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Contact (Boney James Album)
''Contact'' is the thirteenth studio album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 2011. Background and recording James was part way through the recording of the album in 2010 when he was rear-ended by a drunk driver while sitting in traffic, suffering a fractured jaw, facial cuts, and losing two teeth. He was unable to play sax for six weeks as a result, and used this time to focus on writing for the album.Jordan, Mark (2011)Life's sweeter for James, his music, ''The Commercial Appeal'', December 2, 2011. Of the album's title, James stated "Some of these songs had more of an energy even as I was starting, which is the first reason why I called it Contact. I thought of an airplane propeller being spun around." The album features vocals from LeToya Luckett (on "When I Had the Chance"), Mario (on "That Look on Your Face"), Heather Headley (on "I'm Waiting"), and Donell Jones (on "Close to You"). It also features Dean Parks on guitar, and Mark Stephens on piano. Two singles we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boney James
Boney James (born James Oppenheim September 1, 1961) is an American saxophonist (tenor, alto and soprano), songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He is a four-time Grammy Award nominee (Best Pop Instrumental Album, 2001, 2004, 2014 and Best Traditional R&B Performance, 2009) and a Soul Train Award winner (Best Jazz Album 1998). He has also received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Best Jazz Album. James has sold over three million albums, and has accumulated four RIAA Certified Gold Records. In 2009, ''Billboard'' magazine named James one of the Top 3 ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Artists of the Decade. Biography James took up the clarinet at the age of eight, switching to sax when he was ten having spent his early teen years in New Rochelle, New York. He became musically influenced by the R&B Motown genre and saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. When he was fourteen his family moved to Los Angeles, where he joined a fusion band that opened for acts like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |