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Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="밥 제임스 (음악가)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_James_(muzikisto)" title="Bob James (muzikisto) – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bob James (muzikisto)" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_James" title="Bob James – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bob James" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_James" title="Bob James – Italian" lang="it" 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James</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="James in Heydar Aliyev Palace, Baku Jazz Festival, 2015"><img alt="James in Heydar Aliyev Palace, Baku Jazz Festival, 2015" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg/250px-Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg/375px-Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg/500px-Bob_James_Jazzmen_jazz_music.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4612" data-file-height="3070" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">James in <a href="/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev_Palace" title="Heydar Aliyev Palace">Heydar Aliyev Palace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baku_Jazz_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Baku Jazz Festival">Baku Jazz Festival</a>, 2015</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Robert McElhiney James</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1939-12-25</span>) </span>December 25, 1939<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 84)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Missouri" title="Marshall, Missouri">Marshall</a>, Missouri, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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"counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Smooth_jazz" title="Smooth jazz">smooth jazz</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jazz-funk" title="Jazz-funk">jazz-funk</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Musician</li> <li>composer</li> <li>arranger</li> <li>record producer</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Keyboards</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1962–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/CTI_Records" title="CTI Records">CTI</a></li><li>Tappan Zee</li><li><a href="/wiki/Koch_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Koch Records">Koch</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros.</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bobjames.com">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888012#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Robert McElhiney James</b> (born December 25, 1939)<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band <a href="/wiki/Fourplay" title="Fourplay">Fourplay</a> and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)" title="Taxi (TV series)">Taxi</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-Yanow_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yanow-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/VICE_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="VICE (magazine)">VICE</a></i>, music from his first seven albums has often been <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sampled</a> and believed to have contributed to the formation of <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ma_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ma-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among his most well known recordings are "<a href="/wiki/Nautilus_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nautilus (song)">Nautilus</a>", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_to_the_Mardi_Gras" title="Take Me to the Mardi Gras">Take Me to the Mardi Gras</a>". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James was born on Christmas Day of 1939 in <a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Missouri" title="Marshall, Missouri">Marshall, Missouri</a>, United States.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started playing the piano at age four.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first piano teacher, Sister Mary Elizabeth, who taught at Mercy Academy, discovered that he had <a href="/wiki/Perfect_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Perfect pitch">perfect pitch</a>. At age seven, James began to study with R. T. Dufford, a teacher at <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_College" title="Missouri Valley College">Missouri Valley College</a>. At age 15, James continued his studies with Franklin Launer, a teacher at Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, with more music instruction during high school from Harold Lickey, conductor of the Marshall High School Band and Orchestra. Apart from the piano, James learned to play trumpet, <a href="/wiki/Timpani" title="Timpani">timpani</a>, and percussion. From 1950 to 1956, he competed in the Missouri State Fair piano competitions and received several blue ribbons. </p><p>James attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but during his second year transferred to <a href="/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a> in Boston, Massachusetts. At Berklee his roommate was saxophonist <a href="/wiki/Nick_Brignola" title="Nick Brignola">Nick Brignola</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_career">Music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>His first professional music job was when he was eight years old, playing for a <a href="/wiki/Tap_dance" title="Tap dance">tap dance</a> class at Mercy Academy. During his adolescence, James's music career proliferated. Early jobs included being a member of the Earle Parsons Dance Band (c. 1952–55) which played various engagements around the Marshall area. During this time, he penned his first dance band arrangement. </p><p>During the summer of 1955, at <a href="/wiki/Lake_of_the_Ozarks" title="Lake of the Ozarks">Lake of the Ozarks</a> in Missouri, James played for dancing and occasional jam sessions with the Bob Falkenhainer Quartet on the Governor McClurg Excursion Boat in the evenings. He recalls that "during the day we had free time and I became a proficient water skier that summer!" At age 16, a solo engagement followed in the summer when James traveled with good friend Ben Swinger to Colorado and ended up with a job in the piano bar at the Steads Ranch resort in Estes Park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discovery_by_Quincy_Jones">Discovery by Quincy Jones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Discovery by Quincy Jones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While in college at Michigan, James played <a href="/wiki/Free_jazz" title="Free jazz">free jazz</a> with musicians in Ann Arbor and Detroit. In 1962, his band entered the <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Collegiate_Jazz_Festival" title="Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival">Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival</a>, where the judges included <a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>. The trio entered the competition not expecting to win but wanting to provide some avant-garde music in a contest field that was primarily straight ahead music.