Featured as a Record Store Day album in Japan, Bob James’ album ONE will be released as a clear vinyl special edition on July 16, 2021.
That same day, ONE will also be released in Europe in gold vinyl, and in the United States in transparent yellow.
Learn more about the releases HERE!
Released in 1974, ONE is the second solo album by jazz artist Bob James. For it, Bob enlisted a string of experienced Jazz players including Steve Gadd & Idris Muhammad on drums, Grover Washington on Sax, and Gary King on bass. Led by the maestro himself on the keys, ONE is a lush, experimental Jazz-Funk record, excitingly hovering at the forefront of where music can take your soul.
Produced by Creed Taylor, and recorded at the famous Van Gelder Studios, the record is a monument of progressive musical greatness. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre, and is famous for its end track, ‘Nautilus’, which played a pivotal role in the development of hip-hop, becoming one of the most sampled tracks in music history.
This is a brilliantly written & performed genre-defying album with superb tracks. “In The Garden” and “Night on Bald Mountain” are wonderful adaptations of two very different pieces of classical music – totally engaging for anyone who appreciates complex arrangements arranged into funky jazz played with the highest levels of musicianship. “Soulero’ is a wonderful bolero-style piece, building upon layers of beautiful tones and rhythms.
EvoSound is remastering the album using hi-resolution digital transfers from the original analogue master tapes and will be manufactured in a high quality 180 gram Limited Numbered Vinyl. This LP comes in a gatefold sleeve, which features select notes from Bob James.