Sign of the Times (Bob James album)
Sign of the Times is an album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.[3]
| Sign of the Times | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 36:39 | |||
| Label | Tappan Zee | |||
| Producer | Bob James, Hilary James | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
The title track has been sampled by De La Soul and Warren G.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hypnotique" | Rod Temperton | 5:52 |
| 2. | "The Steamin' Feeling" | Temperton | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Enchanted Forest" | Bob James | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Unicorn" | James | 9:03 |
| 5. | "Sign of the Times" | Temperton | 5:41 |
| 6. | "Love Power" | James | 5:31 |
Personnel
- Bob James – Piano, all synthesizers and Rhodes
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Mike Lawrence – trumpet
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Ron Tooley – trumpet
- Jim Pugh, Dave Taylor – trombone
- Jim Pugh – trombone
- John Robinson - Drums on tracks 1-2-5
- Rick Marotta - Drums on Tracks 3-4
- Buddy Williams - Drums on Track 6
- Gary King - Bass on Tracks 1-2-5-6
- Marcus Miller - Bass on tracks 3-4
- Steve Kahn - Guitar on tracks 1-2-3-4-5
- Bruce Dunlap and Eric Gale: Guitar on track 6
- Grover Washington Jr. - Tenor Sax on track 6
- Major Holley - Scat Contrabass Solo on track 5
- Luther Vandross, Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Casey Cysik, Hilary James, Yvonne Lewis, Babi Floyd, Milt Grayson - Vocals
References
- "Sign of the Times - Bob James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 111. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Pitman, Jed (June 7, 2017). "Invisible Man: The Story of Rod Temperton, the 'Thriller' Songwriter". The History Press – via Google Books.
- "Five Songs By The 'Rhodes Scholar' Keyboardist Of Hip-Hop". NPR.org.
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