James William Price (born 1945,

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, United States) is an American session musician. Because of saxophone player

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' work with the

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, Price was able to play with the Stones for most of the 1970s. He toured extensively with

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from 1970 until 1973, including their 1972 American Tour, and appears along with Keys on the

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'', '' Exile on Main St.'' and '' Goats Head Soup''. From September 1968 to February 1969, Price played with New

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. He also toured and recorded with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, Joe Cocker's '' Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' and

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. Price played on several songs on

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Career

Price worked as a session musician, playing

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and

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in the

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area. His work on the Delaney & Bonnie album ''

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'' (1969) led to touring with the band. He next appeared on Eric Clapton's self-titled solo album (1970). Also that year, he worked on ''

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'' with

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and ''Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' with Joe Cocker. The next year he appeared on

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's album '' Barbra Joan Streisand''. He also worked as a

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in this period. During the 1980s and 1990s, Price composed music for numerous motion pictures,

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s and

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Albums produced by Price

*Jim Price - ''Kids Nowadays Ain't Got No Shame'' ( A&M) *

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- ''They Love Me, They Love Me Not'' (ABC Dunhill) *Jim Price - ''Sundego's Traveling Orchestra'' (ABC Dunhill) *Jim Price - ''All Occasion Brass Band'' (

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) *

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- ''

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'' (A&M) (includes the single "You Are So Beautiful") *

- ''

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'' (A&M) *

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- ''

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'' ( CBS), 1975 *

Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter. She has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks. She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong" and in 1987 for ...

- ''Jennifer Warnes'' ( Arista) *KGB - ''KGB'' (MCA) *

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(Playboy), 1975 *

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- ''Reckless Abandon'' (Fantasy) * Milton Nascimento - ''Journey to Dawn'' (A&M)

Television and film scores

Price orchestrated the underscoring for ABC Children's Weekend Specials (Asselin Productions). He also arranged, conducted, and produced the music score for the SHO Films production ''

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''. Price composed, arranged, conducted, and produced the music score for the MHE production ''Heated Vengeance''. In addition he was the composer and music director for the ABC two-hour special ''All-Star Pro Sports Awards''. Price also composed, arranged, and produced the music score for the MPCA feature film '' Hangfire''.

References

External links

* Allmusic.com biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Jim Living people American trumpeters American male trumpeters American session musicians Record producers from Texas American film score composers Dunhill Records artists A&M Records artists MCA Records artists People from Fort Worth, Texas Plastic Ono Band members Delaney & Bonnie & Friends members 1945 births American male film score composers