''Lucky Seven'' is the seventh album by jazz keyboardist
Bob James.
Track listing
All songs are written by
Bob James except where noted.
#"Rush Hour" – 6:39
#"Blue Lick" – 5:31
#"Look-Alike" – 5:30
#"Big Stone City" – 5:42
#"Friends" (
Neil Jason
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...
, Kash Monet, Jeff Schoen) – 4:41
#"Fly Away" – 6:44
Personnel
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Bob James – acoustic piano,
Fender Rhodes
The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...
,
Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer
The Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer is a range of analog music synthesizers that was produced from 1975 to 1979 by Oberheim Electronics. It was developed by Tom Oberheim, and was the first production synthesizer capable of playing chords.
Spec ...
, arrangements and conductor
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Hiram Bullock
Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American guitarist known mainly for playing in jazz funk and jazz fusion, but he also worked as a session musician in a variety of genres.
Biography
Bullock was born in Osaka, Jap ...
– electric guitar (1, 4, 5, 6)
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist.
''Early life and career''
Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...
– electric guitar (2, 3)
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Steve Khan
Steve Khan (born Steven Harris Cahn;
April 28, 1947) is an American jazz guitarist.
Career
Steven Harris Cahn was born in Los Angeles. His father, lyricist Sammy Cahn, "loved to hear any and all versions of his songs". He took piano lessons as a ...
– acoustic guitar (3)
* Richard Resnicoff– acoustic guitar (5, 6)
*
Neil Jason
Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. ...
– bass (1, 2, 4, 5)
*
Gary King – bass (3, 6)
*
Steve Gadd
Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the ''Modern D ...
– drums (1, 2)
*
– drums (3)
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Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...
– drums (4, 5, 6)
*
Jimmy Maelen
Jimmy may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy
* ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma
* ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...
– percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
*
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian American, Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions ...
– percussion (3)
Brass and Woodwinds
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Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...
– saxophone solo (4)
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David Sanborn
David William Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album ''Taking Off'' in 1 ...
– saxophone
* George Marge – woodwinds
*
Wayne Andre
Wayne Andre (November 17, 1931 – August 26, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist, best known for his work as a session musician.
Andre's father was a saxophonist, and he took private music lessons from age 15. He played with Charlie Spivak in ...
– trombone
*
Dave Taylor – trombone
*
Randy Brecker
Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B.
Early life
Brecker was born on Nov ...
– trumpet
*
Jon Faddis
Jon Faddis (born July 24, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator, renowned for both his playing and for his expertise in the field of music education. Upon his first appearance on the scene, he became known ...
– trumpet
* Mike Lawrence – trumpet
*
James Buffington
James Lawrence Buffington (born May 15, 1922, Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania; died July 20, 1981, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz, studio, and classical hornist.
Buffington was a busy studio and jazz player on the French horn. He was ...
– French horn
* Peter Gordon – French horn
Strings
*
David Nadien
David Nadien (March 12, 1926 – May 28, 2014) was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noise ...
– concertmaster
* Jonathan Abramowitz and Charles McCracken – cello
* Lamar Alsop and Theodore Israel – viola
* Lamar Alsop, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Diana Halprin,
Harry Lookofsky
Harry Lookofsky (1 October 1913 – 8 June 1998) was an American jazz violinist. He was also the father of keyboardist-songwriter Michael Brown, who most notably was a founding member of The Left Banke and Stories.
History
Harry Lookofsky w ...
, Marvin Morgenstern, Herbert Sorkin and Richard Sortomme – violin
Vocals
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Patti Austin
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter.
Music career
Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...
– backing vocals
* Hiram Bullock – backing vocals
* Bob James – backing vocals
* Neil Jason – lead vocals (5)
* Jeff Schoen – backing vocals
Production
* Bob James – producer
* Joe Jorgensen – co-producer, recording, mixing
* Vern Carlson – assistant engineer
* Ollie Cotton – assistant engineer
* Jeff Hendrickson – assistant engineer
* Stan Kalina – mastering
*
Paula Scher
Paula Scher (born October 6, 1948, Washington, D.C.) is an American graphic designer, painter and art educator in design. She also served as the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.Scher, Paula." (n.d.): Oxford University ...
– art direction, design
* Buddy Endress – cover photography
* David Gahr – inside photography
;Studios
* Recorded at
A&R Recording
A & R Recording Inc. was a major American independent studio recording company founded in 1958 by Jack Arnold and Phil Ramone.
History
Before founding A & R Recording in 1958, Arnold and Ramone had been working at JAC Recording, Inc.; Arnold ...
, Mediasound, Sound Mixers and
The Power Station (New York, NY).
* Mastered at CBS Studios (New York, NY).
Charts
References
External links
Bob James-Lucky Seven at Discogs
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1979 albums
Bob James (musician) albums
Albums produced by Bob James (musician)