On February 24, 1977, “CTI” label released “BJ4”, the fourth Bob James studio album. It was recorded November – December 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements
- Eric Gale – guitars
- Gary King – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Romeo Penque – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor recorder
- Art Farmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
- John Frosk – trumpet
- John Gatchell – trumpet
- Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
- George Marge – alto recorder
- Sidney Weinberg – oboe, English horn
- Max Ellen – violin
- Paul Gershman – violin
- Harry Glickman – violin
- Emanuel Green – violin
- Harold Kohon – violin
- Charles Libove – violin
- David Nadien – violin
- Matthew Raimondi – violin
- Lamar Alsop – viola
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Charles McCracken – cello
- Alan Shulman – cello
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Sib Chalawick – design
- Carole Kowalchuck – design
- Wendie Lombardi – cover photography
- White Gate Art Company – liner photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob James, except where noted.
- Pure Imagination – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
- Where the Wind Blows Free
- Tappan Zee
- Nights Are Forever Without You – Parker McGee
- Treasure Island
- El Verano
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