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.

1. Pure Imagination – Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
2. Where the Wind Blows Free
3. Tappan Zee
4. Nights Are Forever Without You – Parker McGee
5. Treasure Island
6. El Verano