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2nd annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards pays tribute
to one of the true fathers of the Smooth Jazz genre
- Bob James.
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Bob
James Biography:
The
career of Bob James is long, varied and continues to
evolve at every turn. From his first days of piano recital
in Marshall, Missouri to his own trio while at the University
of Michigan to New York City and beyond, the music of
Bob James has captivated audiences throughout the world.
After being discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre
Dame Jazz Festival in 1963, Bob recorded his first solo
album, Bold Conceptions, for Mercury Records. 25 more
solo albums would follow through four decades; that
number is just to date and does not include his Grammy
award winning collaboration projects! Although he was
to record another trio album, Explosions, for ESP, it
was really not until Bob met up with Creed Taylor in
New York that his composing, arranging and recording
career took off. After working on albums for CTI artists
like Hank Crawford, Grover Washington, Jr. and many
others, Bob finally recorded his own album, One. This
introduced his music to a bigger audience and launched
a lifelong career of recording and performing live.
There were to be three more CTI albums before Bob moved
to CBS in the 1970's and began his own label, Tappan
Zee Records. More |
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To me Bob James has been and will always be an innovator.
He has inspired many keyboard players and other musical
instrumentalists. I feel that his music is contemporary,
mainstream and fusion all rolled up in one. He has taken
jazz and taken it to another level, which we all are
trying to get to.
Bob James is one of my favorite artist's and I am so
happy that he is
receiving this award because I know he really has earned
it and I am
one that hopes that one day I also may be the inspiration
to other
musicians as he has been to me and many other like me.
Keep the
music playing Bob!"
- Nick
Colionne |
 "Bob
is truly the pioneering voice in the world of Smooth
Jazz piano playing. His thoughtful compositions and
production values paved the way for virtually every
contemporary Smooth Jazz keyboardist." -
Tom Grant |
 "Although
I can't brag that I personally know Bob, we have played
together many years ago on a stage in San Diego. Of
course Bob was the star then, I was merely trying to
keep up, and a little self conscious that I was sharing
the same stage at all! I grew up musically on Bob James
to be honest. Well hey, didn't we all? I would pour
over those groovy New York albums with Bob, Steve Gadd,
Richard Tee, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale; those guys set
the tone for us a generation later. Bob is sheer 'taste'
- the consummate pianist. A legend. Congratulations
Bob!"- Chris Standring
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 Listen
to Earl Klugh talk about Bob James
"Bob James influenced all of us
with his sense of harmony and feel. As a kid, the record
he made with David Sanborn, "Double Vision",
changed my life!" - Mindi
Abair |
| "Bob
James is one of the best musicians and bandleaders I
know; a great player, and more importantly, a great
human being. I'm proud to have worked with him."
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