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To the trio's surprise, they won the competition. Not long after, Jones signed James to an album deal with <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Records" title="Mercury Records">Mercury Records</a>. Mercury released James's first album, <i><a href="/wiki/Bold_Conceptions" title="Bold Conceptions">Bold Conceptions</a></i> (1963), a somewhat <a href="/wiki/Free_jazz" title="Free jazz">free jazz</a> exploration that was produced by Quincy Jones and that differed from the smooth jazz for which he would later become known.<sup id="cite_ref-Klopus_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klopus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schlesinger_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schlesinger-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ma_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ma-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In New York City, James worked as an <a href="/wiki/Arrangement" title="Arrangement">arranger</a> and was hired as piano accompanist for jazz singer <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan" title="Sarah Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reunited with Quincy Jones when Jones asked him to do some arranging for studio sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Creed_Taylor" title="Creed Taylor">Creed Taylor</a>, producer and founder of <a href="/wiki/CTI_Records" title="CTI Records">CTI Records</a>, was at the sessions and hired James to work for CTI as a producer, arranger, and <a href="/wiki/Studio_musician" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio musician">studio musician</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1970s, James worked on albums by <a href="/wiki/Gabor_Szabo" class="mw-redirect" title="Gabor Szabo">Gabor Szabo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milt_Jackson" title="Milt Jackson">Milt Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Turrentine" title="Stanley Turrentine">Stanley Turrentine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grover_Washington,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Grover Washington, Jr.">Grover Washington, Jr.</a> (notably on <a href="/wiki/Mister_Magic" title="Mister Magic">Mister Magic</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Maynard_Ferguson" title="Maynard Ferguson">Maynard Ferguson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Klopus_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klopus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_albums_and_collaborations">Solo albums and collaborations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Solo albums and collaborations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bob_James,_jazz_musician_(2004)_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg/180px-Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg/270px-Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg/360px-Bob_James%2C_jazz_musician_%282004%29_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Bob James, 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>Creed Taylor invited James to record a solo album. The result, <i><a href="/wiki/One_(Bob_James_album)" title="One (Bob James album)">One</a></i> (CTI, 1974), contained the song "<a href="/wiki/Feel_Like_Makin%27_Love_(Roberta_Flack_song)" title="Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)">Feel Like Making Love</a>", with which <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> had already had a hit. James had been hired to play piano for the song on Roberta Flack's album two weeks before recording a version of his own, using the same band. Radio stations played both and contributed to the commercial success of <i>One</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Klopus_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klopus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was notable for adapting classical music to a modern-day scene, e.g. "In The Garden" was based on Pachelbel's <a href="/wiki/Canon_in_D" class="mw-redirect" title="Canon in D">Canon in D</a> and "<a href="/wiki/Night_on_Bald_Mountain" title="Night on Bald Mountain">Night on Bald Mountain</a>" was a cover of <a href="/wiki/Modest_Mussorgsky" title="Modest Mussorgsky">Modest Mussorgsky</a>'s composition of the same name. </p><p>After three solo albums, James founded his own record label, Tappan Zee. Immediately thereafter, he cut a <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> version of the <i>Theme to <a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Motion_Picture" title="Star Trek: The Motion Picture">Star Trek: The Motion Picture</a>,</i> a 45 of which was included with the soundtrack LP, and recorded the album <i><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_(Bob_James_album)" title="Touchdown (Bob James album)">Touchdown</a></i> (Tappan Zee, 1978).<sup id="cite_ref-Official_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Official-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the songs on the album was "Angela", the theme song for the TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)" title="Taxi (TV series)">Taxi</a></i>. James provided all the music for <i>Taxi</i> and collected some of its music, including "Angela", on <i>The Genie: Themes & Variations from the TV Series Taxi</i> (1983).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he toured in 1979, he was supported by a marketing campaign that included posters of him at the wheel of a New York yellow cab. The performances were documented on the album <i>All Around the Town</i> (Tappan Zee, 1980), with a cover of James at the wheel of a taxi. </p><p>James turned from smooth jazz to classical music to record <i>Rameau</i> (1984), his interpretations of Baroque-period composer <a href="/wiki/Jean-Philippe_Rameau" title="Jean-Philippe Rameau">Jean-Philippe Rameau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AM_Rameau_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM_Rameau-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In later albums, he interpreted the work of two more Baroque composers, <a href="/wiki/J._S._Bach" class="mw-redirect" title="J. S. Bach">J. S. Bach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Domenico_Scarlatti" title="Domenico Scarlatti">Domenico Scarlatti</a>. </p><p>A year after <i>Rameau</i>, he collaborated with <a href="/wiki/David_Sanborn" title="David Sanborn">David Sanborn</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Double_Vision_(Bob_James_and_David_Sanborn_album)" title="Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album)">Double Vision</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Records">Warner Bros</a>, 1986). The album won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Jazz_Fusion_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance">Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Earl_Klugh" title="Earl Klugh">Earl Klugh</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/One_on_One_(Bob_James_and_Earl_Klugh_album)" title="One on One (Bob James and Earl Klugh album)">One on One</a></i>, won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Instrumental_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance">Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance</a> in 1980 and has sold over one million copies. Another collaboration with Klugh, <i>Cool</i>, (Warner Bros., 1992) was nominated for a Grammy, as was <i>Joined at the Hip</i> (Warner Bros., 1996) with <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Whalum" title="Kirk Whalum">Kirk Whalum</a>, recorded <i>Flesh and Bone</i> in 1995 and another solo album, <i>Joyride</i> (Warner Bros., 1999). <i>Joined at the Hip</i> will be reissued with a 2019 Remaster on evosound. