Keyboard maestro Bob James has enjoyed a long and successful career. Can you believe that he debuted in 1963 as the “Bob James Trio” with an album called ‘Bold Conceptions’? Now aged 80, you’d understand if James wanted to hang up his metaphorical boots! But no! He famously once said that “music is more than fun – it’s life’, so, with that attitude he’s not going to give up anytime soon. Accordingly, in October 2018 and hot on the heels of his last album, ‘Espresso’, James booked himself into Arlington’s Sage Arts studio to do what he likes doing best – playing live. With the sidemen he used on ‘Espresso’ – veteran sticks man, Billy Kilson and bassist Michael Palazzolo – he soared through 13 tunes – all beautifully captured “live” by engineer Tom Hall.
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