1974 Bob James – One
One is the first solo album by jazz keyboardist Bob James. It was an important album in the early smooth jazz genre and is famous for its end track, “Nautilus”, which became important to hip hop as one of the most sampled tracks in American music.
Released on April 17, 1974 this album charted at number two on the Jazz Album Charts.
Tracks
1 Valley Of The Shadows (Bob James) 9:42
2 In The Garden (Johann Pachelbel) 3:09
3 Soulero (Bob James; Richard Evans) 3:37
4 Night On Bold Mountain (Modest Mussorgsky) 5:53
5 Feel Like Making Love (Eugene McDaniels) 6:39
6 Nautilus (Bob James) 5:06
Musicians
| Bass | Gary King |
| Guitar | Richard Resnicoff |
| Keyboards | Bob James |
| Flugelhorn | Jon Faddis |
| Flugelhorn | Thad Jones |
| Flute | George Marge |
| Flute | Romeo Penque |
| Trombone | Alan Raph |
| Trombone | Jack Gale |
| Trombone | Paul Faulise |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Thad Jones |
| Trumpet | Victor Paz |
| Vibraphone | David Friedman |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
Other Musicians
1 Valley Of The Shadows
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
2 In The Garden
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Eric Weissberg |
| Harmonica | Hugh McCracken |
3 Soulero
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
4 Night On Bold Mountain
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
5 Feel Like Making Love
| Drums | Idris Muhammad |
6 Nautilus
| Drums | Idris Muhammad |
Cello – Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Jesse Levy, Seymour Barab
Violin – Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Design – Bob Ciano
Photography – Gene Laurents
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Phonographic Copyright Creed Taylor Inc