The Very Best of Bob James

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Nautilus
  5:05
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Feel Like Makin' Love
  6:41
• 3
  Night on Bald Mountain
  5:54
• 4
  Take Me to the Mardi Gras
  5:51
• 5
  Westchester Lady
  7:25
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Storm King
  6:35
• 7
  Tappan Zee
  6:50
• 8
  Heads
  6:41
• 9
  Angela (Theme From Taxi)
  5:44
  5.0 ★
• 10
  Sun Runner
  6:20
• 11
  Blue Lick
  5:35
• 12
  The Afterglow

  feat. Earl Klugh
  6:33
• CD 2
• 1
  Thoroughbred
  7:24
• 2
  Sparkling New York
  3:11
• 3
  Touchdown (live)
  6:44
• 4
  The Steamin' Feelin'
  5:21
• 5
  Shamboozie
  5:19
• 6
  Fireball
  5:45
• 7
  New York Mellow
  3:26
• 8
  Legacy
  6:46
• 9
  Ensenada Madness
  7:25
• 10
  Maputo

  feat. David Sanborn
  4:34
• 11
  Bare Bones
  4:47
• 12
  Kickin' Back

  feat. Kirk Whalum
  6:02
• 13
  Billy Boy
  5:01
• 14
  Celebration
  4:18

More by Bob James

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The Essential Collection 2002

Nightwind

Nightwind 1987

Double Vision

Double Vision 1985

Rameau

Rameau 1984

Touchdown

Touchdown 1978

On the Sunny Side of the Street

On the Sunny Side of the Street 2025

Release credits

• Al Richmond
  French horn [4]
• Al Rubin
  trumpet [1-3]
• Al Schmitt
  recording [11]
• Alan Raph
  bass trombone [1-3], trombone [9-10]
• Alan Shulman
  cello [1-8]
• Alfred Brown
  viola [5-6, 8]
• Allan Goldberg
  cello [4]
• Andy Newmark
  drums (drum set) [8]
• Anthony Sophos
  cello [1-4]
• Art Farmer
  flugelhorn [7], trumpet [7]
• Arthur Jenkins
  percussion [4]
• Barry Finclair
  violin [8]
• Bob James
  arranger [2.8, 1.4, 1.9-10], conductor [4], electric piano [4, 7, 9-10], keyboard [1-3, 5-6, 8], organ [4], piano [9-10], producer [2.8, 1.9-10], synthesizer [4, 7, 9-10]
• Brooks Tillotson
  French horn [8]
• Bruce Robbins
  engineer [8]
• Charles Libove
  violin [1-4, 7]
• Charles McCracken
  cello [1-3, 5-10]
• Dave Bargeron
  bass trombone [5-6], trombone [9-10]
• Dave Taylor
  bass trombone [5-6], trombone [8]
• David Brown
  guitar [8]
• David Friedman
  vibraphone [1-3]
• David Nadien
  violin [1-7]
• David Sanborn
  performer [10]
• Diana Halprin
  violin [8-10]
• Earl Klugh
  acoustic guitar [10]
• Eddie Bert
  trombone [4]
• Eddie Daniels
  clarinet [4, 7-8], flute [7-8], tenor saxophone [5-8]
• Emanuel Green
  violin [1-7]
• Emanuel Vardi
  viola [5-10]
• Eric Gale
  guitar [4-8]
• Frederick Buldrini
  violin [5-6]
• Gary King
  bass [1-3, 7-9]
• Gene Orloff
  violin [1-4]
• George Marge
  alto flute [1-3], baritone saxophone [8], cor anglais [8-10], flute [8-10], oboe [9-10], recorder [7], tenor saxophone [9-10]
• George Ricci
  cello [1-4]
• Gerry Niewood
  saxophone [8]
• Gloria Agostini
  harp [5-6, 8]
• Grover Washington, Jr.
  saxophone [5-6]
• Harold Kohon
  violin [1-10]
• Harold Torowsky
  assistant [9-10]
• Harry Cykman
  violin [4-6, 8-10]
• Harry Glickman
  violin [4, 7]
• Harry Lookofsky
  violin [1-4, 9-10]
• Harvey Estrin
  clarinet [9-10]
• Harvey Mason
  drums (drum set) [5-6]
• Herbert Sorkin
  violin [9-10]
• Hiram Bullock
  guitar [10]
• Howard Johnson
  baritone saxophone [9-10]
• Hubert Laws
  flute [5-7, 10]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [5-6]
• Idris Muhammad
  drums (drum set) [1-2, 9]
• Jack Gale
  bass trombone [1-3]
• Jean Dane
  viola [9-10]
• Jerry Dodgion
  alto saxophone [9-10], flute [5-6]
• Jesse Levy
  cello [1-4]
• Jim Buffington
  French horn [4, 8]
• Joe Jorgensen
  mix [8]
• Joe Malin
  violin [1-4]
• John Frosk
  flugelhorn [4, 8], trumpet [4-8]
• John Gatchell
  trumpet [7]
• John Pintavalle
  violin [8-10]
• Jon Faddis
  flugelhorn [1-3, 8], trumpet [1-3, 5-6, 8-10]
• Jonathan Abramowitz
  cello [9-10]
• Kirk Whalum
  performer [12]
• Lamar Alsop
  viola [7-8]
• Lew Soloff
  flugelhorn [4, 8], trumpet [1-6, 8]
• Lewis Eley
  violin [5-6, 9-10]
• Louis Gabowitz
  violin [9-10]
• Marvin Morgenstern
  violin [8]
• Marvin Stamm
  flugelhorn [4, 8], trumpet [1-6, 8]
• Matthew Raimondi
  violin [4-10]
• Max Ellen
  violin [1-10]
• Max Pollikoff
  violin [8]
• Michael Brecker
  saxophone [8]
• Mike Lawrence
  trumpet [9-10]
• Mike Mainieri
  vibraphone [8]
• Paul Faulise
  bass trombone [1-3]
• Paul Gershman
  violin [1-4, 7-8]
• Peter Gordon
  French horn [4, 8]
• Phil Bodner
  alto saxophone [9-10], saxophone [8], woodwind [8]
• Ralph MacDonald
  percussion [1-10]
• Randy Brecker
  flugelhorn [4, 8], trumpet [4, 8-10]
• Richard Locker
  cello [9-10]
• Richard Sortomme
  violin [9-10]
• Richie Resnicoff
  guitar [1-3]
• Romeo Penque
  alto flute [1-3], bass clarinet [7], tenor saxophone [7]
• Ron Carter
  double bass [10]
• Ron Tooley
  trumpet [9-10]
• Rudy van Gelder
  recording [4]
• Seymour Barab
  cello [1-4, 9-10]
• Sidney Weinberg
  cor anglais [7], oboe [7]
• Steve Gadd
  drums (drum set) [3, 7-8, 10]
• Steve Khan
  guitar [8]
• Sue Pray
  viola [9-10]
• Ted Brosnan
  assistant [9-10]
• Thad Jones
  flugelhorn [1-3], trumpet [1-3]
• Theodore Israel
  viola [9-10]
• Tim Bomba
  assistant [9-10]
• Tom Mitchell
  trombone [4, 8]
• Tony Studd
  trombone [4]
• Victor Paz
  flugelhorn [4], trumpet [1-4]
• Warren Lash
  cello [4]
• Wayne Andre
  trombone [1-6, 8-10]
• Will Lee
  bass [5-6]
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Issues

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  The Very Best of Bob James

  2x CD
  6 April 2009