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fourplay">Fourplay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fourplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James was looking for a bass player while recording the album <i>Grand Piano Canyon</i> (Warner Bros., 1990) with drummer <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Mason" title="Harvey Mason">Harvey Mason</a> and guitarist <a href="/wiki/Lee_Ritenour" title="Lee Ritenour">Lee Ritenour</a>. Mason and Ritenour suggested <a href="/wiki/Nathan_East" title="Nathan East">Nathan East</a>. After working with them for a while, James suggested they form a band, which resulted in the contemporary jazz quartet <a href="/wiki/Fourplay" title="Fourplay">Fourplay</a>. The band has recorded over ten albums and has seen a couple of personnel changes, with guitarist <a href="/wiki/Larry_Carlton" title="Larry Carlton">Larry Carlton</a> replacing Ritenour and then <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Loeb" title="Chuck Loeb">Chuck Loeb</a> replacing Carlton.<sup id="cite_ref-Klopus_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Klopus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fourplay celebrated its 25th anniversary with the album <i>Silver</i> (<a href="/wiki/Heads_Up_International" title="Heads Up International">Heads Up</a>, 2015).<sup id="cite_ref-Tauss_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tauss-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence_in_hip_hop">Influence in hip hop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Influence in hip hop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James's music, especially his early albums, has been <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sampled</a> often, with his songs "<a href="/wiki/Nautilus_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nautilus (song)">Nautilus</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_to_the_Mardi_Gras" title="Take Me to the Mardi Gras">Take Me to the Mardi Gras</a>" leading the field.<sup id="cite_ref-Official_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Official-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Selected_songs_that_use_James’s_music"><span id="Selected_songs_that_use_James.E2.80.99s_music"></span>Selected songs that use James’s music</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Selected songs that use James’s music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Nautilus" was sampled by <a href="/wiki/Eric_B._%26_Rakim" title="Eric B. & Rakim">Eric B. & Rakim</a> in "Let the Rhythm Hit 'em", <a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Run-D.M.C.">Run-D.M.C.</a>'s "Beats to the Rhyme", <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a>'s "Daytona 500",<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff">DJ Jazzy Jeff</a>'s "Jazzie's Groove", <a href="/wiki/Jeru_the_Damaja" title="Jeru the Damaja">Jeru the Damaja</a>'s "My Mind Spray", <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Gibbs" title="Freddie Gibbs">Freddie Gibbs</a>'s "Extradite", and "Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2)". It appears on the <i><a href="/wiki/Funcrusher_Plus" title="Funcrusher Plus">Funcrusher Plus</a></i> LP from <a href="/wiki/Company_Flow" title="Company Flow">Company Flow</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nangdo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nangdo (page does not exist)">Nangdo</a>'s "Nikes". The bassline from "Nautilus" appears in "Children's Story" by <a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a>. </p><p>"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" incorporates in its first four measures a bell-and-drum pattern that is one of hip hop's basic <a href="/wiki/Break_(music)" title="Break (music)">break beats</a>. It has been sampled by <a href="/wiki/Crash_Crew" title="Crash Crew">Crash Crew</a>'s "Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)", Run-D.M.C.'s "Peter Piper", the <a href="/wiki/Beastie_Boys" title="Beastie Boys">Beastie Boys</a>' "Hold it Now, Hit it", <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a>'s "Work It", <a href="/wiki/Will.i.am" title="Will.i.am">will.i.am</a>'s "I Got it from My Mama", "<a href="/wiki/This_Is_Me_(Dream_song)" title="This Is Me (Dream song)">This Is Me</a> (Urban Remix)" by <a href="/wiki/Dream_(American_group)" title="Dream (American group)">Dream</a>, "I Want You" by <a href="/wiki/Common_(rapper)" title="Common (rapper)">Common</a>, and "Take It Back" by <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>. </p><p>"Westchester Lady" was sampled by <a href="/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff_%26_the_Fresh_Prince" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince">DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince</a> in "<a href="/wiki/He%27s_the_DJ,_I%27m_the_Rapper" title="He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper">Here We Go Again</a>", as well as by DJ T-Rock and Squashy Nice in their song "Evolution". </p><p>James's 1981 song "<a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_Times_(Bob_James_album)" title="Sign of the Times (Bob James album)">Sign of the Times</a>" was sampled by <a href="/wiki/Warren_G" title="Warren G">Warren G</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nate_Dogg" title="Nate Dogg">Nate Dogg</a> in their 1994 single "<a href="/wiki/Regulate_(song)" title="Regulate (song)">Regulate</a>". </p><p>His 1980 song "Snowbird Fantasy" was sampled by French house musician and <a href="/wiki/Le_Knight_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Knight Club">Le Knight Club</a> member <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Chedeville&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Chedeville (page does not exist)">Eric Chedeville</a>, also Known as "Rico the Wizard", in his 2009 single "Spell of Love", which was remixed later by <a href="/wiki/DJ_Sneak" title="DJ Sneak">DJ Sneak</a>. </p><p>The track "Tappan Zee", named after the <a href="/wiki/Tappan_Zee" title="Tappan Zee">bridge</a> over a wide section of the Hudson River that James regularly crossed on his way to the studio,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was sampled in Arrested Development's "People Everyday (Metamorphis Remix)". </p><p>In the past, James has stated that he had "a lot of respect" for the creative process of hip hop production, only being unhappy when his music was plagiarized or illegally sampled.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> James has begun to sample his own music, as shown on the composition "Submarine".