Bob James One Gold Coloured Vinyl

Jazz-Funk at its best! The second album of jazz keyboardist and former "Fourplay" member Bob James comes up with lush, experimental tracks, including the hundredfold (especially hip-hop) sampled "Nautilus".
"In The Garden" and "Night on Bald Mountain" are wonderful arrangements of two very different pieces of classical music - captivating for anyone who appreciates complex arrangements that are played funky and jazzy and with consummate musicality. In "Soulero", beautiful tones and rhythms in bolero style are superimposed.
Recorded in the legendary Van Gelder Studios and with strong accompaniment from Steve Gadd and Idris Muhammad on drums, Grover Washington on saxophone and Gary King on bass, the result is an important album for the early genre of "smooth jazz".
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 its end track, ‘Nautilus’ which became important to hip-hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music. In the 47 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 has mastered the album using hi-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes it is now available on high quality 180 gram, Limited Numbered Transparent Gold Vinyl.

Features:

• Limited Edition
• 180g Vinyl
• Gold Coloured LP
• Remastered 2021

Selections:

Side A
1. Valley Of The Shadows
2. In The Garden
3. Soulero
Side B
1. Night On Bald Mountain
2. Feel Like Making Love
3. Nautilus