting his label Tappan Zee Records, named for one of the tracks on this album. Track listing All tracks composed by Bob James; except where noted. #"Pure Imagination" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:20 #"Where the Wind Blows Free" – 6:43 #"Tappan Zee" – 6:49 #"Nights Are Forever Without You" (Parker McGee) – 6:23 #"Treasure Island" – 6:10 #"El Verano" – 4:55 Personnel * Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements * Eric Gale – guitars * Gary King – bass * Steve Gadd – drums * Ralph MacDonald – percussion Brass and Woodwinds * Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute * Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor recorder * Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute * George Marge – alto re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTI Records
CTI Records (Creed Taylor Incorporated) is a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor. CTI was a subsidiary of A&M before becoming independent in 1970. Its first album was '' A Day in the Life'' by guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967. The final release, by the CTI Jazz All-Star Band, was recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2009, and released in November 2010 on multiple formats: CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Its roster included George Benson, Ron Carter, Eumir Deodato, Astrud Gilberto, Freddie Hubbard, Bob James, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hubert Laws, Stanley Turrentine, and Walter Wanderley. History Don Sebesky created many of the arrangements for CTI and its subsidiary labels. He was later joined by Bob James and then David Matthews in the mid-1970s. Taylor used Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, with Rudy Van Gelder engineering nearly all sessions until the later years of the label. Sessions included Ron Carter, Eric Gale, Herbie Hancock, Bob J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob James (musician)
Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show ''Taxi.'' According to VICE (magazine), music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are "Nautilus", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "Take Me to The Mardi Gras". Early life and family James was born on Christmas Day of 1939 in Marshall, Missouri, United States. He started playing the piano at age four. His first piano teacher, Sister Mary Elizabeth, who taught at Mercy Academy, discovered that he had perfect pitch. At age seven, James began to study with R. T. Dufford, a teacher at Missouri Valley College. At age 15, James continued his studies with Franklin Launer, a teacher at Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, with more music instruction during h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary King (bass Player)
Gary W King (September 4, 1947 – July 23, 2003) was an American jazz bassist. He was born in Middletown, New York. King appeared on many albums released by CTI Records, especially those by Bob James, and later on James' own album label Tappan Zee Records. He also played bass on a number of albums by Gato Barbieri, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr., and on The Jacksons' album ''Destiny'', notably the track " Blame It on the Boogie". Discography With Gene McDaniels * Headless Heroes of the Apocolypse (Atlantic, 1971) With George Benson * Bodytalk (CTI, 1973) * Pacific Fire (CTI, 1983) With George Benson & Joe Farrell * Benson & Farrell (CTI, 1976) With Lenny Williams * Pray for the Lion (Warner Bros, 1974) * Big City (Nemperor, 1977) With Alphonse Mouzon * Funky Snakefoot (Blue Note, 1974) With Idris Muhammad * Power of Soul (Kudu Records, 1974) With Esther Phillips * Performance (Kudu Records, 1974) * For All We Know (Kudu Records, 1976) With Luiz B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Gelder Studio
The Van Gelder Studio is a recording studio at 445 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States. Following the use of his parents' home at 25 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, for the original studio, Rudy Van Gelder (1924–2016) moved to the new location for his recording studio in July 1959. It has been used to record many albums released by jazz labels such as Blue Note, Prestige, Impulse!, Verve and CTI. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 2022, for its significance in performing arts and engineering. With accompanying 24 photos. Background From around 1952, beginning with a session led by Gil Melle that was sold to Blue Note, recordings were made by Van Gelder for commercial release in the living room of his parents' house at 25 Prospect Avenue in Hackensack, a house that had been built with the intention of doubling as a recording studio (the area was later subsumed by the Hackensack University Medical Center). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist. His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the duet of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; " Just the Two of Us", recorded by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.; and "Mister Magic" recorded by Grover Washington Jr. Career Growing up in Harlem, New York, United States, under the close mentorship of his Trinbagonian father, Patrick MacDonald (a calypsonian and bandleader originally from Trinidad and Tobago who used the stage name "Macbeth the Great"), MacDonald began showing his musical talent, particularly with the steelpan, and when he was 17 years old started playing pan for the Harry Belafonte show. He remained with the Belafonte band for a decade before deciding to strike out on his own. In 1967, together with Bill Eaton and William Salter, he formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniels was born in New York City to a Jewish family. His mother emigrated from Romania. He was raised in the Manhattan Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. He became interested in jazz as a teenager when he was impressed by the musicians accompanying singers, such as Frank Sinatra, on recordings. Daniels' first instrument was the alto saxophone. At the age of 13 he was also playing clarinet, and by the age of 15 he had played at the Newport Jazz Festival youth competition. Career Daniels has toured and recorded with a variety of bands, small groups and orchestras, and appeared on television many times. He has played with Bucky Pizzarelli, Freddie Hubbard, Billy Joel, Don Patterson, and Richard Davis. ''DownBeat'' gave Daniels th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Are Forever Without You