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also been collaborating in recent years with <a href="/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff">DJ Jazzy Jeff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghostface_Killah" title="Ghostface Killah">Ghostface Killah</a>, <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Slick_Rick" title="Slick Rick">Slick Rick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Pop_Instrumental_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance">Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance</a>, with Earl Klugh, <i>One on One</i> (1979)</li> <li>Grammy Award for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Jazz_Fusion_Performance" title="Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance">Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental</a>, with David Sanborn, <i>Double Vision</i> (1986)<sup id="cite_ref-Grammys_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grammys-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Grammy nomination, <i>Cool</i> with Earl Klugh (1992)</li> <li>Grammy nomination, <i>Joined at the Hip</i> with Kirk Whalum (1996)</li> <li>Grammy nomination, <i>Joyride</i> (1999)</li> <li>George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)</li> <li>Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental, "Fortune Teller" by Fourplay (2008)</li> <li>International Achievement Award, State of Michigan (2008)</li> <li>Best Group of the Year nomination, American Smooth Jazz Awards, Fourplay (2010)</li> <li>Grammy nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Arrangement,_Instrumental_or_A_Cappella" title="Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella">Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella</a>, "Ghost of a Chance" (2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Ghost_Grammy_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ghost_Grammy-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_leader">As leader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: As leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bold_Conceptions" title="Bold Conceptions">Bold Conceptions</a></i> (Mercury, 1963) – rec. 1962</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Explosions_(Bob_James_album)" title="Explosions (Bob James album)">Explosions</a></i> (ESP Disk, 1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_(Bob_James_album)" title="One (Bob James album)">One</a></i> (CTI, 1974; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_(Bob_James_album)" title="Two (Bob James album)">Two</a></i> (CTI, 1975; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_(Bob_James_album)" title="Three (Bob James album)">Three</a></i> (CTI, 1976; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) – rec. 1975–76</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BJ4" title="BJ4">BJ4</a></i> (CTI, 1977; Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981) – rec. 1976</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heads_(Bob_James_album)" title="Heads (Bob James album)">Heads</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touchdown_(Bob_James_album)" title="Touchdown (Bob James album)">Touchdown</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucky_Seven_(Bob_James_album)" title="Lucky Seven (Bob James album)">Lucky Seven</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_on_One_(Bob_James_and_Earl_Klugh_album)" title="One on One (Bob James and Earl Klugh album)">One on One</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Earl_Klugh" title="Earl Klugh">Earl Klugh</a> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/H_(Bob_James_album)" title="H (Bob James album)">H</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1980)</li> <li><i>All Around the Town</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981)[2LP] – live</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_Times_(Bob_James_album)" title="Sign of the Times (Bob James album)">Sign of the Times</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hands_Down_(album)" title="Hands Down (album)">Hands Down</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_of_a_Kind_(jazz_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Two of a Kind (jazz album)">Two of a Kind</a></i> with Earl Klugh (Capitol, 1982)</li> <li><i>The Genie: Themes & Variations from the TV Series "Taxi"</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1983)</li> <li><i>Foxie</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1983)</li> <li><i>Rameau</i> (CBS Masterworks, 1984)</li> <li><i>12</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1984)</li> <li><i>The Swan</i> (Tappan Zee/CBS/Sony [jp], 1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Vision_(Bob_James_and_David_Sanborn_album)" title="Double Vision (Bob James and David Sanborn album)">Double Vision</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/David_Sanborn" title="David Sanborn">David Sanborn</a> (Warner Bros., 1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obsession_(Bob_James_album)" title="Obsession (Bob James album)">Obsession</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1986)</li> <li><i>The Scarlatti Dialogues</i> (CBS Masterworks, 1988)</li> <li><i>Ivory Coast</i> (Warner Bros., 1988)</li> <li><i>Concertos for Two & Three Keyboards</i> with <a href="/wiki/Guher_Pekinel" class="mw-redirect" title="Guher Pekinel">Guher Pekinel</a> (CBS Masterworks, 1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Piano_Canyon" title="Grand Piano Canyon">Grand Piano Canyon</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1990)</li> <li><i>Cool</i> with Earl Klugh (Warner Bros., 1992)</li> <li><i>Restless</i> (Warner Bros., 1994)</li> <li><i>Flesh and Blood</i> with Hilary James (Warner Bros., 1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_Up_(Bob_James_album)" title="Straight Up (Bob James album)">Straight Up</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1996) – rec. 1995</li> <li><i>Joined at the Hip</i> with <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Whalum" title="Kirk Whalum">Kirk Whalum</a> (Warner Bros., 1996)</li> <li><i>Playin' Hooky</i> (Warner Bros., 1997)</li> <li><i>Joy Ride</i> (Warner Bros., 1999)</li> <li><i>Dancing on the Water</i> (Warner Bros., 2001)</li> <li><i>Morning, Noon & Night</i> (Warner Bros., 2002)</li> <li><i>Take It from the Top</i> (Koch, 2004)</li> <li><i>Urban Flamingo</i> (Koch, 2006)</li> <li><i>Angels of Shanghai</i> (Koch, 2007)</li> <li><i>Christmas Eyes</i> with Hilary James (Koch, 2008)</li> <li><i>Botero</i> with Jack Lee (VideoArts [jp], 2009)</li> <li><i>Just Friends</i> with <a href="/wiki/Howard_R._Paul" title="Howard R. Paul">Howard Paul</a> (BJHP Music, 2011)</li> <li><i>Altair & Vega</i> with <a href="/wiki/Keiko_Matsui" title="Keiko Matsui">Keiko Matsui</a> (eOne Music, 2012)</li> <li><i>Quartette Humaine</i> with David Sanborn (OKeh/Sony Masterworks, 2013)</li> <li><i>Alone: Kaleidoscope by Solo Piano</i> (Red River, 2013)</li> <li><i>The New Cool</i> with <a href="/wiki/Nathan_East" title="Nathan East">Nathan East</a> (Yamaha, 2015)</li> <li><i>Live at Milliken Auditorium</i> (Tappan Zee, 2015)</li> <li><i>Espresso</i> (Evosound, 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Once Upon a Time: The Lost 1965 New York Studio Sessions</i> (Resonance, 2020)</li> <li><i>On Vacation</i> with <a href="/wiki/Till_Br%C3%B6nner" title="Till Brönner">Till Brönner</a> (Sony Masterworks, 2020)</li> <li><i>Feel Like Making Live!