Bob James - Lucky Seven (1979) [Reissue 2006]

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Artist: Bob James
Title: Lucky Seven
Year Of Release: 1979/2006
Label: Koch Records [KOC-CD-9932]
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 35:06
Total Size: 87 mb / 203 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

There's very little to distinguish Lucky Seven from Heads, Sign of the Times, Touchdown and other forgettable studio albums that Bob James recorded in the late 1970s. The keyboardist had carved out a niche for himself playing uncreative background music, and he obviously felt that the easiest way to maintain his commercial success was to make sure one studio project was as contrived and formulaic as the next. Despite employing such talented musicians as Michael & Randy Brecker, Eric Gale and Steve Khan, Lucky Seven is remarkably boring. "Rush Hour" and "Big Stone City" sound like 1970s movie music at its corniest, and the adult contemporary number "Friends" is unbearably insipid. Whether you're looking for jazz, R&B, disco or pop, Lucky Seven is among the many James albums that should be avoided.

:: TRACKLIST ::

1. Rush Hour (6:39)
2. Blue Lick (5:31)
3. Look-Alike (5:30)
4. Big Stone City (5:42)
5. Friends (4:41)
6. Fly Away (6:44)

Personnel
Bob James – electric piano [Fender Rhodes], synthesizer, piano, vocals, arranger, conductor
Eric Gale, Hiram Bullock – electric guitar
Richie Resnicoff, Steve Khan – acoustic guitar
Idris Muhammad, Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Gary King, Neil Jason – bass
David Sanborn, Michael Brecker – saxophone
Jon Faddis, Mike Lawrence, Randy Brecker – trumpet
Dave Taylor, Wayne Andre – trombone
Charles McCracken – cello
Jim Buffington, Peter Gordon – French horn
Lamar Alsop – violin, viola
Barry Finclair, Diana Halprin, Harry Lookofsky, Herbert Sorkin, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Ellen, Richard Sortomme – violin
Neil Jason – lead vocals
Jeff Schoen, Patti Austin – background vocals

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