Monday, December 27, 2021

Touchdown (Bob James) (LP 761)

Bob James  Touchdown (Vinyl, CBS Records, 1978) ****

Genre: Modern jazz 

Places I remember: Real Groovy Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Angela (Theme from 'Taxi')

Gear costume: Caribbean Nights

Active compensatory factors: I used to have a copy of this but stupidly sold it thinking that all I needed was the double Live LP - All Around The Town (in my defense this is a great album).

Stupid! Touchdown is superb and perfect for summer holidays (like now in New Zealand).

Bob's arrangements and electric piano are very distinctive. Once he gets a cool groove going it all feels effortless to listen to. 

Some great musicians on this album too, including Steve Gadd, Ron Carter, Mongo Santamaria, David Sanborn, and Hubert Laws.

Where do they all belong? The Retrospective double CD called Restoration: The Best of Bob James is an excellent place to start and that double live album is fierce.

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