</i> with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Kilson" title="Billy Kilson">Billy Kilson</a> and Michael Palazzolo (Evosound, 2022)</li></ul> <p><b>Singles</b> </p> <ul><li>"Nautilus" b/w "Submarine (Remix)" (RSD Exclusive/Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Single) (Evosound, 2020)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Fourplay">With <a href="/wiki/Fourplay" title="Fourplay">Fourplay</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: With Fourplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fourplay_(Fourplay_album)" title="Fourplay (Fourplay album)">Fourplay</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1991) – rec. 1990–91</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Between_the_Sheets_(Fourplay_album)" title="Between the Sheets (Fourplay album)">Between the Sheets</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elixir_(Fourplay_album)" title="Elixir (Fourplay album)">Elixir</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/4_(Fourplay_album)" title="4 (Fourplay album)">4</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Snowbound_(Fourplay_album)" title="Snowbound (Fourplay album)">Snowbound</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yes,_Please!" title="Yes, Please!">Yes, Please!</a></i> (Warner Bros., 2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heartfelt_(Fourplay_album)" title="Heartfelt (Fourplay album)">Heartfelt</a></i> (Bluebird/RCA Victor/BMG, 2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Journey_(Fourplay_album)" title="Journey (Fourplay album)">Journey</a></i> (Bluebird/RCA Victor/BMG, 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X_(Fourplay_album)" title="X (Fourplay album)">X</a></i> (Bluebird/RCA Victor/BMG, 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Energy_(Fourplay_album)" title="Energy (Fourplay album)">Energy</a></i> (Heads Up, 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Touch_the_Sky" title="Let's Touch the Sky">Let's Touch the Sky</a></i> (Heads Up, 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Esprit_De_Four" title="Esprit De Four">Esprit De Four</a></i> (Heads Up, 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Silver_(Fourplay_album)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silver (Fourplay album) (page does not exist)">Silver</a></i> (Heads Up, 2015)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_sideman">As sideman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: As sideman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Patti_Austin" title="Patti Austin">Patti Austin</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Every_Home_Should_Have_One_(album)" title="Every Home Should Have One (album)">Every Home Should Have One</a></i> (Qwest, 1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_Secret_Place" title="That Secret Place">That Secret Place</a></i> (GRP, 1994)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Chet_Baker" title="Chet Baker">Chet Baker</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Baby_Breeze" title="Baby Breeze">Baby Breeze</a></i> (Limelight, 1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I/We_Had_a_Ball" title="I/We Had a Ball">I/We Had a Ball</a></i> (Limelight, 1965) – rec. 1964–65</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/She_Was_Too_Good_to_Me" title="She Was Too Good to Me">She Was Too Good to Me</a></i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall_Concert_(Gerry_Mulligan_and_Chet_Baker_album)" title="Carnegie Hall Concert (Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker album)">Carnegie Hall Concert</a></i> (CTI, 1975) – live rec. 1974</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/George_Benson" title="George Benson">George Benson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Other_Side_of_Abbey_Road" title="The Other Side of Abbey Road">The Other Side of Abbey Road</a></i> (A&M, 1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Remembers_(album)" title="Love Remembers (album)">Love Remembers</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1993)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Ron_Carter" title="Ron Carter">Ron Carter</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blues_Farm" title="Blues Farm">Blues Farm</a></i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Empire_Jazz" title="Empire Jazz">Empire Jazz</a></i> (RSO, 1980)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Hank_Crawford" title="Hank Crawford">Hank Crawford</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Got_a_Good_Thing_Going" title="We Got a Good Thing Going">We Got a Good Thing Going</a></i> (Kudu, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_You_Worry_%27bout_a_Thing_(album)" title="Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing (album)">Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing</a></i> (Kudu, 1974)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Maynard_Ferguson" title="Maynard Ferguson">Maynard Ferguson</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Primal_Scream_(Maynard_Ferguson_album)" title="Primal Scream (Maynard Ferguson album)">Primal Scream</a></i> (Columbia, 1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conquistador_(Maynard_Ferguson_album)" title="Conquistador (Maynard Ferguson album)">Conquistador</a></i> (Columbia, 1977)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Michael_Franks_(musician)" title="Michael Franks (musician)">Michael Franks</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Abandoned_Garden" title="Abandoned Garden">Abandoned Garden</a></i> (Warner Bros., 1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barefoot_on_the_Beach" title="Barefoot on the Beach">Barefoot on the Beach</a></i> (Windham Hill, 1999)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Eric_Gale" title="Eric Gale">Eric Gale</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Forecast</i> (Kudu, 1973)</li> <li><i>Ginseng Woman</i> (Columbia, 1977)</li> <li><i>Multiplication</i> (Columbia, 1977)</li> <li><i>Island Breeze</i> (Elektra Musician, 1983)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Golub" title="Jeff Golub">Jeff Golub and Avenue Blue</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Naked City</i> (Bluemoon Mesa, 1996)</li> <li><i>Nightlife</i> (Bluemoon Mesa, 1997)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Walking_in_Space" title="Walking in Space">Walking in Space</a></i> (A&M, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gula_Matari" title="Gula Matari">Gula Matari</a></i> (A&M, 1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smackwater_Jack" title="Smackwater Jack">Smackwater Jack</a></i> (A&M, 1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Got_It_Bad_Girl" title="You've Got It Bad Girl">You've Got It Bad Girl</a></i> (A&M, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Body_Heat_(Quincy_Jones_album)" title="Body Heat (Quincy Jones album)">Body Heat</a></i> (A&M, 1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Heard_That!!" title="I Heard That!!">I Heard That!!