11/05/2023

Bob James "Touchdown' (1978) -Jazz Fusion / Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Tappan Zee Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Angela (Bob James) (Theme From 'Taxi') 
02 - Touchdown (Bob James)
03 - I Want To Thank You (Very Much) (Bob James)

Side 2

01 - Sun Runner (Bob James)
02 - Caribbean Nights (Bob James)


Produced & Arranged by Bob James
Associate Producers : Jay Chattaway, Joe Jorgensen
Production Coordinator : Marion Orr
Engineer : Joe Jorgensen
Assistant Engineers : Harold Tarowsky, Lou Jannone, Ted Brosnan, Tim Bomba
Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, Soundmixers & A&R Studios, New York
Remixed at Soundmixers
Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Mastering Engineer : Vladimir Meller


All Tunes Composed & Arranged by Bob James

Bob James : Fender Rhodes, Electric Yamaha Grand Piano, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizers, Acoustic Piano
Eric Gale : Electric Guitar (on "Touchdown" & "Caribbean Nights", Guitar Solo on "Angela")
Hiram Bullock : Electric Guitar (except on "Angela", Guitar & Vocal Solo on "Caribbean Nights")
Richie Resnicoff : Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (on "I Want To Thank You (Very Much)")
Gary King : Electric Bass (on "Angela" & "Touchdown")
Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass (on "Sun Runner", "I Want To Thank You (Very Much)" & "Caribbean Nights"), Piccolo Bass Solo on "Caribbean Nights")
Steve Gadd : Drums (except on "Angela")
Idris Muhammad : Drums (on "Angela")
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion (except on "Caribbean Nights")
Mongo Santamaria : Percussion (on "Caribbean Nights")
Dave Sanborn : Alto Sax (on "Touchdown")
Hubert Laws : Flute (on "Sun Runner", "I Want To Thank You (Very Much)" & "Caribbean Nights")
Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar (on "Sun Runner", "I Want To Thank You (Very Much)" & "Caribbean Nights")

Trumpets : Jon Faddis, Mike Lawrence, Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley
Trombones : Wayne Andre, Dave Bargeron, Alan Raph
Woodwinds :
Phil Bodner : Flute, Oboe, Alto Sax
Jerry Dodgion : Flute, Alto Sax
Harvey Estrin : Flutes, Clarinet, Tenor Sax
Howard Johnson : Baritone Sax, Contrabass Clarinet
George Marge : Tenor Sax, English Horn, Flutes, Oboe, Recorder
Strings :
David Nadien : Concertmaster
Harry Cykman, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Louis Gabowitz, Diana Halprin, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Herbert Sorkin, Richard Sortomme : Violins
Jean Dane, Theodore Israel, Sue Pray, Emanuel Vardi : Violas
Jonathan Abramowitz, Seymour Barab, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken : Celli