Steve Khan - Darlin' Darlin' Baby

Sunday Jazz Continues; checking out this smooth track from  Steve Khan -with his version of the O'Jays  Darlin' Darlin' Baby. Check out the all star players rolling with him and the track...

• Alto Saxophone – Dave Sanborn
• Arranged By – Bob James 
• Bass – Will Lee
• Drums – Steve Gadd
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]  Don Grolnick
• Guitar- , Steve Kahn
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Producer – Bob James
• Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic] – Bob James

Luther Vandross Feat. Cassandra Wilson and Bob James / I'm Only Human

 Digital Crate Digging Continues; We're checking out this smooth track from Luther Vandross ft. Cassandra Wilson and Bob James - with I'm Only Human. Check out the credits and the track...

Drum Programming [Additional], Sound Designer – David Isaac / Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bob James / Producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Luther Vandross / Producer, Keyboards, Bass, Guitar, Drum Programming, Arranged By – Marcus Miller / Written-By – Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller

Quincy Jones featuring Bill Cosby / Hicky Burr

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out this classic track from Quincy Jones  called Hicky Burr. This features none other than Bill Cosby on the track...being that it was once a theme for the Bill Cosby Show on NBC..check out the other players and the track...  

• Drums – Grady Tate, Paul Humphries
• Electric Bass [Fender] – Carol Kaye, Chuck Rainey
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bob James, Jaki Byard, Joe Sample 
• Soloist, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard
• Soloist, Flute – Hubert Laws
• Soloist, Guitar – Eric Gayle, Toots Thielemans
• Soloist, Whistling [Whistler] – Toots Thielemans
• Vocals – Bill Cosby   

   

Eric Gale – East End, West End

Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out Eric Gale – with this track East End, West End. This is off his album  Ginseng Women
   
Check out the players and the funky track..

• Bass – Gary King
• Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCraken
• Drums – Andrew Smith 
• Guitar – Eric Gale
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Piano – Richard Tee
• Producer, Synthesizer – Bob James
• Saxophone – Eddie Daniels, George Young , Mike Brecker
• Trombone – Dave Taylor, Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Jon Faddis, Lou Soloff, Randy Brecker
• Viola – Emanuel Vardi, Lamarr Alsop
• Violin – David Nadien, Diane Halprin, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman
• Vocals – Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Ray Simpson, Vivian Cherry, Bill Eaton, Zack Sanders

Hubert Laws - Moment's Notice

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out flutist Hubert Laws with his track called Moment's Notice..recorded in 1974.

This track was arranged by Hubert Laws...plus he's got an all star cast working with him...check out the players and the track....

Hubert Laws(flute)...Ron Carter(bass)...Steve Gadd(drums)....Bob James(keyboards)...David Nadien(sax)

Fourplay - 101 Eastbound

This time of night? I'm not in the club so I'm trying to "smooth things out" just trying to chill...in a relaxed mood...like I was out in the Bay Area / San Fran...on 101 Eastbound...just like this smooth track by Fourplay...


This is an all-star group!! -- comprised of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Harvey Mason.....smooth!!