</a></i> (A&M, 1976)[2LP] – rec. 1969–76</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Laws" title="Hubert Laws">Hubert Laws</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crying_Song_(album)" title="Crying Song (album)">Crying Song</a></i> (CTI, 1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Afro-Classic" title="Afro-Classic">Afro-Classic</a></i> (CTI, 1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Morning_Star_(Hubert_Laws_album)" title="Morning Star (Hubert Laws album)">Morning Star</a></i> (CTI, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring_(Hubert_Laws_album)" title="The Rite of Spring (Hubert Laws album)">The Rite of Spring</a></i> (CTI, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall_(Hubert_Laws_album)" title="Carnegie Hall (Hubert Laws album)">Carnegie Hall</a></i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Beginning_(Hubert_Laws_album)" title="In the Beginning (Hubert Laws album)">In the Beginning</a></i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><i>Then There Was Light</i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chicago_Theme" title="The Chicago Theme">The Chicago Theme</a></i> (CTI, 1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Romeo_%26_Juliet_(Hubert_Laws_album)" title="Romeo & Juliet (Hubert Laws album)">Romeo & Juliet</a></i> (Columbia, 1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Francisco_Concert" title="The San Francisco Concert">The San Francisco Concert</a></i> (CTI, 1977)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Mason" title="Harvey Mason">Harvey Mason</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Funk in a Mason Jar</i> (Arista, 1977)</li> <li><i>Groovin' You</i> (Arista, 1979)</li> <li><i>Stone Mason</i> (Alfa, 1982)</li> <li><i>Ratamacue</i> (Atlantic, 1996)</li> <li><i>Chameleon</i> (Columbia, 2014)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Ralph_MacDonald" title="Ralph MacDonald">Ralph MacDonald</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Sound of a Drum</i> (Marlin, 1976)</li> <li><i>The Path</i> (Marlin, 1978)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Idris_Muhammad" title="Idris Muhammad">Idris Muhammad</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Power of Soul</i> (Kudu, 1974)</li> <li><i>My Turn</i> (Lipstick, 1991)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Doc_Powell" title="Doc Powell">Doc Powell</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Inner City Blues</i> (101 South, 1995)</li> <li><i>Life Changes</i> (Gold Circle, 2001)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Lee_Ritenour" title="Lee Ritenour">Lee Ritenour</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Festival_(Lee_Ritenour_album)" title="Festival (Lee Ritenour album)">Festival</a></i> (GRP, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wes_Bound" title="Wes Bound">Wes Bound</a></i> (GRP, 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Love_(Lee_Ritenour_album)" title="This Is Love (Lee Ritenour album)">This Is Love</a></i> (i.e. Music/Polygram, 1998)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Gabor_Szabo" class="mw-redirect" title="Gabor Szabo">Gabor Szabo</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mizrab_(album)" title="Mizrab (album)">Mizrab</a></i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rambler_(G%C3%A1bor_Szab%C3%B3_album)" title="Rambler (Gábor Szabó album)">Rambler</a></i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Macho_(album)" title="Macho (album)">Macho</a></i> (Salvation, 1975)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Turrentine" title="Stanley Turrentine">Stanley Turrentine</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Cherry_(Stanley_Turrentine_album)" title="Cherry (Stanley Turrentine album)">Cherry</a></i> (CTI, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Mess_with_Mister_T." title="Don't Mess with Mister T.">Don't Mess with Mister T.</a></i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><i>The Baddest Turrentine</i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sugar_Man" title="The Sugar Man">The Sugar Man</a></i> (CTI, 1979)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Grover_Washington_Jr." title="Grover Washington Jr.">Grover Washington Jr.</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Inner_City_Blues_(Grover_Washington_Jr._album)" title="Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album)">Inner City Blues</a></i> (Kudu, 1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_King%27s_Horses_(Grover_Washington_Jr._album)" title="All the King's Horses (Grover Washington Jr. album)">All the King's Horses</a></i> (Kudu, 1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Box" title="Soul Box">Soul Box</a></i> (Kudu, 1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feels_So_Good_(Grover_Washington_Jr._album)" title="Feels So Good (Grover Washington Jr. album)">Feels So Good</a></i> (Kudu, 1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Magic" title="Mister Magic">Mister Magic</a></i> (Kudu, 1975)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Whalum" title="Kirk Whalum">Kirk Whalum</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Floppy Disk</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/And_You_Know_That" title="And You Know That">And You Know That</a></i> (Columbia, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Promise_(Kirk_Whalum_album)" title="The Promise (Kirk Whalum album)">The Promise</a></i> (Columbia, 1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cach%C3%A9_(album)" title="Caché (album)">Caché</a></i> (Columbia, 1993)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/John_Zorn" title="John Zorn">John Zorn</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Gundown_(album)" title="The Big Gundown (album)">The Big Gundown</a></i> (Nonesuch, 1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cobra_(album)" title="Cobra (album)">Cobra</a></i> (Hat Hut, 1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spillane_(album)" title="Spillane (album)">Spillane</a></i> (Nonesuch, 1987)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>With others</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Because_I_Love_It" title="Because I Love It">Because I Love It</a></i> (Columbia, 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Bernsen" title="Randy Bernsen">Randy Bernsen</a>, <i>Music for Planets, People & Washing Machines</i> (Zebra/MCA, 1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears" title="Blood, Sweat & Tears">Blood, Sweat & Tears</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/More_Than_Ever_(Blood,_Sweat_%26_Tears_album)" title="More Than Ever (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)">More Than Ever</a></i> (Columbia, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Botti" title="Chris Botti">Chris Botti</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Slowing_Down_the_World" title="Slowing Down the World">Slowing Down the World</a></i> (GRP, 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Brigati" title="Eddie Brigati">Eddie Brigati</a>, <i>Lost in the Wilderness</i> (Elektra, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Burton" title="Gary Burton">Gary Burton</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cool_Nights" title="Cool Nights">Cool Nights</a></i> (GRP, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karen_Carpenter" title="Karen Carpenter">Karen Carpenter</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Karen_Carpenter_(album)" title="Karen Carpenter (album)">Karen Carpenter</a></i> (A&M, 1996) – rec. 1979–80</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Carpenters" title="The Carpenters">The Carpenters</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lovelines" title="Lovelines">Lovelines</a></i> (A&M, 1989) – rec. 1978–80</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Chesky" title="David Chesky">David Chesky</a>, <i>Rush Hour</i> (Columbia, 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merry_Clayton" title="Merry Clayton">Merry Clayton</a>, <i>Keep Your Eye On the Sparrow</i> (Ode, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Cole" title="Natalie Cole">Natalie Cole</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(Natalie_Cole_album)" title="Stardust (Natalie Cole album)">Stardust</a></i> (Elektra, 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Daniels" title="Eddie Daniels">Eddie Daniels</a>, <i>Beautiful Love</i> (Shanachie, 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul" title="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/De_La_Soul_Is_Dead" title="De La Soul Is Dead">De La Soul Is Dead</a></i> (EastWest/Tommy Boy, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eumir_Deodato" title="Eumir Deodato">Eumir Deodato</a> & <a href="/wiki/Airto_Moreira" title="Airto Moreira">Airto Moreira</a>, <i>In Concert</i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Desmond" title="Paul Desmond">Paul Desmond</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Skylark_(Paul_Desmond_album)" title="Skylark (Paul Desmond album)">Skylark</a></i> (CTI, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Noise" title="Beautiful Noise">Beautiful Noise</a></i> (Columbia, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dolphy" title="Eric Dolphy">Eric Dolphy</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Other_Aspects" title="Other Aspects">Other Aspects</a></i> (Blue Note, 1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_East" title="Nathan East">Nathan East</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Nathan_East_(album)" title="Nathan East (album)">Nathan East</a></i> (Yamaha, 2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eliane_Elias" title="Eliane Elias">Eliane Elias</a>, <i>Portrait of Bill Evans</i> (JVC, 2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans_(saxophonist)" title="Bill Evans (saxophonist)">Bill Evans</a>, <i>Push</i> (Lipstick, 1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fania_All-Stars" title="Fania All-Stars">Fania All-Stars</a>, <i>Rhythm Machine</i> (Fania, 1977)</li> <li>Sam Franz, <i>2080</i> (Eight Islands, 2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Feel_Like_Makin%27_Love_(album)" title="Feel Like Makin' Love (album)">Feel Like Makin' Love</a></i> (Atlantic, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Life" title="Let Me in Your Life">Let Me in Your Life</a></i> (Atlantic, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Freeman_(guitarist)" title="Russ Freeman (guitarist)">Russ Freeman</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Holiday_(Russ_Freeman_album)" title="Holiday (Russ Freeman album)">Holiday</a></i> (GRP, 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Gibbs" title="Freddie Gibbs">Freddie Gibbs</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_a_Doubt_(album)" title="Shadow of a Doubt (album)">Shadow of a Doubt</a></i> (ESGN, 2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%22Hammond%22_Smith" title="Johnny "Hammond" Smith">Johnny "Hammond" Smith</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Higher_Ground_(Johnny_Hammond_album)" title="Higher Ground (Johnny Hammond album)">Higher Ground</a></i> (Kudu, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terumasa_Hino" title="Terumasa Hino">Terumasa Hino</a>, <i>Daydream</i> (Flying Disk, 1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard" title="Freddie Hubbard">Freddie Hubbard</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Windjammer_(album)" title="Windjammer (album)">Windjammer</a></i> (Columbia, 1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_and_Roy" title="Jackie and Roy">Jackie and Roy</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Time_%26_Love" title="Time & Love">Time & Love</a></i> (CTI, 1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boney_James" title="Boney James">Boney James</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rick_Braun" title="Rick Braun">Rick Braun</a>, <i>Shake It Up</i> (Warner Bros., 2000)</li> <li>Jazz Corners All Stars feat. Bob James (GMM Grammy, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Johnson" title="J. J. Johnson">J. J. Johnson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kai_Winding" title="Kai Winding">Kai Winding</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Stonebone" title="Stonebone">Stonebone</a></i> (A&M, 1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Khan" title="Steve Khan">Steve Khan</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tightrope_(Steve_Khan_album)" title="Tightrope (Steve Khan album)">Tightrope</a></i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1977)</li> <li>Steve Khan, <i>The Blue Man</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgana_King" title="Morgana King">Morgana King</a>, <i>New Beginnings</i> (Paramount, 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Koz" title="Dave Koz">Dave Koz</a>, <i>A New Day</i> (Just Koz Entertainment, 2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Loeb" title="Chuck Loeb">Chuck Loeb</a>, <i>The Moon, the Stars and the Setting Sun</i> (Shanachie, 1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Loggins" title="Kenny Loggins">Kenny Loggins</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Celebrate_Me_Home" title="Celebrate Me Home">Celebrate Me Home</a></i> (Columbia, 1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Mahogany" title="Kevin Mahogany">Kevin Mahogany</a>, <i>My Romance</i> (Warner Bros., 1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiko_Matsui" title="Keiko Matsui">Keiko Matsui</a>, <i>Whisper from the Mirror</i> (Countdown/Unity, 2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amanda_McBroom" title="Amanda McBroom">Amanda McBroom</a>, <i>Midnight Matinee</i> (Analogue, 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_McDaniels" title="Gene McDaniels">Gene McDaniels</a>, <i>Natural Juices</i> (Ode, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDonald_(musician)" title="Michael McDonald (musician)">Michael McDonald</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Motown_(album)" title="Motown (album)">Motown</a></i> (Motown, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_McMurray" title="Dave McMurray">Dave McMurray</a>, <i>Peace of Mind</i> (Hip Bop, 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melba_Moore" title="Melba Moore">Melba Moore</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Peach_Melba_(album)" title="Peach Melba (album)">Peach Melba</a></i> (Buddah, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Mulligan" title="Gerry Mulligan">Gerry Mulligan</a> & Chet Baker, <i><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall_Concert_(Gerry_Mulligan_and_Chet_Baker_album)" title="Carnegie Hall Concert (Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker album)">Carnegie Hall Concert</a></i> (CTI, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esther_Phillips" title="Esther Phillips">Esther Phillips</a>, <i>Performance</i> (Kudu, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rippingtons" title="The Rippingtons">The Rippingtons</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Life_in_the_Tropics" title="Life in the Tropics">Life in the Tropics</a></i> (Peak, 2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Salinas" title="Luis Salinas">Luis Salinas</a>, <i>Rosario</i> (Universal, 2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongo_Santamaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Mongo Santamaria">Mongo Santamaria</a>, <i>Red Hot</i> (Tappan Zee/Columbia, 1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Scott" title="Marilyn Scott">Marilyn Scott</a>, <i>Take Me with You</i> (Warner