"Nautilus" is the sixth and final track on the 1974 album, ''
One'', by the
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
musician
Bob James.
Background and recording
The title comes from producer
Creed Taylor
Creed Bane Taylor V (May 13, 1929 – August 22, 2022) was an American record producer, best known for his work with CTI Records, which he founded in 1967. His career also included periods at Bethlehem Records, ABC-Paramount Records (including ...
remarking that the tones were reminiscent of the sounds of a submerging
submarine
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. It is featured in
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictional Master Sounds 98.3 FM radio station. It is said to be one of the most
sampled
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Base meaning
* Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set
* Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal
* Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of so ...
tracks in
hip hop and is found in at least 352 songs.
Personnel
* Bob James (keyboards)
* Gary King (bass)
*
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)
References
American jazz songs
1974 songs
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