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Bob James
US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer
Since 1939
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Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote "Angela", the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and has been widely used in hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are "Nautilus", "Westchester Lady", "Tappan Zee", and his version of "Take Me to the Mardi Gras".
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Robert McElhiney “Bob” James est un claviériste, arrangeur et producteur de jazz américain né le 25 décembre 1939 à Marshall, dans le Missouri.
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Discography
Albums
- 1974 One
- 1975 Two
- 1976 Three
- 1977 BJ4
- 1977 Heads
- 1978 Touchdown
- 1979 Lucky Seven
- 1979 One on One
- 1980 H
- 1981 Sign of the Times
- 1982 Hands Down
- 1982 Two of a Kind
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- 1982 Two Of A Kind
- 1983 Foxie
- 1983 The Genie: Themes & Variations From the TV Series “Taxi”
- 1984 12
- 1984 Rameau
- 1984 The Swan
- 1985 Double Vision
- 1986 Obsession
- 1987 Nightwind
- 1988 Ivory Coast
- 1989 Concertos for Two & Three Keyboards: BWV 1060, 1061, 1063
- 1990 The Scarlatti Dialogues
- 1990 Grand Piano Canyon
- 1992 Cool
- 1994 Restless
- 1995 Flesh and Blood
- 1996 Joined at the Hip
- 1997 Playin Hooky
- 1999 Joy Ride
- 2001 Dancing on the Water
- 2002 Morning, Noon & Night
- 2006 Angels of Shanghai
- 2006 Urban Flamingo
- 2008 Christmas Eyes
- 2011 Altair & Vega
- 2013 Quartette Humaine
- 2013 Alone: Kaleidoscope by Solo Piano
- 2015 The New Cool
- 2020 On Vacation
- 2023 Jazz Hands
- 2025 The Sum of All Inspirations
- 2025 Just Us