Bros., 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Scott_(saxophonist)" title="Tom Scott (saxophonist)">Tom Scott</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Connection" title="New York Connection">New York Connection</a></i> (Ode, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Sebesky" title="Don Sebesky">Don Sebesky</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Giant_Box" title="Giant Box">Giant Box</a></i> (CTI, 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/There_Goes_Rhymin%27_Simon" title="There Goes Rhymin' Simon">There Goes Rhymin' Simon</a></i> (Columbia, 1973)</li> <li>Paul Simon, <i><a href="/wiki/Still_Crazy_After_All_These_Years" title="Still Crazy After All These Years">Still Crazy After All These Years</a></i> (Columbia, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Is_My_Lady" title="L.A. Is My Lady">L.A. Is My Lady</a></i> (Qwest/WB, 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Snow" title="Phoebe Snow">Phoebe Snow</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Snow_(album)" title="Phoebe Snow (album)">Phoebe Snow</a></i> (Shelter, 1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Standring" title="Chris Standring">Chris Standring</a>, <i>Sunlight</i> (Ultimate Vibe, 2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayman_Tisdale" title="Wayman Tisdale">Wayman Tisdale</a>, <i>Way Up!</i> (Platinum/Rendezvous 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tropea" title="John Tropea">John Tropea</a>, <i>Something Old New Borrowed and Blues</i> (VideoArts [jp], 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Upchurch" title="Phil Upchurch">Phil Upchurch</a>, <i>Upchurch/Tennyson</i> (Kudu, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Know_(Luther_Vandross_album)" title="I Know (Luther Vandross album)">I Know</a></i> (Virgin, 1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan" title="Sarah Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a>, <i>Vol. 1: Night Song</i> (Mercury, 1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dionne_Warwick" title="Dionne Warwick">Dionne Warwick</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Friends_Can_Be_Lovers" title="Friends Can Be Lovers">Friends Can Be Lovers</a></i> (Arista, 1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_White_(musician)" title="Peter White (musician)">Peter White</a>, <i>Playin' Favorites</i> (Columbia, 2006) – live</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Zonjic" title="Alexander Zonjic">Alexander Zonjic</a>, <i>Romance with You</i> (Inner City, 1988)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charted_singles">Charted singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Charted singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th colspan="4">Peak chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:smaller;"> <th style="width:50px;"><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/<br />Hip-Hop<br />Songs</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:50px;"><a href="/wiki/R%26B/Hip-Hop_Airplay" title="R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay">R&B/<br />Hip-Hop<br />Airplay</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:50px;"><a href="/wiki/Smooth_Jazz_Airplay" title="Smooth Jazz Airplay">Smooth Jazz<br />Airplay</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:50px;"><a href="/wiki/Adult_R%26B_Songs" title="Adult R&B Songs">Adult R&B<br />Airplay</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1998 </td> <td align="left">"Do It Again" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Bob James featuring Rasheeda Azar)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>35 </td> <td><i>Playin' Hooky</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"I'm Only Human" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson" title="Cassandra Wilson">Cassandra Wilson</a> and Bob James)</span> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>42 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/I_Know_(Luther_Vandross_album)" title="I Know (Luther Vandross album)">I Know</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td align="left">"Backstage Pass" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Paul Brown featuring Bob James)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td> <td>Paul Brown – <i>The Funky Joint</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td align="left">"Deep in the Weeds" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Bob James and <a href="/wiki/David_Sanborn" title="David Sanborn">David Sanborn</a>)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td> <td><i>Quartette Humaine</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td align="left">"Sign of the Times" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">CeeLo</a> and Bob James)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CeeLo_Green" title="CeeLo Green">CeeLo</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Heart_Blanche" title="Heart Blanche">Heart Blanche</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td align="left">"Submarine" </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>4 </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Espresso</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td align="left">"Topside" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Bob James Trio)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td align="left">"Hope for Tomorrow" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Tom Braxton featuring Bob James)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>15 </td> <td>— </td> <td>Tom Braxton – <i>Lookin' Up</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Hispanica" <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Christian de Mesones featuring Bob James)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>1 </td> <td>— </td> <td>Christian de Mesones – <i>They Call Me Big New York</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td align="left">"The Secret Drawer" </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>4 </td> <td>— </td> <td><i>Jazz Hands</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="font-size:90%">"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_James_(musician)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2005 <i>Live at Montreux</i></li> <li>2005 <i>Bob James: An Evening of Fourplay Vol 1 & 2</i></li> <li>2006 <i>Bob James Live</i><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> 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class="mw-redirect" title="Foxie">Foxie</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Obsession_(Bob_James_album)" title="Obsession (Bob James album)">Obsession</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Piano_Canyon" title="Grand Piano Canyon">Grand Piano Canyon</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Straight_Up_(Bob_James_album)" title="Straight Up (Bob James album)">Straight Up</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaboration albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/One_on_One_(Bob_James_and_Earl_Klugh_album)" title="One on One (Bob James and Earl Klugh album)">One on One</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Two_of_a_Kind_(Earl_Klugh_and_Bob_James_album)" title="Two of a Kind (Earl Klugh and Bob James album)">Two of a Kind</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a 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