"Nights Are Forever Without You" is a song written by Parker McGee and first recorded by the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. It was released as the second single from their 1976 album ''Nights Are Forever'', following up on their top 10 hit " I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". Music and lyrics ''Billboard'' contributor Paul Grein described "Nights Are Forever Without You" as a "twanging country number." ''Missoulian'' contributor Sherry Jones described it as a "sentimental ballad of love and loss." ''Los Angeles Times'' critic Dennis Hunt described it as a "soft rock alladwith lush harmonies." ''Cash Box'' said that "an excellent arrangement complements ace harmonies from this winning duo." ''Record World'' called it "an extraordinary piece of pop in all its splendor" with "great chording and syncopation." Reception ''Kingston Daily Freeman'' critic Alan Forray suggested that "Nights Are Forever Without You" would become a blockbuster like " I'd Really Love t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Gale
Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorkshire, England. He had extended family in Barbados and Venezuela. Gale often visited the U.K. and Venezuela as an adolescent, which influenced his style into adulthood. He was fluent in Spanish. Gale started playing the guitar at age 12. At that time, he skipped junior high school. Soon after, in high school, he visited John Coltrane's home after school and sat in on jam sessions, which inspired Gale's readily recognizable style. Gale received his Master of Science in chemistry at Niagara University. He was also on the football team. Later, Gale was pursued by Frank Sinatra to work on the hit song "My Way", as mentioned in Frank Sinatra's autobiography. Gale decided to pursue a musical career full-time instead of getting his Ph.D. in Chemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads (Bob James Album)
''Heads'' is the fifth album by jazz musician Bob James, released in October 1977. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed at the time by Columbia Records. All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are now distributed by E1 Music. The album reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Jazz Albums chart. Track listing #"Heads" (Bob James) – 6:40 #"We're All Alone" ( Boz Scaggs) – 5:33 #"I'm in You" ( Peter Frampton) – 6:48 #"Night Crawler" (Bob James) – 6:20 #"You Are So Beautiful" ( Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 6:48 #"One Loving Night" ( Henry Purcell) – 5:48 Personnel * Bob James – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 6), Fender Rhodes (1-4), clavinet (1, 3), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1-4), synth bells (1), ARP Odyssey (3), harpsichord (6) * Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming (1-6) * Richard Tee – rhythm keyboards (2) * Steve Khan – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6) * Eric Gale †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three (Bob James Album)
''Three'' is the third album by jazz musician Bob James. Reception Released in 1976, the album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts. Track listing #" One Mint Julep" ( Rudy Toombs) – 9:09 #"Women of Ireland" (Seán Ó Riada) – 8:07 #"Westchester Lady" (Bob James) – 7:29 #"Storm King" (Bob James) – 6:37 #"Jamaica Farewell" ( Lord Burgess) – 5:24 #"Look Look" (Bob James) – 4:48 * * Japanese bonus track only. Personnel * Bob James – keyboards, arrangements and conductor * Jeff Mironov – guitar (1) * Eric Gale – guitar solo (2), guitar (3, 4, 5) * Hugh McCracken – guitar (2-5) * Gary King – bass guitar (1, 2, 5) * Will Lee – bass guitar (3, 4) * Andy Newmark – drums (1) * Harvey Mason – drums (2-5) * Ralph MacDonald – percussion Brass and Woodwinds * Eddie Daniels – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute * Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tin whistle * Jerry Dodgion – flute * Hubert Laws – flute * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Vardi
Emanuel Vardi (21 April 1915 – 29 January 2011), an American violist, was considered to have been one of the great viola players of the 20th century. Early life Emanuel Vardi was born April 21, 1915 in Jerusalem. His mother, Anna Joffa Vardi, had a piano studio with many students and started Emanuel on piano at about age 3. His father, Joseph Vardi had a violin studio and also started his son out on his instrument at about the age of 3. The family came to the United States in 1920 via Paris, France, aboard a ship called "the Asia" to escape the pogroms in the Middle East. He continued studying both piano and violin until about age 7, when he forwent piano to focus on violin. He played Mozart's Fantasy in D-minor at a recital at age 9. The next day the '' New York Herald Tribune'' came out with an article by Charles Isaacson where he said, "Keep a lookout for this future pianist". At age 12, his father found out about the Juilliard School, and filled out a submission form whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gatchell
John E. Gatchell (November 27, 1945 – July 9, 2004) was an American jazz trumpeter who was prolific in New York City recording studios from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the late 1960s, Gatchell became one of the founding members of the horn band ''Ten Wheel Drive,'' then '' Gotham.'' Gatchell was among the musicians hand-selected by Paul Simon, whom he considered to be the finest studio musicians for the 1981 '' Simon & Garfunkel Concert in Central Park'' Growing up Gatchell graduated from Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington, Long Island, New York, around 1963. He had been a member of the Whitman High School Dance Band, directed by pioneer jazz educator Clem DeRosa.''The Jazz Discography,'' Lord Music Reference Inc. (2001) Selected discography * Les Demerle, ''Spectrum,'' United Artists Records (1970) : Recorded in New York, November or December 1969 * Ten Wheel Drive, ''Brief Replies,'' Polydor (1970) : Recorded at A&R Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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