Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Touchdown is the sixth album by Bob James, released in 1978 on his Tappan Zee label thru Columbia.. The album's title is a reference to this being James' sixth solo album (a touchdown being worth six points in American football), a pattern also followed by his previous album Heads (featuring a five cent coin on its cover) and next album Lucky Seven.
James's 1981 song "Sign of the Times" was sampled by Warren G and Nate Dogg in their 1994 single "Regulate". His 1980 song "Snowbird Fantasy" was sampled by French house musician and Le Knight Club member Eric Chedeville , also Known as "Rico the Wizard", in his 2009 single "Spell of Love", which was remixed later by DJ Sneak .
One is the first solo album, and third album overall, by jazz keyboardist Bob James.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.
Hands Down is the tenth studio album by Bob James), released in 1982. This was a turning point in James career, with the tracks "It's Only Me" and "Spunky" being early exponents of electronic jazz. At the time electronica was transforming popular music in reaction to the big orchestrations of the late 1970s (prevalent on James' previous works).
The album spent 63 weeks on the Billboard charts, peaking at No. 16 on the R&B albums [2] chart and No. 50 on the Top Pop Albums chart. [3] In 1987, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental [4] and the song "Since I Fell for You" earned a nomination for Al Jarreau in the category Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male.
The album is the second of a series of jazz-funk classics (along with One, Three and BJ4).Released in 1975, the album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.
Heads is the fifth album by the jazz musician Bob James, released in October 1977. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed by Columbia Records. All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are distributed by E1 Music.
BJ4 is the fourth album by jazz pianist Bob James.Released in 1977, the album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTI album before starting his label Tappan Zee Records, named for one of the tracks on this album.