Heads (Bob James album)

Heads
Studio album by Bob James
Released October 14, 1977
Recorded May-September 1977
Media Sound, Sound Mixers and A&R Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length 37:57
Label Tappan Zee Records
JC 34896
Producer Bob James
Bob James chronology
BJ4
(1976)BJ41976		 Heads
(1977)		 Touchdown
(1978)Touchdown1978

Heads is the fifth album by jazz musician Bob James. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed at the time by Columbia Records. All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are now distributed by E1 Music.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauD+[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Released in Winter of 1977, the album charted at number one on the Jazz Album Charts.

Track listing

  1. "Heads" (Bob James) – 6:40
  2. "We're All Alone" (Boz Scaggs) – 5:33
  3. "I'm in You" (Peter Frampton) – 6:48
  4. "Night Crawler" (Bob James) – 6:20
  5. "You Are So Beautiful" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 6:48
  6. "One Loving Night" (Henry Purcell) – 5:48

Personnel

  • Bob James - Arp Odyssey, Arranger, Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Harpsichord, Keyboards, Oberheim, Piano, Arranger, Conductor
  • Eric Gale - Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • Steve Khan, Jeff Layton, Jeff Mironov - Guitar
  • Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammad, Allan Schwartzberg, Andy Newmark - Drums
  • Gary King, Alphonso Johnson, Will Lee - Bass
  • Ed Walsh - Synthesizer Programming
  • Richard Tee - Keyboards
  • Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
  • Hubert Laws - Flute
  • David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone
  • Grover Washington, Jr., Michael Brecker - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
  • Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, John Frosk - Flugelhorn, Horn, Trumpet
  • Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
  • Wayne Andre, David Taylor, Tom Mitchell Jr. - Trombone
  • Peter Gordon, Brooks Tillotson, James Buffington - French Horn, Horn
  • Jim Buffington - French Horn
  • Phil Bodner - Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Viola, Wind
  • George Marge - Flute, English Horn, Oboe, Recorder, Soprano Recorder, Baritone Saxophone, Sopranino Recorder, Wind
  • Eddie Daniels - Clarinet, Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Viola, Wind
  • Gerry Niewood - Alto Flute, Alto & Tenor Saxophone, Wind
  • Michael Mainieri, Jr. - Vibraphone, Backing Vocals
  • Gloria Agostini - Harp
  • Jonathan Abramowitz, Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman - Celli, Cello
  • Al Brown and His Tunetoppers, Lamar Alsop, The Manny Vardi Strings - Viola
  • Max Ellen, Concert Master, Harry Cykman, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harold Kohon, Diana Halprin, Marvin Morgenstern, John Pintavalle, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi - Violin
  • David Nadien - Concertmaster, Violin
  • Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves - Lead and Backing Vocals

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 47
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] 1

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Bob James: Heads > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 30, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 2 "Bob James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
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