WHEN “SMOOTH” WAS ROUGH AND READY…Bob James + Kirk Whalum: Joined At The Hip
As the reissue of this 1996 album demonstrates, at one time “Smooth” jazz had muscle and chops. Keyboardist Bob James got together with tenor saxist Kirk Whalum (sporting a vintage ‘do on the cover BTW) along with Chris Walker/b, Billy Kilson/dr , Jeff Golub/g and guests Leonard Gibbs/perc with Hiram Bullock/g for a hip hugger of a session. CONTINUE READING…