Bob
James
Morning Noon & Night
b. 25 December 1939, Marshall, Missouri, USA. James played the piano from the
age of four and eventually gained an MA in Composition from the University of
Michigan in 1962. He worked as musical director and accompanist with vocalist Sarah
Vaughan until 1968. In 1973 Quincy
Jones introduced him to Creed Taylor who was forming his CTI
label. James became his arranger and producer working on albums with Dionne
Warwick, Roberta
Flack, Eric
Gale, Grover Washington Jnr. and Quincy Jones, as well as
producing four solo works. In 1976 he moved to CBS Records as Director
of Progressive A&R and worked with musicians as diverse as Joanne
Brackeen and Santamaria. In 1986 James worked with saxophonist David
Sanborn on Double
Vision. James has also written musical scores for Broadway and for
films including The Selling Of The President and Serpico. The
television series Taxi used "Angela' from 1978"s Touchdown
as its theme. His major success in the 90s has been as a member of the fusion
group Fourplay
although he has continued to record solo albums regularly. The traditional
jazz of Dancing On The Water showcased James' improvisational skills.
Featured now is his new release Morning, Noon and Night.
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