Artist: José James Title: Discography Year Of Release: 2008-2017 Label: Brownswood, Verve, Blue Note Genre: Jazz, hip hop, neo soul Quality: FLAC lossless 24 (58.5%); 16 (41.5%) bit Total Time: 8:28:07 Total Size: 5.13 GB WebSite: Album Preview
Bio Often referred to as a jazz singer for the hip-hop generation, New York City-based vocalist José James combines jazz, soul, drum'n'bass, and spoken word into his own unique brand of vocal jazz. While he states his main influences as John Coltrane, Marvin Gaye, and Billie Holiday, his sound on early 12" singles and in live performances brought to mind such icons of '70s jazz-soul as Terry Callier, and his music felt more like an update of the fluid crossover approach of Gil Scott-Heron, while also being distinctly his own.
José James attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. In 2008, he debuted with his first album, The Dreamer, on the Brownswood label. Blackmagic followed in 2010. 2010's For All We Know came out on the Impulse! label. For All We Know became the winner of both the Edison Award and L'Académie du Jazz Grand Prix for best Vocal Jazz Album of 2010.
James signed to Blue Note Records in 2012 and issued "Trouble," his first single for the label, in September of that year. His fourth album, No Beginning, No End, was released in January 2013. James began composing while on the road. New songs reflected a renewed interest in artists he listened to growing up (Nirvana, Radiohead) as well as newer ones who had made an impression (Frank Ocean, James Blake). As a result, he cut While You Were Sleeping, a collection that reflected rock alongside R&B and jazz. It was released in June 2014.
In commemoration of the 100th birthday of Billie Holiday—a singer that he claimed from the beginning of his career as his "musical mother"—James recorded nine songs written by or associated with her. He fronted a band that included pianist Jason Moran, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Eric Harland. The album, titled Yesterday I Had the Blues, was produced by Blue Note label head Don Was and was released in March 2015.
2009 - Round Two FLAC Tracklisting: 1.01 - Timo Lassy - The More I Look At You (feat. José James) (4:17) 1.02 - Timo Lassy - Shifting Winds (5:57) 1.03 - Timo Lassy - Ya Dig (feat. José James) (3:43) 1.04 - Timo Lassy - Some Love (5:47) 1.05 - Timo Lassy - Deeper Into (5:44) 1.06 - Timo Lassy - Fooling Rosetta (6:11) 1.07 - Timo Lassy - Backyard Puma (5:50) 1.08 - Timo Lassy - Buzz Beater Stomp (4:24)
2010 - Blackmagic FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - Jose James - Code (4:55) 02 - Jose James - Touch (4:19) 03 - Jose James - Lay You Down (5:06) 04 - Jose James - Promise in Love (4:36) 05 - Jose James - Warrior (5:55) 06 - Jose James - Made for Love (3:51) 07 - Jose James - Save Your Love for Me (3:33) 08 - Jose James - The Greater Good (4:19) 09 - Jose James - Blackmagic (4:03) 10 - Jose James - Detroit Loveletter (4:02) 11 - Jose James - Love Conversation (5:16) 12 - Jose James - Beauty (4:10) 13 - Jose James - No Tellin' (I Need You) (2:39) 14 - Jose James - The Light (10:30)
2010 - For All We Know FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - Jef Neve - Autumn In New York (3:20) 02 - Jef Neve - Embraceable You (6:15) 03 - Jef Neve - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (5:19) 04 - Jef Neve - Body And Soul (6:26) 05 - Jef Neve - When I Fall In Love (5:14) 06 - Jef Neve - Tenderly (7:26) 07 - Jef Neve - Just Squeeze Me (4:15) 08 - Jef Neve - Lush Life (7:28) 09 - Jef Neve - For All We Know (5:13)
2013 - No Beginning No End FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - José James - It's All Over Your Body (5:29) 02 - José James - Sword + Gun (4:59) 03 - José James - Trouble (3:29) 04 - José James - Vanguard (4:57) 05 - José James - Come To My Door (5:06) 06 - José James - Heaven On The Ground (4:09) 07 - José James - Do You Feel (7:36) 08 - José James - Make It Right (5:13) 09 - José James - Bird Of Space (8:38) 10 - José James - No Beginning No End (5:36) 11 - José James - Tomorrow (5:23) 12 - José James - Come To My Door (Acoustic Version) (4:39) 13 - José James - Call Our Names (3:58)
2014 - While You Were Sleeping FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - José James - Angel (4:12) 02 - José James - U R The 1 (4:13) 03 - José James - While You Were Sleeping (6:18) 04 - José James - Anywhere U Go (5:50) 05 - José James - Bodhisattva (4:02) 06 - José James - 4 Noble Truths (5:13) 07 - José James - Dragon (4:22) 08 - José James - Salaam (0:57) 09 - José James - Without U (3:14) 10 - José James - EveryLittleThing (3:30) 11 - José James - xx (4:02) 12 - José James - Simply Beautiful (4:54)
2015 - Yesterday I Had The Blues: The Music Of Billie Holiday FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - José James - Good Morning Heartache (5:54) 02 - José James - Body And Soul (5:58) 03 - José James - Fine And Mellow (5:13) 04 - José James - I Thought About You (5:28) 05 - José James - What A Little Moonlight Can Do (5:40) 06 - José James - Tenderly (3:27) 07 - José James - Lover Man (6:44) 08 - José James - God Bless The Child (6:20) 09 - José James - Strange Fruit (4:48)
2017 - Love In A Time of Madness FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - José James - Always There (3:14) 02 - José James - What Good Is Love (3:51) 03 - José James - Let It Fall (4:07) 04 - José James - Last Night (3:44) 05 - José James - Remember Our Love (3:26) 06 - José James - Live Your Fantasy (3:34) 07 - José James - Ladies Man (3:08) 08 - José James - To Be With You (4:22) 09 - José James - You Know I Know (3:26) 10 - José James - Breakthrough (4:43) 11 - José James - Closer (3:31) 12 - José James - I'm Yours (4:43)
2018 - Lean On Me FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - José James - Ain't No Sunshine (3:16) 02 - José James - Grandma's Hands (4:11) 03 - José James - Lovely Day (4:15) 04 - José James - Lean On Me (4:58) 05 - José James - Kissing My Love (5:33) 06 - José James - Use Me (4:41) 07 - José James - Who Is He (3:43) 08 - José James - Hello Like Before (6:27) 09 - José James - Just The Two of Us (4:24) 10 - José James - Hope She'll Be Happier (4:50) 11 - José James - The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (3:19) 12 - José James - Better Off Dead (4:50)
2018 - The Dreamer (10th Anniversary Edition) FLAC Tracklisting: 01 - Jose James - The Dreamer (7:00) 02 - Jose James - Velvet (4:02) 03 - Jose James - Blackeyedsusan (4:53) 04 - Jose James - Park Bench People (6:01) 05 - Jose James - Spirits Up Above (4:57) 06 - Jose James - Nola (3:54) 07 - Jose James - Red (5:14) 08 - Jose James - Winterwind (7:05) 09 - Jose James - Desire (7:26) 10 - Jose James - Love (5:22) 11 - Jose James - Equinox (6:38) 12 - Jose James - Central Park West (5:48) 13 - Jose James - Resolution (4:21) 14 - Jose James - Coltrane (Dear Alice) (5:44)